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'''Root beer''', also known as [[sarsaparilla]], is a carbonated [[beverage]] originally created from [[sassafras]]. Root beer, popularized in North America, comes in two forms: [[fermentation (food)|alcoholic]] and [[soft drink]]. |
'''Root beer''', also known as [[sarsaparilla]], is a carbonated [[beverage]] originally created from [[sassafras]]. Root beer, popularized in North America, comes in two forms: [[fermentation (food)|alcoholic]] and [[soft drink]]. |
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==Ingredients== |
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[[Image:barqsrootbeer.JPG|thumb|200px|right|A can of [[Barq's]] root beer.]] |
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The soft drink version of root beer is generally made using extracts or flavored syrups diluted into [[carbonated water]]. It is not as widely popular as other soft drinks, such as [[cola]], and constitutes only 3% of the U.S. [[soft drink]] market.<ref> Quarantiello, Laura E. ''The Root Beer Book''. 96 pages. Limelight Books: 1997. ISBN 0-936653-78-7. </ref> |
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The [[fermentation (food)|alcoholic]] version is made by fermenting a solution of extract and sugar with yeast. Typically this will yield a beverage with about 0.4% alcohol, compared to more than 4% for most regular [[beer]]s.<ref>[http://biology.clc.uc.edu/fankhauser/Cheese/ROOTBEER_Jn0.htm Root Beer<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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Root beer flavor may contain a variety of flavors, coming from the wide range of ingredients. Bark from the roots of the [[sassafras]] tree was the typical flavor in root beer historically, and is the primary flavor most individuals associate with the beverage. It is slightly red at times. Sassafras bark was banned by the [[FDA]] in 1960 because of the [[carcinogenic]] properties of its constituent chemical [[safrole]]. A safrole-free variety is now used, with some claiming that it has a weaker flavor than the pre-1960 variety.<ref>[http://www.foodreference.com/html/artsassafras.html Sassafras - Food Facts - Food Reference<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [[Acacia#Food uses|Acacia]] is also used. |
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There are hundreds of root beer brands in the [[United States]], produced in every [[U.S. state]],<ref>[http://www.root-beer.org/modules.php?name=Brands RootBeerWorld.com - Yellow Froth Pages<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and there is no standardized recipe. The primary ingredient, artificial sassafras flavoring, is complemented with other flavors, common ones being [[vanilla]], [[wintergreen]], [[cherry]] tree bark, [[liquorice|liquorice root]], [[sarsaparilla|sarsaparilla root]], [[nutmeg]], [[anise]], [[molasses]], [[cinnamon]] and [[clove]]. |
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Homemade root beer is usually made from concentrate,<ref>[http://biology.clc.uc.edu/fankhauser/Cheese/ROOTBEER_Jn0.htm Root Beer<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> though it can also be made from actual herbs and roots. Both alcoholic and non-alcoholic root beers have a thick and foamy head when poured, often enhanced through the addition of [[yucca]] extract. |
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At least one brand of root beer, [[Barq's]], also contains [[caffeine]] although they also produce a caffeine free variety which is sold in Utah. |
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==Partial list of brands== |
==Partial list of brands== |
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Revision as of 22:31, 12 November 2008
Root beer, also known as sarsaparilla, is a carbonated beverage originally created from sassafras. Root beer, popularized in North America, comes in two forms: alcoholic and soft drink.
LOL BARON IS GAY. MY PENIS IS HUGE. YUM YUM YUM. JIZZ IN THE FACE!!
Partial list of brands
- 1919
- A-Treat
- Abita - Louisiana regional brand, made with local cane sugar
- A&W Root Beer — Cadbury-Schweppes
- Barq's — Coca-Cola
- Barrelhead — Cadbury-Schweppes
- Baumeister
- Bawls G33k B33r
- Berghoff
- Bickfords Sarsaparilla (Australia)
- Blumers
- Boylan Bottling Company
- Bundaberg Root Beer — Australian brand of brewed drinks
- Carter's
- Dad's Root Beer — Hedinger Brands, LLC
- Dog n Suds
- Faygo
- Fitz's
- Frostie Root Beer
- Frostop
- Frozen Run
- Goose Island
- Grandpa Graf's
- Hank's Root Beer
- Henry Weinhard
- Hires Root Beer — Cadbury-Schweppes
- IBC Root Beer — Cadbury-Schweppes
- Jones Soda Root Beer
- Lion Brewery Root Beer
- Mug Root Beer — PepsiCo
- Old Dominion Root Beer
- Old Town Root Beer[1]
- Point Root Beer
- Ripsaw Root Beer - Bottled in Alpena, MI - Made with Pure Cane Sugar
- Route 66 Route (Root) Beer, Route 66 Sodas, LLC
- Saranac
- Natural Brew Hand Crafted Draft Root Beer contains sweet birch, licorice root, sarsaparilla, cinnamon, clove, anise, wintergreen, and vanilla
- Saint Arnold Brewing Company - Texas regional brand, made with cane sugar[2]
- Sarsi — Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines Inc.
- Shasta
- Sioux City Sarsaparilla
- Snapple
- Sprecher Root Beer
- Stewart's Fountain Classics — Cadbury-Schweppes (Winner, 2006 World Cup of Root Beer)
- Jackson Hole Brewing Company
- Thomas Kemper
- Tommyknockers
- Triple XXX
- Vess
- Virgil's Root Beer — Reed's, Inc.
- Wild Bills
- Zuberfizz
See also
- Root beer float
- Birch beer
- Spruce beer
- Ginger beer
- Dandelion and burdock
- Beer
- Category:Root beer stands
References
External links
- anthony's Root Beer barrel Reviews of 321 different brews
- Spike's Root Beer Ratings and Reviews Reviews, photos, and ingredient information on different brands
- Fizz Cup Root Beer Floats Made Easy
- Root Beer World History and photos of over 2000 brands, with recipes and discussion forums
- Condensed information about root beer from the Home Brewers Digest 1991-1994
- Root Beer Brands - RootBeer.net
- Eric's Gourmet Root Beer Site Reviews of gourmet root beers, those in glass bottles.
- Luke's Root Beer Pages
- Fankhauser's EASY recipe for homemade root beer