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I'm curious if there is enough interest on inforoo to maintain an ongoing discussion regarding one of the finest liquids on the planet. A place to share your knowledge, your preferances, and whatever else. I'm talking about Root Beer that carbonated, sweetened beverage, originally made using the root of a sassafras plant as the primary flavor.
And I'm not referring to this poor substitute:
Although it will do in a pinch, if I'm dying of thirst, and there is nothing else around. I'm talking about gourmet root beers.
Like Abita, made from Louisiana cane sugar. Or Sprecher, that uses Wisconsin honey. Virgils is a micro-brewed root beer made from molasses.
I really enjoy trying different Root Beers from the places I travel. Anyone have a local favorite?
My kids threw me for a loop by requesting root beer on the holiday grocery list. I bought the Publix brand b/c it was on sale. That's all I have regarding root beer.
My first car was a 79' Toyota Corolla, doo doo brown with a rusted out floor board. When my bff at the time got his drivers license, he too bought a Corolla but in orange. It was right when Virginia started doing personalized plates. He got "Pumpkin" on his, I got "Pie" (on mine), and we parked next to each other everywhere we met up. Funny till you think of how much of a fat ass I looked like with "Pie" on my license plates.
This has zero to do with Root Beer though. My b.
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Like Abita, made from Louisiana cane sugar. Or Sprecher, that uses Wisconsin honey. Virgils is a micro-brewed root beer made from molasses.
If you ever get the chance, you should go on the Abita Brewery tour in Abita Springs, LA. You get about 20-30 minutes to refill your cup, as many times as you would like, off of the various Abita beer varieties. Then they show you the facilities for about 15 minutes. Then you get to refill your cup for another 20-30 minutes.
The whole thing is completely free of charge. The best thing about the entire experience is the Abita Root Beer on tap. It was by far the best root beer experience I've ever had and it made me forget about the fact that I had unlimited beer available.
Edit: Also, there is a restaurant down the road called the Abita Brew Pub that is really tasty. Abita Springs in general is very picturesque. It's like one of those small towns from a movie.
Post by postreznorjack on Dec 27, 2013 13:19:05 GMT -5
For me its a tossup between Virgils and Boylans. Both are outstanding.
Abita is great but its more of a straightforward root beer flavor, whereas Virgils and Boylans actually have a complexity with waves of flavor. Pretty insane for a sugary beverage.