BEST Root Beer (warning: Huge list!)

[AsahinaKimi]

This is a hard one, because there are so many brand names of Rootbeer. For the poll I chose some and left
OTHER at the bottom. These could include any on this list, or those not on this list!


A&W
ABC
Adams
Alaska
Albers
Albertson's A+
Allen's
Allouez
Aloha
American
American Choice
American Home
American Sports
American Super
Arctic
Arctic Club
Arizona
Armour's Veribest
Auman's
Aunt Mary's
Aunt Wick's
Autocrat
Avery Lord
B-K
B-Lion Club
Badger
Baker's
Bala Club
Bardwell's
Barnet's
Barney
Barq's
Barrelhead
Barrel Of
Baumeister
Bashes
Beckemeier
Becude
Belfast
Bell Hop
Belton's
Berry's
Best Health's
Bethesda
Big Chief
Big Five
Big Rooty
Big Shot
Big Star
Birchwood
Bireley's
Bison Brew
Blackstone
Blatz
Blue Ridge
Blue Rock
Blue Wing
Bobby's
Bohack
Bokes
Bond Street
Bonnie Miss
Boston
Bowey's
Boyd & Beard
Brillion
Broadcast
Brookdale
Brooks
Brownie
Bruce's
Bryant's
Buckeye
Burr & Waters
Bybee
Byrne
C & C Super
Cadillac
Cal Fresh
California
Callaghan
Canadian Club
Carnation
Carousel
Castle Rock
Cayna
Celo
Central Iowa
Chester
Chug-a-lug
Churchill's
Citizen
Classic Selection
Click
Cloverdale
Cobb
Cola
Colfax
Colleigiate
Comic Can
Connor's Amberglo
Copa
Cornrich
Corvallis
Cost Cutter
Costa
Cotts
CP
Cray's
Crescent
Crickler's
Cronk
Currier's
Cushman's
Dad's
Danek's
Daper Dan
Davy Crockett
De Freest
De Moulas
DF
Diamond
Diett
Dillion
Doc's
Dodger
Dog 'n Suds
Dominicks
Domont's
Dove
Dr. Smith
Dr. Swett's
Dr. Tima
Duffy's
Durkee
Dybala's
Eagle
East Side
Eclipse
Eddy
Edy's
Eli Lilly
Elk's
Elm Park
Elwino
Elwood's
*England's
Epping's
Essex
Evans & Barney
Ewald's
Ewing
E-Z
Falcon
Fanta
Fargo
Farm House
Farnham
Fastco
Fed Cal
Federal
Fiesta
Filbert's
Filigree
Fisher's
Fita
Flair
Florida
Food Fair
Food Giant
Ford
Foust
Fox
Frank's
Fred's
French's
Freshie
Frostie
Frostop
Furr's
Gary's
Gaylor
(Generic brand)
Giant
Glas Barrel
Gleason
Glee
Glicko
Gloria
Glueck
Gold Bond
*Golden Age
Good Taste
Goody
Graf's
Grand Taste
Grandma's
Gray's
Greatland
Green-Hut
Green Spot
Green Rivers
Greene
Grilli
Gruber
Gulpster
Hallock's
Hansen's
Harkavy
Harris
Hartshorn
Health-O
Hekelnkaemper
Henry's
Heritage
Hersey
High Rock
Highland
Hilbert's
Hill-Billy
Hi-Port
Hires
Hi-Hat
Hi-Top
Hogan
Holipop
Holoway's Healthful
Homeland
Honeymaid
Hood
Hopper's Dining Car
Howel's
Hrobak's
Hunter's
Hur-Mon
Hyde Park
Hydrox
Hy's
I.B.C.
Ideal
Indian
Indian Club
Interstate Commerce Co.
Iron Horse
It'sa
Jack Sprat
Jax
Jic-Jac
Jobi
Johnny Bull
Johnson's
Jud's
Julep
Kasten's
Kay-C
Kazmaier
Kemp
Kemper
Kewpie
Killebrew
Killer
King Kullen
King Sooper's
Kings Arm's Tavern
Kist
Klich's
Knapp's
Knickerbocker
Kool-Aid
Kool Club
Kraas
Kreemo
Kroger's Latonia Club
Krueger
Kwik Trip
Lake
Lake & Ewing
Lakeside
Lamb
Lambert's
Land O' Lakes
Lash's
Lasser's
Lear's
Leary's
Lecroy's
Ledger's
Leonard
Liberty
Liday
Liemke's
Lily Belle
Linco
Lollipop
London Dry
Lorenz
Lost Trail
Luce
L&W
Lyon's
MacKinnon's
Made Rite
Magnus
Magoo's
Maid Rite
Maloney
Mammoth
Manhattan
Mann's
Mansfield
Marquee
Ma's
Mason's
Mat
McCarter's
McEvoy
McLean's
MDI
Meco
Mega
Meijer
Meyers
Michigan Maid
Middleby
Miklo
Mill Stream
Miller's
Miller-Becker's
Milliman's
Miner's
Minn-Kota
Mississippi
Missouri Club
Monarch
Montreal
Mother's Pride
Mountain Stream
Mr. Fizz
Mr. Root Beer
Mrs. Lombardi's
Mt. Olympus
Mug
Mug-Ups
Murrays
My Pop's
Mystic Seaport
My-Te-Fine
Nash
National
Naturale 90
Nay's
N.B. Co.
Neff's
Nehi
Nehring
Nesbitt's
Nesden
1919
None-Such
Nottingham
Nufizz
Nuley
Nyal
Oke-E
Old Abe
Old Colonial
Old Colony
Old Crow
Old Dutch
Old Fashion
Old Keg
Old Kentucky
Old Scotch
Old Time
On-Tap
Opeko
Osceola-Spruce
Owens
Palmer
Papoose
Paramount
Par-T-Pak
Peacock
Peerless
Penn
Pennsylvania Dutch
Pik-A-Pop
Pilzenbaur
Pioneer Valley
Pixie
Plenty Good
Polar
Pop
Pop-Over
Portage
Powell's
President's Choice
Purdy's
Purity
Push
Quaker
Qualtop
Raders
Raff's
Ralph's
Ramblin'
Randall's
Rathje & Hennessey
Rathje & Maloney
Rawhide Red
Real Value
Red & White
Red Diamond
Reed & Bell
Regent
Re-joyce
Rich Life
Richardson
Richardson's Liberty
Richfood
R-La
Robin
Robinson's
Rob's
Rochester
Rock Creek
Rocky River
Roscoe's
Rowland's
Roxo
Roy Rogers
Royal Blue
Royal Crown
Royal Flush
Royal Scarlet
Royal Worcester
Rush
S.A.
S&H
S&S
S&S White
Sam's American Choice
Samax
Sanders
Sanitary
Schafer & Fischer's
Schell
Schroder's
Schwegmann
Seaway
Select
Sensational
Shade
Shasta
Shop 'n Save
Silver Cup
Silver Spring
Simmons & Hammond
Simpson Spring
Skeet
Smile
Smith's
Smith-Junior
Smitty's
Snapple
Snaider's
Sno-Cap
Sno-Maid
Snyder's
Society Club
Soda Barrel
Solitaire
Sonny O' Gold
South Bend
Speedee
Spikes
Sprecher
Spring Grove
Spurgeon's
Standard
Star
Stewart's
Stites
Stop-n-Go
Stratford
Sugar Cane
Suncrest
Sunny Select
Sunrise
Sunshine
Super
Superfine
Swallo
Swallow's
Sweet Sixteen
Tapper
Taste Club
Taylor's
Tease
Ted's
Ten-Erbs
Thinny-Thin
Thomas Kemper
Thompson & Taylor
Three Star
Toby's Knickerbocker
Togstad
Tom Mix
Tom Sawyer
Tomboy
Top Pop
Torney
Tower
Treasury
Triple XXX
Twang
Twin Kiss
Tyler's
Ulmer
Uncle Dan's
Uncle Joe's
Uncle Smilie's
Uncle Tom's
*United States
Vaughan's
Vermont Pop
Vess
Victoria Pier
Victory
Vigorex
Virgil's
Virginia Dare
Vreeland's Indian
Waddington
Wagner Bros.
Wami
Waterhouse
Wawa
Weber's
Weidman
Weinhard's
Weis
Well's
Whale
White Swan
Williams
Wilshire Club
Wilson Farms
Winbrook
Winchester
Winter Garden
Winner
Woodward
Woolsey's
Woosies
Wright's
Yankee Doodle
YD
Yoman's
Zanol
Zetz
Zip
Zwifel's

[JonLP24]

1. A&W for me

Wow what a long list :D

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2. Hansen's diet

No sugar, no aspartame, uses Splenda, no caffeine, no carbs, no calories - but great flavor. My favorite by far. They make a regular one which uses cane juice for the sweetener but the diet one is outstanding.

[Skittles]

3. where do you get that

I'd like to try it

[AsahinaKimi]

4. I think I have seen it

At Trader Joes.

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7. Yes they carry it

Unfortunately I just read on Hansen's web site that they use high fructose corn syrup in their regular sodas, but at least they use Splenda and not aspartame in the diet ones. Aspartame gives me headaches.

Diet ones:
http://www.hansens.com/products/products.php?subcat=2&color=soda

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5. I have seen it at

Vons which is owned by Safeway so maybe Safeway stores carry it. I've seen it at Trader Joe's too. I bought some at Henry's markets which is a southern California chain of natural foods which I think is owned by Wild Oats, so maybe Wild Oats stores carry it. I would assume Whole Foods carries it but I'm not sure. Costco does carry the regular (non-diet) flavors of Hansen's, at least at the Costco I shop at. But Costco does not carry the diet ones. Hansen's has other great flavors, such as cherry vanilla, key lime, orange mango, etc. but their root beer is my favorite.

http://www.hansens.com/products/prod_natural_soda.php

[quakerboy]

9. Dunno about there

But around here I always see it at Winco.

I tried it, but just couldn't enjoy the flavor.

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6. small correction...

Hansen's web site lists high fructose corn syrup as the sweetener for their regular sodas. I thought I read cane juice on a can but that must have been another brand. But their diet ones are sweetened with Splenda.

[quakerboy]

8. Henry Weinhards

I made an oops and chose A&W, but was thinking Henrys. A&W always tastes very astringent and chemically to me.

[fishwax]

28. I wish I lived in their distribution area

That's good stuff :D

[flvegan]

10. Tampa Bay Brewing Company

Handmade in small batches. Local, and the best I've ever had.

As for the mass produced stuff, I used to love Hires. I don't think I've seen it in stores for 10 years, but I loved that stuff.

[valerief]

11. Arrgh...root beer. They all sound yummy to me. nt

[Oceansaway]

12. Hires.....n/t

[es350_ibm]

13. A & W

[AwakeAtLast]

14. I.B.C.

That is one impressive list!

[Lucian]

15. Sioux City

[guitar man]

16. Weber's

From here in Tulsa . Flavored with real sasparilla root and sweetened with cane sugar, no HFCS. :thumbsup:

[JackDragna]

17. Abita!

Still made with sugarcane. :)

[kentauros]

31. Theirs is a birch beer, right?

Because I do like the birch beers :D

[JCMach1]

18. Webbers in Tulsa... only one outlet now... Hope is still around!?

[Z_I_Peevey]

24. Yep.

http://www.webersoftulsa.com/

[JCMach1]

26. They have good burgers too... try to go there when I visit Tulsa...

[dembotoz]

19. making me thirsty--any of them make a good diet?

[TZ]

20. I LOVE Barq's...

They also make a yummy Red Pop that I can ONLY get in Ohio...d'oh! :banghead:

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

21. Sprecher's

Made by a local brewery here in Milwaukee. I thought I didn't like root beer until I had theirs.

[PeaceNikki]

22. Seconded.

[myrna minx]

25. Their Cream Soda is to die for as well.

:hi:

[CatholicEdHead]

23. Sprechers is my favorite, then Ironhorse

[fishwax]

27. Henry Weinhard's

I wish I had some this holiday season :beer:

[RebelOne]

29. I'm sort of partial to A&W because I worked for them as an

accounts receivable clerk in the main office in Santa Monica, California many, many years ago. Free root beer anytime I wanted all day long.

[Bertha Venation]

30. IBC, hands down. n/t

[kentauros]

32. If I could find it anymore: XXX Root Beer

:D

I remember Dad's and Hires growing up, but also Triple X. And I never knew it was founded in Galveston!

Those brands that make birch beers, though, are quite good usually. I guess I'll have to go take a look at Whole Foods again, unless Spec's has them :9