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Root beer

Root beer is a non-alcoholic beverage made from some combination of Bourbon Vanilla, Licorice Root, Sarsaparilla Root Extract[?], Sasafrass Root Extract, Nutmeg, Anise, and Wintergreen[?] among other things. Root beer is about 3% of the U.S. soda market.

It was invented by Charles Elmer Hires[?] on May 16, 1866.

Root beer brands include:

A&W root beer - Cadbury-Schweppes and Tricon
Hires Root Beer[?] - Cadbury-Schweppes
Mug Root Beer[?] - Pepsico
Barq's Root Beer[?] - Coca-Cola

External links

http://www.sodamuseum.bigstep.com
http://www.root-beer.org/

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