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Root beer
I really like root beer. When I have been to the US or far east, it is a very common drink, in both supermarkets and fast food joints, however it's pretty rare in England. The only place I know that sells it, is the oriental shop.
Have you tried root beer, if so what did you think? |
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I like root beer, but certain brands. There is no "one" root beer in the US, there are many brands available and each has a different taste in terms of strength, sweetness and carbonation. I go to a restaurant that provides the 'syrup' in a small shot glass so you can add the amount of sweetness into the carbonation. Mugg is one brand I like, and the old A&W at their restaurants and their iced mug (not the canned version) is wonderful.
(only mentioning about the variety as US food/drink threads tend to escalate into a "i tried a hot dog once in Orlando and it tasted like crap, therefore all American hot dogs taste like that and are crap..."
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Love the stuff, it is also known as Sarsaparilla in the states, my local mini market(Mace) gets me a crate of 24 bottles every month.
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Love the stuff, great taste, mcdonalds did root beer when they first opened in the uk
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I have never met anyone else from the UK who likes it. I have given it to several people to taste, but all have hated it and thought it tasted medicinal. It's very different to any other soft drink, but I love the stuff.
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I always toke the shortest root to the bar.
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I love diet root beer, but then I'm American.
How does it compare to dandelion and burdock? |
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A glorified Doctor Pepper.
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I love root beer, I was probably one of the few that used to buy it at Mcdonalds here in the UK before they stopped selling it
![]() Sainsbury's sold it in cans a years or 2 ago, not sure if they still do, but it wasn't as nice as the proper stuff from the states. There is a website here in the Uk that sells all things American, and they have various types of root beer for sale. http://www.americansoda.co.uk/drinks/root-beer/ They also sell Welch's Grape Soda which is another favourite of mine
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It tastes like GERMOLENE. IMO
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It tastes like GERMOLENE. IMO
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Asda do carters in pack of 6 cans. Yum yum
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it's pretty rare in England. The only place I know that sells it, is the oriental shop.
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Just checked the major supermarkets online, and Asda, Tesco, Waitrose & Ocado all sell it. The only one that doesn't is Sainsburys.
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I was always under the impression that it was like ginger beer. Am I wrong...?
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I was always under the impression that it was like ginger beer. Am I wrong...?
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Watched an American lady on telly cooking some chicken with root beer, apparently it had all the necessary spices.
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Watched an American lady on telly cooking some chicken with root beer, apparently it had all the necessary spices.
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Already been mentioned but ASDA sell cans of it.
The main supermarkets sell Sasparilla. |
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I tried it in the late eighties and thought it was horrid. What flavour is it meant to be anyway? Is it a specific plant that gives the taste?
EDIT: ok, it is 'sassafras flavoured' - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root_beer |
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Love Root Beer. McDonald's sold it until 1997 and then it became hard to find. I've spotted it in Asda in packs of 6 cans - I think the brand is Carters. I'm lucky to have a local shop that sells several different brands even though it's expensive! Quote:
I might try it with gammon.
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I bought a bottle during the week from Morrisons. It was an old fashioned style brown glass bottle, in the soft drink aisle. I love root beer, miss the one the used to sell in Macdonalds.
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I too loved the McDonalds one. Wish they would bring it back again.
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One of my local Tesco's has a World Aisle and sells bottled root beer in the USA section
I usually get a bottle whenever I go there To my mind it is a totally different drink to saspirilla.........I'm ld enough to have frequented the last Temperance Bar in my northern town ...........used to go after school and get a pint of saspirilla, brewed on the premises. It was black and had a totally different taste to root beer My Tesco also sells a US Saspirilla Cordial but that's not very nice and tastes more like Vimto than saspirilla |
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this is the root beer that my Tesco sells...........
Boylan's Natural Root Beer http://img.tesco.com/Groceries/pi/01...ot_225x225.jpg |
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