109964 Fri Oct 05 16:46:56 -0700 2001 10 7 Chicago Area 0 593062 My wife is a root beer freak. Anyone have leads on some interesting boutique rootbeers. (Have been through the usual suspects: Berghoff, Sprecher and all the mass brands as well as many private label brands that are really produced by the mass market brands anyway.)Also interested in Sasparilla. Fri Oct 05 16:46:56 -0700 2001 0 Mark 1 593064 Mark, Try the link, below. They carry over 30 kinds of Root Beer. Cheers, Erik M. Link: http://sodapopstop.com/ Fri Oct 05 17:28:19 -0700 2001 593062 0 Erik M. 2 593160 I just want to thank everyone for the informative replies to my rootbeer query. What a gratifying first experience with the site. I'm on my way to assembling the root beer sampler case of the century. Thanks all. Mon Oct 15 17:32:28 -0700 2001 593064 0 Mark 1 593067 Quite some time ago, I read that Gale Gand makes her own. Is this available outside the restaurant? Fri Oct 05 18:29:27 -0700 2001 593062 0 Suzanne 2 593069 I can get it, it's good but not great. Fri Oct 05 18:40:31 -0700 2001 593067 0 Efrain Madrigal- Fox & Obel 2 593072 Suzanne, They usually have it at Treasure Island... Cheers, Erik M. Fri Oct 05 18:52:59 -0700 2001 593067 0 Erik M. 1 593068 Try Virgils. It's pricy (we sell it for $6.29 4pk) but man is it great! You can find it here or at Whole Foods. They also make a super deluxe version brewed in Bavaria available in a 500ml and it's even more expensive- $5.99 PER BOTTLE it's incredible and I do indulge every now and then. Boylans is also quite good ($3.99 per 4 pack) and there Birch Beer may be the best soda on the market. We sell it and you can find it at some Cosi's and Starbucks. I hope this helps. Fri Oct 05 18:39:16 -0700 2001 593062 0 Efrain Madrigal- Fox & Obel 2 593073 oh, yum! Birch Beer! I didn't even know you could get it in this part of the country. It's a pennsylvania dutch thing and I remember it from living on the east coast. Now all I need is some black cherry wishniak. Fri Oct 05 18:58:43 -0700 2001 593068 0 sc 2 593078 I seem to recall Virgil's having an odd anise-like flavor. Very unusual for a root beer. Fri Oct 05 19:56:23 -0700 2001 593068 0 Jim Dorsch 3 593116 The number one secret to great rootbeer is that it be made with cane sweetner NOT corn sweetner. Tue Oct 09 22:28:31 -0700 2001 593078 0 RaceHorse 1 593070 Have you tried Gale’s Root Beer (mentioned in Frozen Custard thread)? Besides Dillon’s, it’s available at Sam’s Wine in a cooler just north of the olives. Of course, there’s Filbert’s (see Bishop’s Chili thread). Sam’s seems to have a respectable selection of root beers. At least there were several I had never seen. Fri Oct 05 18:41:28 -0700 2001 593062 0 Rene G