Root beer

Root beer is a non-fruity soft drink that originated in North America. Its distinct flavor traditionally came from extracts from the sassafras root and/or sarsaparilla. Safrole, a phenylpropene found in sassafras, was prohibited from use in human food in the United States by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1960, so modern root beers use artificial flavor substitutes. Vanilla flavoring is also commonly added.

Root beer is typically carbonated, non-caffeinated, and non-alcoholic, but variations with differing characteristics do exist.

Brands

 * Barq's (The Coca-Cola Company)
 * Mug Root Beer (PepsiCo)
 * A&W Root Beer (Dr Pepper Snapple Group)
 * IBC Root Beer (Dr Pepper Snapple Group)
 * Hires Root Beer (Dr Pepper Snapple Group)
 * Some others I don't care about