The carbonated beverage root beer is commercially manufactured by several companies and may also be brewed in alcoholic and non-alcoholic varieties at home. The original flavor of root beer came from the inclusion of sassafras, which was found to contain a potentially harmful carcinogen and subsequently banned by the FDA.Brewery.org: Editing Note:Root Beer - Mahalory/library/RootB.html Root Beer Concentrate
Home Brewing
Root beer can also be brewed at home using root beer extract or using the traditional method of combining dried herbs, water and a fermenting agent such as yeast.Brewery.org: Root Beer Concentrate Fermented root beer usually contains less than 0.5% alcohol.Biology at University of Cincinatti - Clermont College: Making Root Beer at Home
Root Beer Brands
- A&W
- Hires
- Barg's
- Fanta
- Jones Soda
- Stewart's
- IBC
- Mug