August 6 National Root Beer Float Day

[donna]

At the end of the 19th century, Frank Wisner invented the first root beer float. He was gazing out his window at night in Cripple Creek, Colorado and was inspired to float a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top of his glass of root beer. It became known as a "black cow".

Today root beer floats are much enjoyed. One of the best can be bought from A and W root beer. So let's celebrate and have a root beer float today. Sounds yummy to me.

 

[MRB1863]

A&W used to be a favorite hang-out for many of us!

 

[jackt62]

I haven't had a root beer float in years, but I have to admit that reading these posts is making me want to go out and find one right away.

 

[msimmons]

At the end of the 19th century, Frank Wisner invented the first root beer float. He was gazing out his window at night in Cripple Creek, Colorado and was inspired to float a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top of his glass of root beer. It became known as a "black cow".

Today root beer floats are much enjoyed. One of the best can be bought from A and W root beer. So let's celebrate and have a root beer float today. Sounds yummy to me.

Hats off to A&W for benefiting Wounded Warrior Project.

 

[nitrofd]

We need to have one of those big frosty mugs.

 

[diane]

I just have to do the whole A&W Root Beer Float Experience!

 

[donna]

diane I know it is so good. It is just we don't have an A&W near us.

 

[diane]

diane I know it is so good. It is just we don't have an A&W near us.

Many years ago the one here was turned into a Chinese restaurant and there's no more close. Another I miss from when I was young is Arctic Circle. Their chicken wearing a cowboy hat just got to me! Good food, especially their fish and special sauce. I think theirs was the Original! Maybe I'm just old but it does seem that the fast food back then was tastier and prepared with more care. I got one hamburger just the other day from Burger King where they'd put the meat part of the bun in one side of the container and the lettuce and tomato part of the bun in the other side and slammed it shut! What a mess...

 

[TinCan]

At the risk of sounding repetitive, root beer floats are our friends.

 

[Blessmag]

Another competitor in my home town was Dogs N Suds

 

[nitrofd]

In jacksonville there are a few combination Dairy Queens and A&W.its a little strange but you can get either or.

 

[donna]

The fast food is not as good as it was. They just don't do like they use to.

 

[rosefiend]

We used to have an A&W out on St. Joe Avenue. I was little then, and I thought it was the greatest thing ever, but we didn't stop there to eat very often, which broke my heart. I just thought a mug of root beer was the best thing ever.

 

[Frito]

At this moment I have A&W Root Beer in the fridge along with a 1/2 gal. of nilla ice cream. LIFE IS SHORT EAT DESSERT FIRST.

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

Another competitor in my home town was Dogs N Suds

We had Dog N' Suds down here. They they had the best root bear floats. Now I think there are only a handful of the restaurants in the Mid West.

 

[Lt.Drake]

12 oz of root beer and 1oz spiced rum. I call it a Jack Sparrow Soda. Drinking it right now, and it's awesome! All you over 21 gotta try it.

Um...am I allowed to talk about hard drinks on here?

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

12 oz of root beer and 1oz spiced rum. I call it a Jack Sparrow Soda. Drinking it right now, and it's awesome! All you over 21 gotta try it.

Um...am I allowed to talk about hard drinks on here?

Well Lt. Drake, you've got me thinking about possible new cocktails involving root beer. As far as an adult beverage spinn on the traditional root beer float . . . I may experiment with something along the lines of a White Russian.

 

[Lt.Drake]

Not a bad idea. Spiced rum works really well because of the similarity in the flavors. The root beer masks the taste of the rum, and the spiced rum gives the root beer more of a vanilla taste. I use Kraken rum. You want something to mix good cocktails with, use Kraken. It's also good if you wanna really wreck your ship. Release the kraken!

 

[nitrofd]

You can buy hard root beer in the stores, it does contain 6% alcohol and it does have a big frosty head.Yum.

 

[rosefiend]

I tried some of the hard root beer at the pizza place (they didn't have ginger beer, which I wanted to try). I like the non-alcoholic stuff better, but that's just me.