Is root beer alcoholic? ?!
Hi! I want to know whether root beer is alcoholic or non- alcoholic!? Thanks for your answers! Www@FoodAQ@Com
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Well, I say yes because before it became a very popular UN-alcoholic soft drink, it WAS originally alcoholic, why else would it be called beer!. It was made out of- you guessed it- sassafras root! Personally though, I really don't like it, but most people do!. They eventually stopped making it alcoholic and making it as a virgin soft drink, and its been so widely produced that way for SO long that most people actually think it was never alcoholic at all!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Actually, yes it can be!. I was surprised to find that out myself!
Root beer
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Root beer, also known as sarsaparilla, is a carbonated beverage originally created from sassafras!. Root beer, popularized in North America, comes in two forms: alcoholic and soft drink!.Contents [hide]
Ingredients
The soft drink version of root beer is generally made using extracts or flavored syrups diluted into carbonated water!. It is not as widely popular as other soft drinks, such as cola, and constitutes only 3% of the U!.S!. soft drink market!.[1]
The alcoholic version is made by fermenting a solution of extract and sugar with yeast!. Typically this will yield a beverage with about 0!.4% alcohol, compared to more than 4% for most regular beers!.[2]
Root beer extract may contain a variety of flavors, coming from the wide range of ingredients!. Bark from the roots of the sassafras tree was the typical flavor in root beer historically, and is the primary flavor most individuals associate with the beverage!. It is slightly red at times!. Sassafras bark was banned by the FDA in 1960 because of the carcinogenic properties of its constituent chemical safrole!. A safrole-free variety is now used, with some claiming that it has a weaker flavor than the pre-1960 variety!.[3] Acacia is also used!.
There are hundreds of root beer brands in the United States, produced in every U!.S!. state,[4] and there is no standardized recipe!. The primary ingredient, artificial sassafras flavoring, is complemented with other flavors, common ones being vanilla, wintergreen, cherry tree bark, liquorice root, sarsaparilla root, nutmeg, anise, molasses, cinnamon and clove!.
Homemade root beer is usually made from concentrate,[5] though it can also be made from actual herbs and roots!. Both alcoholic and non-alcoholic root beers have a thick and foamy head when poured, often enhanced through the addition of yucca extract!.
At least one brand of root beer, Barq's, also contains caffeine!.
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Traditional use
Antique root beer dispenser!. The barrel would hold a block of ice which would cool carbonation coils at the base in the days before refrigeration!.
Root beer was a traditional beverage and herbal medicine!. Throughout history, the beverage was often mildly alcoholic mixed with ginger!. As a medicine it was used for treating cough and mouth sores!.
Commercial root beer was developed by Charles Elmer Hires, in 1866!. Hires presented root tea powder at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial exhibition, and in 1893 he began selling bottled, carbonated root beer!. His choice of a name seemed unfortunate at the time, as the word "beer" drew the wrath of the temperance movement!. However, Hires had his product tested by a laboratory and trumpeted their conclusion that root beer contained less alcohol than bread!.[6] Hires' root beer became the "Temperance drink"—among other slogans!.
There was an upsurge in the popularity of root beer in the United States during the period of Prohibition as local breweries resorted to brewing non-alcoholic beverages!.[7] Root beer was at its most popular in the period during and after prohibition, and has since declined in popularity as the soft drink market has been taken over by brands such as Coca Cola, Pepsi and Dr Pepper!. Today, root beer is often mixed with ice cream as a root beer float!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Root beer
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Root beer, also known as sarsaparilla, is a carbonated beverage originally created from sassafras!. Root beer, popularized in North America, comes in two forms: alcoholic and soft drink!.Contents [hide]
Ingredients
The soft drink version of root beer is generally made using extracts or flavored syrups diluted into carbonated water!. It is not as widely popular as other soft drinks, such as cola, and constitutes only 3% of the U!.S!. soft drink market!.[1]
The alcoholic version is made by fermenting a solution of extract and sugar with yeast!. Typically this will yield a beverage with about 0!.4% alcohol, compared to more than 4% for most regular beers!.[2]
Root beer extract may contain a variety of flavors, coming from the wide range of ingredients!. Bark from the roots of the sassafras tree was the typical flavor in root beer historically, and is the primary flavor most individuals associate with the beverage!. It is slightly red at times!. Sassafras bark was banned by the FDA in 1960 because of the carcinogenic properties of its constituent chemical safrole!. A safrole-free variety is now used, with some claiming that it has a weaker flavor than the pre-1960 variety!.[3] Acacia is also used!.
There are hundreds of root beer brands in the United States, produced in every U!.S!. state,[4] and there is no standardized recipe!. The primary ingredient, artificial sassafras flavoring, is complemented with other flavors, common ones being vanilla, wintergreen, cherry tree bark, liquorice root, sarsaparilla root, nutmeg, anise, molasses, cinnamon and clove!.
Homemade root beer is usually made from concentrate,[5] though it can also be made from actual herbs and roots!. Both alcoholic and non-alcoholic root beers have a thick and foamy head when poured, often enhanced through the addition of yucca extract!.
At least one brand of root beer, Barq's, also contains caffeine!.
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Traditional use
Antique root beer dispenser!. The barrel would hold a block of ice which would cool carbonation coils at the base in the days before refrigeration!.
Root beer was a traditional beverage and herbal medicine!. Throughout history, the beverage was often mildly alcoholic mixed with ginger!. As a medicine it was used for treating cough and mouth sores!.
Commercial root beer was developed by Charles Elmer Hires, in 1866!. Hires presented root tea powder at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial exhibition, and in 1893 he began selling bottled, carbonated root beer!. His choice of a name seemed unfortunate at the time, as the word "beer" drew the wrath of the temperance movement!. However, Hires had his product tested by a laboratory and trumpeted their conclusion that root beer contained less alcohol than bread!.[6] Hires' root beer became the "Temperance drink"—among other slogans!.
There was an upsurge in the popularity of root beer in the United States during the period of Prohibition as local breweries resorted to brewing non-alcoholic beverages!.[7] Root beer was at its most popular in the period during and after prohibition, and has since declined in popularity as the soft drink market has been taken over by brands such as Coca Cola, Pepsi and Dr Pepper!. Today, root beer is often mixed with ice cream as a root beer float!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Are you serious!.!.!.!? If it was alcoholic it would state that on the bottle clearly and you would have to show your ID to buy it!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Root Beer is NON- Alcoholic!!! Www@FoodAQ@Com
No, root beer doesn't have alcohol in it
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