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In 1919, Roy Allen opened his root-beer stand in Lodi, California, which led to the development of A&W Root Beer. One of Allen's innovations was that he served his homemade root beer in cold, frosty mugs.
In the 19th century, American colonists brewed the antecedent root beers in their homes from a variety of ingredients, often serving their concoctions as hot teas. In the 1840s, the first root beer began to appear in confectionaries and general stores, bottled in stoneware and sold for medicinal use.
Aug 9, 2019 · Root beer as we know it today is descended from "small beers," a collection of beverages (some alcoholic, some not) concocted by American colonists using what they had at hand. The brews varied by region and were flavored by locally grown herbs, barks, and roots.
- Mary Bellis
Aug 6, 2021 · The first commercialized root beer was created by a Philadelphia pharmacist named Charles Elmer Hires, who discovered a tisane while on his honeymoon in New Jersey. Soon after, he began selling a dry version of the tea blend that had to be mixed with water, sugar, and yeast and then left to ferment.
Aug 4, 2022 · Charles E. Hires, a pharmacist, was inspired to create root beer after he tasted a delicious brew. After tweaking the recipe, he began to sell his new drink as "powder root tea," which wasn't...
- Katherine Beck
Jun 6, 2024 · Root beer traces its origins to the indigenous peoples of North America, who crafted medicinal drinks using sassafras root and various herbs. The tribes of the Eastern Woodlands would steep the bark and roots of the sassafras tree in boiling water.
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The story of where root beer came from has become apocryphal. Antiquarian League President Joseph DeLuca has spent years tracking down facts about Hires, because he is the town’s local boy made good.
