Background

I don't like beer.  Beer all tastes the same to me, but that's probably because I hardly ever drink the stuff.  Now root beer on the other hand is a whole different story.  The flavor of root beer has the potential to be much more complex than most of the drinks out there, and the variety among the different brands is impressive.

Over the past few years I've really delved into the world of root beer by trying all of the different brands and varieties out there.  I love trying a local brand when I'm traveling, it's sometimes hard to find those rare kinds in stores around Fresno, CA (where I live).  The best stores for root beer variety that I've seen in Fresno are BevMo and World Market.  The root beer inventory at both of the stores are always changing, so it's easy to go back every now and then and be able to find a new brand.

So I've started this blog to develop my theory of root beer and to provide my analysis and opinions on each root beer that I try.  I've tried so many that it would be hard to list them all here, so I'll have to try each one again and put down my thoughts in this blog.  Over the past few years, my top 2 favorite have never budged, those being Henry Weinhard's and Virgil's, both on opposite sides of the root beer spectrum (I'll explain that later).  But perhaps there is another taste out there that can make it to the top...only time will tell.