The hunt for the world's greatest Root Beer...Definitive Rankings

By Aj Mansour
Wooden cask and bricks

For the better part of the past two months I've embarked on a journey and many of you have tagged along and joined in on the fun already. For that I thank you! This journey has been arduous, it's a pain staking passion project that I have taken on for the betterment of society as a whole. It's been tough, but as they say, somebody has to do it.

Right now I am in the midst of a hunt to find the world's best root beer!

You see, I don't drink, but there's something about the art and nuance of craft brewing that appeals to me. I think it's really cool that there are so many little start ups that are jumping into a mega industry by differentiating their product, infusing unique flavors into their beers and approaching the art differently than the status quo. I've come to discover, that there is also a craft soda scene that is booming and that scene is headlined by root beer and hundreds of different kinds.

Hence, my journey. I like root beer and have learned the differences and subtleties that are highlighted in different brands, so I'm out to find the best! Obviously, this is subjective but I do think that generally speaking the tops of my list are the one's that would be most accepted by the wider audience.

This is an ongoing list and as I continue to find more and more new varieties at my go to shops (Blue Sun Soda Shop in Spring Lake Park, MN & MN Largest Candy Store in Jordan, MN) I'll continue to add to my rankings on Twitter and then update this list periodically as well.

So here is my running list ofhttps://twitter.com/AjKFAN/status/1168570261282668545 root beers in order...click the link through to see notes on each root beer and photos of the bottles.

  1. Triple XXX (5⭐️s)
  2. Red Arrow (5⭐️s)
  3. Bulldog (5⭐️s)
  4. Mom's (5⭐️s)
  5. Route 66 (5⭐️s)
  6. Sea Dog (5⭐️s)
  7. Millstream (5⭐️s)
  8. 3 Dachshunds (5⭐️s)
  9. O-So Butterscotch Root Beer (5⭐️s)
  10. Henry Weinhards (5⭐️s)
  11. 1919 Pony Keg (4.5⭐️s)
  12. Moneybag (4.5⭐️s)
  13. Hank’s (4.5⭐️s)
  14. Bedford’s Creme Beer (4.5⭐️s)
  15. Northern Sun Soda (4⭐️s)
  16. Baumeister (4⭐️s)
  17. Spring Grove (4⭐️s)
  18. Brownie: Caramel Creme Root Beer (4⭐️s)
  19. Culver's (4⭐️s)
  20. Gray's (4⭐️s)
  21. Frostie: Vanilla Root Beer (4⭐️s)
  22. Virgil's Micro Brewed (4⭐️s)
  23. Americana (3.5⭐️s)
  24. Waialua: Hawaiian Root Beer (3.5⭐️s)
  25. Dang Original Root Beer (3.5⭐️s)
  26. Dorothy's (3.5⭐️)
  27. Sunshine (3.5⭐️s)
  28. Frostie Root Beer (3.5⭐️s)
  29. Polly's Pop (3.5⭐️s)
  30. Killebrew Root Beer (aluminum bottle) (3.5⭐️s)
  31. IBC Root Beer (3.5⭐️s)
  32. New York Seltzer (3.5⭐️s)
  33. Big E'ze (3.5⭐️s)
  34. Point Premium (3⭐️s)
  35. Margo's Bark (3⭐️s)
  36. Sioux City (3⭐️s)
  37. Boylan (3⭐️s)
  38. Cicero Salted Caramel Root Beer (3⭐️s)
  39. Anchor: Ginger Root Beer (3⭐️s)
  40. Faygo (3⭐️s)
  41. Kiss Army (3⭐️s)
  42. A&W Root Beer (3⭐️s)
  43. Tower Old Fashioned (3⭐️s)
  44. Berghoff's (3⭐️s)
  45. Mug Root Beer (3⭐️s)
  46. Mason's Keg Brewed (3⭐️s)
  47. Barq's Root Beer (2.5⭐️s)
  48. FrosTop Premium (2.5⭐️s)
  49. Old Red Eye (2.5⭐️s)
  50. Batch Craft Soda (2.5⭐️s)
  51. Olde Brooklyn (2.5⭐️s)
  52. Squamsco Old Fashioned (2⭐️s)
  53. Gold Mine (2⭐️s)
  54. Dang: Butterscotch Root Beer (2⭐️s)
  55. Shasta Root Beer (2⭐️s)
  56. Three Stooges Wise Guy Root Beer (2⭐️s)
  57. Bundaberg Root Beer (0⭐️s)

So what's your favorite root beer? Do you have any others not on this list that I need to try? Hit me up on Twitter (@AjKFAN) and let me know!

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