For the Love of Root Beer

For the majority of my life I believed there were only three different kinds of root beer in the world: A&W, Dad's, and Mug. I knew there were other small brands but these were the "big 3" in my life. My favorite of the three being A&W then Dad's. I didn't really care too much for Mug. I found this funny because after all root beer is root beer, right? Wrong. Thanks to my father-in-law my eyes have been opened. He introduced me to a little shop in Idyllwild that sells little known or hard to find sodas. It is a wonderful place. I never knew I could spend so much time browsing different kinds of sodas. Among these bottles you will find many brands of root beer. All claiming their taste is the best. Some are award winners, some aren't brown in color, and some have offensive labels. My goal is to compile a list of the many different brands and give a review of them. I have taken it upon myself to set out and taste them all. I will travel the four corners of the earth (via internet) to find them if I have to. I will put the award winners to the test to see if they live up to the hype. Why do it you ask? Because somewhere out there is a person that wants to know if there really is a difference between A&W and Thomas Kemper. I feel that it is my God given duty to enlighten them. That and I just really love root beer. The list will start off slow because I only plan on listing them as I try them. As the list builds if you don't see one show up that you like or want reviewed feel free to let me know the name and where it is sold or better yet send me a bottle. I am always happy to read your comments and get feedback or hear your favorite root beer stories. Remember your opinions will be held in the highest respect as long as they don't conflict with mine. After all this is my blog and that gives me absolute power.