I didn't even know they still made Howie's. The original maker was my bishop years ago, but he sold the rights

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Jul 9, 2019
8:37:36am

jdub FORMER USER

...to a distributor. I haven't seen it in awhile. It seemed to go downhill a bit after he sold it.

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jdub

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Root beer? Being a Coke or Pepsi guy most of my life I had fallen out of favor

777

7/8/19 11:22pm

Henry Weinhard is the best, Brigham’s Brew is top 5% though

4mack

7/8/19 11:25pm

Yeah, Weinhard sits right next to Brigham's Brew. It's good. Surprisingly

777

7/8/19 11:32pm

Glass bottle is always the way to go with Root Beer IMO

Ode to Hoy

7/9/19 12:16am

Close, but I’d go with Virgil’s for stuff that’s widely available.

RUNBYU1

7/9/19 8:32am

I also recently re-discovered a love of root beer. But I’m less concerned about

garyfan

7/8/19 11:26pm

I think diet A&w is the best diet root beer

JOPE

7/9/19 12:44am

Diet Barqs is surprisingly good. Give it a shot.

mightybrick

7/9/19 6:18am

Agreed

Nuke

7/9/19 6:57am

HW, Sprecher’s, and Virgil’s Bavarian nutmeg are the top three in my opinion.

kotacoug

7/9/19 12:25am

This man has taste!

RUNBYU1

7/9/19 8:31am

Howie’s is a good local one too.

Dr. 91coug

7/9/19 1:01am

True!

RUNBYU1

7/9/19 8:32am

I didn't even know they still made Howie's. The original maker was my bishop years ago, but he sold the rights

jdub

7/9/19 8:37am

I hear jdub's Root Beer is the best, but you have to ask and say "pretty please".

HighHorse

7/9/19 4:31am

I just made some for the 4th. I'm making it again this weekend for a ward party.

jdub

7/9/19 8:35am

I also made root beer for my family, but mine doesn't have as much fiz as yours

HighHorse

7/9/19 8:38am

Home made (with the dry ice method) usually isn't very fizzy. I don't have the time or interest in making the

jdub

7/9/19 8:40am

Coke or Pepsi? You accept both willingly?

Tokolosh

7/9/19 7:51am

I accept both, as utter garbage

Dissenter

7/9/19 8:37am

I recently feel in love with Brownie's Carmel Cream Root Beer.

CougarAndMerlin

7/9/19 7:52am

Sounds great. Where do you buy?

RUNBYU1

7/9/19 8:33am

The only place I know of is Ridley's in N Utah County.

CougarAndMerlin

7/9/19 9:33am

Macey's grocery has it too

The Dangler

7/9/19 10:10am

Wait so you’re ditching caffeine but sticking with a drink that’s still is loaded with high fructose corn syrup?

DKN

7/9/19 8:21am

Caffeine was causing issues. I only drink "real sugar" from Glass bottles

777

7/9/19 12:20pm

Good calls. This is the way I roll too. Sugar is bad, but HFCS and Caffeine are

RUNBYU1

7/10/19 10:38am

Brigham's Brew is my favorite too, Henry Weinhard's was my fave before Brigham's

Hang10

7/9/19 8:48am

Weinhard has a slight aftertaste I can't get behind.

777

7/9/19 12:22pm

Diet A&W Root Beer.

Sooner Cougar

7/9/19 9:30am

a few suggestions if i may

The Dangler

7/9/19 10:15am

Will do. Thanks.

777

7/9/19 12:23pm

Try Red Arrow, has a touch of wintergreen in it. Very good. Anchor Root Beer has

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