Hatrack River Forum: Beer or Root Beer

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Posted by Book (Member # 5500) on :

Rough night?

The little boy with the popsicle is the best part.

Posted by Trogdor the Burninator (Member # 4894) on :

root.

Posted by Mabus (Member # 6320) on :

I vaguely remember a tale of a church member objecting to root beer because "it is the very root of beer".

Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :

Root beer!

Posted by beverly (Member # 6246) on :

Woot beer

Posted by sarcasticmuppet (Member # 5035) on :

Funny Root Beer story:

My mother's mother always made homemade root beer for July 4 or other summer family things. After she got her own bottler she would collect used beer bottles from the side of the road, clean them, bottle them with root beer, and stick them under the porch for about two days before the carbonation built up (this recipe used yeast to create the carbonation). My mom loved this root beer, and would tell stories from her childhood of how she'd sneak one before they were officially ready because it really was the best root beer in the entire world.

Fast forward to shortly after my mom and dad got married...they visit my mom's family and Grandma's famous root beer abounds. My dad is listening to Grandma tell how she makes the stuff, when all the sudden my dad feels like saying:

"You do know that when you add yeast to sugar, you get alcohol, don't you?"

*side note: Dad is a Mormon convert, and his dad was a heavy drinker. Mom's family had been true blue for the past few generations*

Of course Grandma and Grandpa had no clue that they were making alcohol under their porch, and when Dad took one sip of the stuff, he promptly said, "yeah, that tastes like alcohol".

Grandpa thought: "Well, I suppose he'd know what alcohol tastes like".

The famous root beer was never made again. It's still a hot spot between Mom and Dad, some thirty years later. Mom insists that the bottles would have cracked from pressure long before enough alcohol built up to actually make anyone tipsy, and how dare Dad ruin that wonderful tradition her family had. Dad just keeps on talking about the huge head on his bottle of root beer.

Posted by Stan the man (Member # 6249) on :

*Giggles at story above* I can't help it.

My Gandfather makes homemade Sasparilla. Of course he also makes homemade beer and wine. Good stuff all of it. Sasparilla is way better than root beer.

Edited to answer thread: Dark Beer

[ April 08, 2004, 01:58 AM: Message edited by: Stan the man ]

Posted by Coccinelle (Member # 5832) on :

For both the video & SarcasticMuppet's story:
[ROFL]

My dad used to make homemade rootbeer mmm now that's a tasty fella.

[ April 08, 2004, 01:58 AM: Message edited by: Coccinelle ]

Posted by Danzig (Member # 4704) on :

Depends on the quality of the beer. If it is good beer then beer, if it is cheap beer then root beer.

Posted by Stan the man (Member # 6249) on :

If I am not buying, then I don't care what kind of beer it is.

Posted by Mr.Funny (Member # 4467) on :

Never had beer, though I don't care for the smell of it. Also, I am underaged, so it is probably good that I haven't had beer. I also cannot stand root beer.

Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :

SM -- that story's so sad, it makes me want to cry.

But I am laughing all the same. [Big Grin]

Posted by Christy (Member # 4397) on :

*really wants to make homemade rootbeer now* [Smile]

Posted by Da_Goat (Member # 5529) on :

I've never had beer because of some hick decided not to let me 'til I'm 21.

It has to be the right kind of root beer. I hate generic root beers; they all taste like soap.

[ April 08, 2004, 01:19 PM: Message edited by: Da_Goat ]

Posted by romanylass (Member # 6306) on :

Virgil's makes an AWESOME micro root beer. I also like Thomas Kemper Root beer, especially with two big scoops o' Tillamook Vanilla Bean. Yummmy.

I'm also partial to a really good IPA, like Pike or Elysian.

Posted by Book (Member # 5500) on :

So where'd the yeast come from?

Posted by Mike (Member # 55) on :

r00t beer.

I'm not really a fan of Virgil's -- it has an interesting flavor, but it's not really root beer. Thomas Kemper's is good, but the best that I've had is Henry Weinhard's. That stuff has a head.

Posted by romanylass (Member # 6306) on :

I will have to give Henry's a try.

Posted by Zalmoxis (Member # 2327) on :

Henry's is good. Stewart's is the best, imo.

Posted by Beren One Hand (Member # 3403) on :

Butterbeer.

Posted by cochick (Member # 6167) on :

he he he he he he he [ROFL]

love the video and sarcastic muppets story was brilliant

personally both are yucky - root beer tastes like nasty medicine given me as a child

Posted by J T Stryker (Member # 6300) on :

sam addams, my favorite drink, right after dr. pepper [Big Grin]

Posted by peterh (Member # 5208) on :

I agree mike. Henry's root beer is better, but Thomas Kempers Cream Soda is the beverage of the gods. If it's not in heaven, I don't wanna go.

Posted by MEC (Member # 2968) on :

Barq's is my favorite, then stewerts.