Spike's Root Beer Links
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Personal pages - by regular root beer lovers

	Anthony's Root Beer Barrel - Good site with plenty of candid reviews, some had me roaring with laughter (check out his review of Journey's products). Along with his rating he gives an average of ratings he's received from visitors. My favorite root beer site (after this one, of course).
	The Barqsman - A Barq's Blog by a Barq's lover, not some Coked-up shill. Very entertaining. Lots of pictures...ooooh...shiny can...
	Peculiar Pops Not really about root beer but worth the visit. "Here the Michies sacrifice themselves as guinea pigs for the betterment of the soft-drink consuming public."
	Eric's Gourmet Root Beer Site - "I will only talk about root beers that come from a glass bottle. I consider any root beer that comes from a glass bottle gourmet, even though some of them taste awful."
	Great American Root Beer Showdown - He's somehow managed to convince 6 friends to not only hold blind taste tests, but to bring home unusual brands from far off places (like Wisconsin). Well documented, rigorous testing, with pictures.
	Jason's Root Beer Page - Very nice logo but a small site. Offers tips on holding a taste test, a chance to vote on-line, and a recipe for making your own brew.
	Ketel's Root Beer Worship Center Very interesting site with information on brewing your own (with recipes).
	Luke's Root Beer Pages - "Root Beer Reviews, Tastings, Arcana and a Trivia Contest..."
	Aiken Drum's Root Beer Page - A few reviews, hasn't been updated in a while.

Articles

	Pop, Soda, or Tonic? Hey! This site was mentioned in an article that ran in Attaché magazine, August 2001, the in-flight mag of US Airways. Which has since ceased publishing...fortunately I was able to grab a copy at archive.org
	Finally, a Beer the Whole Family Can Enjoy by Lew Bryson. Originally published in the Malt Advocate, this excellent article takes a look at the growing microbrew root beer business. Find out what makes a great root beer. Includes reviews!
	The story behind Duffy's, from the Rocky Mountain News

 

Companies ( = mail order available)

	Abita Root Beer
	Bulldog Root Beer
	capt'n Eli's Root Beer
	Fitz's Root Beer
	Harpoon Brewery
	Knox Brewing (Sparky's Fresh Draft Root Beer)
	Millstream Root Beer
	Pirate's Keg
	Saranac Root Beer
	Sprecher Brewery

 

Where to buy

	Pop the Soda Shop - All manner of drinks
	Soda Pop Stop
	The Sodaking
	American Food Service - They seem to carry A&W...I think. Weird site. Netherlands
	Beverages Direct

 

Other pages - About root beer, not from individuals

	Howstuffworks answers "What is root beer?"
	root-beer.org "All things root beer". Yes, it's also at www.rootbeerworld.com. The "Yellow Froth Pages" lists over 500 root beers. Impressive!
	Interesting Ideas Root Beer Report - A recap of several reviews, along with quite a bit of commentary
	The Beverage Net (aka BevNet) - Many reviews, ads, opportunities to buy via mail order (through Beverages Direct).

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