# Why no root beer drink mix?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** soda-softdrinks\
**Created:** [April 24, 2015, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-root-beer-drink-mix/718423 "2015-04-24T06:07:10Z")\
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> [@LH75](#):
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> [Not Your Father’s Root Beer](http://time.com/3967987/alcoholic-root-beer-not-your-fathers-root-beer/)
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> My daughter brought some home and there are a few in the fridge right now. She said they tasted just like root beer, but with a kick.

And absurdly intense and sweet; I’d liken it to a commercial root beer with 2x the sugar and syrup and a good jolt of alcohol thrown in for fun.

Not refreshing at all- kind of in the same ballpark as a Russian Imperial Stout or a Barleywine in terms of sweet, thick and intense, but tasting like root beer.

Our stores also sell alcoholic ginger ale (not too bad), and alcoholic cola (haven’t felt the need to try that yet), while we’re on the subject of soft drinks gone alcoholic.

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