In terms of nostalgia, nothing beats a root beer float. But even though it's a simple concoction — just root beer and ice cream — mastering the perfect float takes some skill. The secret? Prepping ...

When was the last time you had a nice refreshing glass of root beer? Has it been awhile? Probably. As a soft drink it runs way behind Coke and Pepsi though there are those for whom it is a favorite ...

When I was growing up, my grandmother would pick my brother and me up from school on Fridays and take us straight to a diner where she and my grandfather had gone on some of their first dates. Our ...

Frothy, sweet and deliciously complex, root beer is the kind of bubbly libation that’s exactly right on a hot day. It’s refreshing straight out of the can or bottle — and an instant treat poured over ...

It was approaching 100 degrees in Hermosillo, the capital of Mexican border state Sonora, in mid-April, and it wasn’t even noon. Tucked in the sparse corridors of an open-air market called Tianguis ...