The creation of the root beer float came years after the first Chicago soda fountain, supposedly invented in 1893 by Colorado gold mine owner Frank J. Wisner, according to CNN.

Everyone's got a favorite root beer, but which one is truly the best of the best? We tasted a bunch of popular root beer brands to find out once and for all.

Root beer—A&W;, Barq’s, Mug, etc.—is really a misnomer. It’s soda, made with carbonated water and sweeteners, and, as everyone knows, is totally appropriate to serve at a kid’s birthday ...

Smack in the middle of prohibition, root beer became widely popular across the U.S. That was just about the time, 1926 to be exact, when Filberts Draft Style Root Beer poured into the market in Chi… ...

New breweries need to stand out if they are going to make an impact in Chicago’s busy craft beer scene.Forbidden Root, a new Chicago brewery set to hit taps in early June, is poised to do it.

Did you ever wonder what root beer used to taste like? You know, before caramel coloring, corn syrup, artificial vanilla flavoring and the like? The owners of Forbidden Root, a new brewing company ...

The local food media world has been blowing up with talk of boozy root beer as of late. You can thank Wauconda-based Small Town Brewery, which recently released its Not Your Father’s Root Beer ...

Plus, Chicago Gourmet’s lineup, and Monteverde’s chef collabs on booze-free beer in support of mental health awareness. By Serena Maria Daniels Beer Apr 23 ...

Chicago has seen a surge of brewpubs over the past few years, but nothing quite like a new concept in Ukrainian Village. 24/7 Live Chicago & Suburban Cook Co. North Suburbs West Suburbs South ...