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She has been writing about food and beverages for well over a decade and is an avid at-home cook and snacker.But the good news is that out of the nine diet root beer brands I did track down, four were exceptional.

The sweetness (and the 45 calories) comes from the inclusion of “real Wisconsin honey,” whatever that means, but it tastes decidedly less artificial than other diet root beers — even my beloved Barq’s.

skillfully combines a host of flavors in a gas-fired brew kettle, then ages it just long enough to achieve peak flavor. It should be sweet and slightly spiced and it definitely shouldn’t end on that telltale chemical flavor so many diet sodas have. While most people know that other varieties of soda often contain caffeine, many are unsure about the caffeine content of root beer. However, foods that contain added caffeine, including certain varieties of root beer, are required to list it on the ingredient label.

From our original Hank’s Philadelphia root beer to our latest popular soda, Irish Golden Ginger Ale, we strive to provide our fans an unparalleled taste experience.Despite being an East Coast invention — it’s thought that early colonists used sassafras and sarsaparilla roots to brew a witchy low-alcohol beer, and a few hundred years later, the first commercial root beer debuted at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia — I find it difficult to obtain a quality ale in my Brooklyn stomping grounds. I’m not one to talk about foamy heads (improper), so I’m grateful to Sodafry for saying this for me. However, certain brands, such as Barq’s, may contain a small amount of added caffeine in each serving. This can be especially problematic if you’re trying to limit your intake of caffeine or eliminate it from your diet.