National Root Beer Float Day returns Aug. 6 with fizzy nostalgia, refreshing classics and new twists for all kinds of ...

Staff of an A&W, Austin Texas, 1947 The building of this 1940s A&W in Texas advertises a glass of root beer for just 10 cents. The kitchen staff are all wearing iconic paper hats.

Nothing gets better than a glass of refreshing root beer with a few scoops of creamy vanilla ice cream on a hot summer day. It all began in Colorado back in 1893, when Frank J. Wisner, owner of ...