The Virgils Root Beer Experience

In my search for great root beer, I scoured the web and came to a bold conclusion (because, as you know, the internets never lies).

And apparently, the consensus is that Virgils is the best craft root beer ever made. As if Moses was swigging it when he came down from Mt. Sinai with the ten commandments.

I'm a fair man who likes to try things new. I'll come right out and admit that the only root beers I've had are the "corporate" root beers like A&W, IBC, and some smaller varieties like Frosties. So, as the snobby people would say, my palette is not "refined."

I found some at Weiss, popped the four-pack ($4 for a 4-pack, yikes!) into the fridge for a few hours, and twisted off the cap.

WOW. This stuff is no joke! Very sweet, very strong wintergreen. With all due respect to the Amish people who made the Stoltzfus, Virgil's is really good competition. Regardless of which root beer is the best, who needs alcohol when you have root beer that tastes like this?

I'll try a few more before proclaiming this as the best root beer. But if you get a chance, run out and grab a few bottles. You won't regret it.

The Stoltzfus root beer experience

If you live near Harrisburg, PA, then you live near me. Lucky you. You also live near Saturday's Market, a fun place to shop for just about everything. From classic video games to cupcakes, this giant flea market/antique shop/farmer's market lite has nearly everything.

Among the people working there are local Amish people, and they sell things that are much better than any mass-produced items you might find at a big-box supermarket. Potato chips, meats, quilts, etc.

And by etc., I mean this.

Oh my gosh. This might be the best root beer I've ever drank, toppling a spot previously held by Frosty. I had this same root beer on a previous visit, and it tasted magnificent then. I thought I'd try another bottle to make sure I wasn't overrating it, and it is still amazing (to the root beer snobs, I realize that I'm probably just scratching the surface of great root beers, so if there's some amazing brand I'm missing out on, feel free to send me a sample. For free, of course)

I think what I like about this root beer the most is that it's not very carbonated, which puts more of a focus on the flavor. Sweet, but not over the top like generic root beers. I have no idea how they made it, but I'd love to find out.