Whether you prefer A&W, Barq’s, or Mug, you’re likely familiar with root beer if you grew up in the U.S. You may be less familiar with the drink’s origins, including how beer ended up in the ...

“And there it was,” says historian Linda Wommack. “The root beer float.” The iconic drink was invented here in what was then a bustling mining camp, the center of the Pikes Peak gold rus ...