WebRunner-Up: Henry Weinhard's Gourmet Root Beer. Best Sweet Root Beers: IBC Root Beer, Bulldog Root Beer. Best "Rooty" Root Beers: A&W Root Beer; Barq's …
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Sugar Quantity/Type: As our testers can attest, root beer is not really a low sugar drink. Most of the brands we tested contained 40 or more grams of sugar — definitely enough to give you a good sucrose jolt. A few, however, included less sugar than their usual competitors, and some even opted to use cane sugar rather than corn syrup.
Low-carb beer is simply beer that has lower carbohydrate content. An example of this could be Corona Premier. The carbohydrate content in such drinks is converted into carbon dioxide and alcohol, leaving very little sugar and calories behind.
Besides balancing sweet and sassafras taste perfectly, this lesser-known root beer also contains a good bit of bubble for carbonation fans. If you happen across Red Arrow in your travels, definitely add it to your shopping cart. Henry Weinhard primarily specializes in alcoholic beer, but their non-alcoholic offerings are equally worth trying.
Weinhard's root beer is a bit on the sweet side while containing slightly less sugar than some of its well-known competitors. The carbonation is also slightly more present than you might expect in a national competitor's offering, so it's perfect for craft soda enthusiasts or anyone else who prefers a fair amount of bubbles in their root beer.