America’s ultimate summer drink: Root Beer Float
America: the country where nothing is impossible. The country where they throw a scoop of ice cream into a glass of soda and proudly put it on their dessert menu. Meet Root Beer Float, the drink Americans slurp down by the gallon every summer.
Never heard of root beer? Not surprising, because the drink is mainly consumed in America. It’s a dark soda that looks a little like a glass of Guinness. Yet it doesn’t always contain alcohol. In fact, it’s the exception when the drink contains even a small amount of alcohol. So don’t be thrown off by the word ‘beer’!
Root beer and vanilla ice cream
Root beer comes in various versions, but most varieties contain extracts of vanilla, liquorice and nutmeg. What does it taste like? According to TikTokker Jeroen Boersma—who makes the Root Beer Float in the video below—it tastes like a combination of vanilla and motor oil. Yes, try to imagine that.
Root Beer Float is nothing less than a generous scoop of vanilla ice cream topped with root beer. You pour it all into an enormous glass, because hey, you’re making an American drink. Give it a quick stir and you can start slurping. I’m curious whether you’ll still taste a hint of motor oil through that enormous scoop of vanilla ice cream.
@jeroenboersma Who remembers Cat Scratch on Nickelodeon? Those cats always drank root beer!🍺 #fyp #voorjou #usa #amerika #verenigdestaten #rootbeer #rootbeerfloat #aw ♬ original sound – Jeroen Boersma
Make your own Root Beer Float
Want to give it a try yourself? Root beer isn’t all that easy to find here. Your best bet is to order it online. A good alternative is root beer syrup, available from Saru Soda. You simply mix it with water yourself. Otherwise, there’s nothing for it but to take a trip across the pond.
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