And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
I used to take a quarter to the snack shack on a beach in Chatham on cape cod…bought 5bags of m&ms … they were great then. Same thing with pinwheel cookies but Nabisco gave up processing their chocolate in America and went to mexico
99% long gone into the trash bin of history. Served on roller skates in some chains. Best root beer in a frosty mug I can ever remember sitting in the back seat of a 61 chevy on a hot July summer night. AC? never heard of it then lol!
I’ve probably posted this before here. About 10-15 years ago, I was eating lunch with two friends at work and we started reminiscing about how good A&W root beer was and we devised what became a mission from God, almost. We’d buy a few bottles of various root beers and meet in a given kitchen at work where we’d keep our glass mugs in the freezer so they’d be appropriately frosted. We’d pour and taste and then render our opinions. After a couple months we had some conclusions. The top 5 included Henry Weinhardts, Virgil’s, Boylan’s, IBC, and A&W. There were a lot of beverages in the next tier, but only one that we considered undrinkable: Jack Black’s Rockin Red Root Beer. Of course, opinions will vary and that’s perfectly fine. Even with all that, I don’t think that we recaptured the thrill of our youth getting such a float as shown in the photo above.
Not that it's the same, because in no way does it compare to an A&W Float, but Red Robin has a set of June specials ($4), and the Tuesday special is a bottomless Root Beer Float....Barg's Root Beer over soft serve.
Bonus question: Papa burger, Mama burger or Baby burger?
105 years! I had no idea. Haven't been to one in 40 years plus. But in the little town of Tomahawk, Wisconsin where we spend our summers there is a great little place called Dog'nSuds that does ample justice to the A&W spirit.
The mugs were twice as tall as these. No red plastic straw, paper. Missing spoon. Frosted mug with condensation on the out side. If done right, the ice cream had a nice crust on the outside. Sigh
A&W root beer floats were the best of all time!
ReplyDeleteToday is the 105th anniversary of the founding of A&W Root Beer.
ReplyDeleteA&W root beer has gone down considerably in taste since the 70's. Plenty of craft root beer that tastes much better.
ReplyDeleteEverything has lost taste! PLEASE someone let me know and confirm that these are among them…M&Ms, Nabisco pinwheel cookies, etc!
DeleteMemories!
ReplyDeleteI used to take a quarter to the snack shack on a beach in Chatham on cape cod…bought 5bags of m&ms … they were great then. Same thing with pinwheel cookies but Nabisco gave up processing their chocolate in America and went to mexico
DeleteVery sad
DeleteThere's a drive in about 20 miles from here that still makes their own root beer and has service like that. Nice place on an evening.
ReplyDelete99% long gone into the trash bin of history. Served on roller skates in some chains. Best root beer in a frosty mug I can ever remember sitting in the back seat of a 61 chevy on a hot July summer night. AC? never heard of it then lol!
ReplyDeleteCorn dogs. Fries. Root beer float. Good times!
ReplyDeleteI’ve probably posted this before here. About 10-15 years ago, I was eating lunch with two friends at work and we started reminiscing about how good A&W root beer was and we devised what became a mission from God, almost. We’d buy a few bottles of various root beers and meet in a given kitchen at work where we’d keep our glass mugs in the freezer so they’d be appropriately frosted. We’d pour and taste and then render our opinions.
ReplyDeleteAfter a couple months we had some conclusions. The top 5 included Henry Weinhardts, Virgil’s, Boylan’s, IBC, and A&W. There were a lot of beverages in the next tier, but only one that we considered undrinkable: Jack Black’s Rockin Red Root Beer. Of course, opinions will vary and that’s perfectly fine.
Even with all that, I don’t think that we recaptured the thrill of our youth getting such a float as shown in the photo above.
Fond memories of A&W as a kid.
ReplyDeleteWaitresses on rollerskates brining our orders to the car.
Tray on the window.
Those were the days.
Not that it's the same, because in no way does it compare to an A&W Float, but Red Robin has a set of June specials ($4), and the Tuesday special is a bottomless Root Beer Float....Barg's Root Beer over soft serve.
ReplyDeleteBonus question: Papa burger, Mama burger or Baby burger?
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Teen burger, because it had bacon!
Delete105 years! I had no idea. Haven't been to one in 40 years plus. But in the little town of Tomahawk, Wisconsin where we spend our summers there is a great little place called Dog'nSuds that does ample justice to the A&W spirit.
ReplyDeleteThe mugs were twice as tall as these. No red plastic straw, paper. Missing spoon. Frosted mug with condensation on the out side. If done right, the ice cream had a nice crust on the outside. Sigh
ReplyDeleteThe Good Times~
ReplyDeleteTalk about memories! I met my wife at an A&W. She was a carhop at an A&W in Dover NH. We've been married 59 years today.
ReplyDeleteGod bless!
DeleteThat's the best reply ever. Nicely done.
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