Instead of real cane sugar, like some of the other brands on the list, Faygo's ingredients included high fructose corn syrup.

At first, it was served hot, but by the 1850s enterprising cold beverage fans began combining root beer syrup with soda water for a refreshing twist. Initially, Americans used root beer medicinally.

YPSILANTI, MI — The Root Beer that flows out of Bill’s Drive-In is beloved by the community. The drive-in may not look like much but its engrained with tradition, making some of the best root ...