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Top Root Beer Brands

#1. A&W

The Brand: A&W is a top root beer brand established in 1919 by Roy W Allen. Roy collaborated with Franck Wright in 1922 to now bring about the current A&W. The products by this top beer brand gained popularity in the US and China around that time.

Need to Know: Today, A&W, the Canadian Coca-Cola company, and Keurig Dr Pepper in the USA currently have the rights to A&W products. The A&W products that are brewed in the USA can be bought in Italy, China, Australia, and Chile. These are the places where A&W is located.

A&W is popularly known for the balance that it creates between sweetness and frothiness. It will rock your taste buds with frothy fizz. It is not excessively sweet and tastes better when almost frozen.

#2. Barq’s Root Beer

The Brand: Barq’s Root Beer is a top root beer brand. It is popularly known for its rich caffeine mix. This mix makes it your go-to beer when you want to stay active and alert.

Need to Know: This root beer brand has a bite, and it is the most interesting thing about this beer brand. The bite is the sharp but clean aftertaste of the beer leaves in your mouth after drinking. It also has a black licorice flavor, and this flavor adds an increase to the flavor in its profile.

#3. IBC Root Beer

The Brand: IBC root beer has maintained its place as one of the top root beer brands in the world. This root beer brand started in 1919. IBC was the owner of the beer brand, but they ran out of business after some time. In 2008, Keurig Dr Pepper bought the brand and maintains its ownership to date.

Need to Know: By 2016, the beer went through another formula. They replaced cane sugar in the beer with fructose corn syrup. Originally, the beer bottles were four in number in a pack. Today, it is distributed six in a pack. The types of this beer sold currently are the IBC Root Beer and the IBC Diet Root Beer.

#4. Mug Root Beer

The Brand: Mug Root Beer has been around since 1940. At that time, it was popularly sold in San Francisco. The name then was Belfast Root Beer. The current owner of this root beer brand is Pepsi Co.

Need to Know: Mug Root Beer can be found in any grocery store around. It has a refreshing sweet taste and the consistency is foamy. This blend makes it perfect for a snack combo. The beer is not overly flavored, and this makes it ideal as a party drink.

#5. Dad’s Old Fashioned Root Beer

The Brand: Dad’s Old Fashioned Root Beer began in Chicago. In a basement to be precise, and in 1937, it was launched. By 1940, it ranked as one of the most popular beers in the country.

Need to Know: Dad’s Old Fashioned Root Beer was the first of its kind to sell half a gallon bottles called ‘Papas’. They also offered a quarter a gallon and 12 ounce sized bottles, called ‘Mamas’ and ‘Juniors.

Top German Beer Brands

#1. Weihenstephan Hefe Weissbier

The Brand: Weihenstephan Hefe Weissbier is one of the best beer brands in Germany. The brand is well known for its production of sensational hefeweizens. Weihenstephan Hefe Weissbier is the oldest brewery in the world, dating back to 1040.

Need to Know: Hefeweizen, which is the sensation of this top beer brand in Germany, has a light sweetness. The sweetness is yeasty, it takes like bubblegum or banana. This flavored taste makes it the best to take before a meal or with a light meal.

#2. Helles Lager Beer

The Brand: Helles Lager is one of Germany’s finest beers produced by Augustiner Brau. This brewery has been around since 1621. The Helles Lager contains 5.2%ABV and 22 IBU. The beer is brewed in Munich style, and this makes it unique. It is one of the most filtered, pale, and full-bodied beers.

Need to Know: The Helles Lager has a very good amount of carbonation. The carbonation is mixed with a honey aroma to excite your senses. It also has a mix of lemon and floral grassy flavor. The flavor is dry, has a mild and bubble feeling in the mouth.

#3. Dunkel

The Brand: Dunkel is a beer produced majorly in Munich and Bavaria. The lager beer is dark and can range from copper brown. This German beer brand is brewed from Munich malt, and this malt makes it taste like caramel.

Need to Know: This top german beer brand is smooth, has a medium body, can be drunk easily, and has a subtle taste of sweetness. The German beer brand also has a tasty note character.

#4. Ayinger Oktoberfest -Märzen

The Brand: Ayinger Oktober Fest is a top german beer brand known for producing one of the finest beers you can taste in the country. They are very popular for producing very rich flavored beers that are used for celebrations. Most of their beers are brewed from malt.

Need to Know: This beer brand is located in Munich, and one of their most popular and finest beers is Märzen. Märzen is one of the sensational beers that this beer brand produces. The beer brand has a malt look like amber and copper. This maltiness comes with huge foams (off-white, and it has caramel notes.

#5 Heineken

The Brand: Heineken is a beer brand that is quite popular around the world. The beer brand has been in the Netherlands for at least 150 years. It comes up as one of the top beer brands in Germany because it is widely accepted and drunk in Germany.

Need to Know: Apart from Germany, the brand is very popular in countries like the USA, London. Globally, this beer brand stands out. In 2018, this top german beer brand shipped out over 3.8 million beers around the world.

Top Mexican Beer Brands

#1. Corona Extra

The Brand: Corona is rated as one of the best beers in Mexico. It gained this position because of its popularity in the Mexican beer market. When it comes to the best types of beers to take, this beer brand is ever reliable.

Need to Know: Corona has a very light taste and every flavor in the beer is well deserved. The beer is better served when it is ice cold with a slice of lime.

#2. Cerveza Pacífico Clara

The Brand: Cerveza Pacífico Clara is a top Mexican beer brand that has been around for over a hundred years now. The name pacific is given to this beer brand because of its location. The beer brand is located in Mazatlán, just on the coast of the Pacific.

Need to Know: The Mexican beer brand is moderately carbonated to give you a lively feel when drunk. The smell is not toxic, and it has the smell of an everyday pale lager. Just that this one has a bit of a hop-like smell. From the smell, you already know what the drink will taste like.

#3. Negra Modelo

The Brand: Austrian expatriates were the first to brew Negra Modelo in Mexico. This Mexican beer brand is a bit stronger than other Mexican beers. The beer has about 5.4 percent alcohol contained in each bottle. This Mexican beer is the best-selling dark beer in Mexico.

Need to Know: The beer is not heavy and it has a perfect combo of black malts, hops, and caramel. These properties make the brewing of the beer take longer. The beer has a bittersweet taste. The bitterness of the hops balances with the sweet tastes of the nuts and fruits.

#4. Indio

The Brand: Indio is a Mexican brand of malt that is popular in the country because of its sweet taste. The sweet taste is a product of the caramel malt, and the beer is not heavy. The color of this beer is deep copper.

Need to Know: The beer balances the sweet taste of malt and bitterness. What you will taste in the beer is not sugar though, but malt. This Mexican beer brand has also been around in the US for more than 8 years.

#5. Sol

The Brand: Sol is a top Mexican beer brand. This beer brand gets its name from the Spanish word. Sol in Spanish means Sun. The color of this beer replicates the name. The beer is bright-colored. Sol is produced by one of the oldest breweries in Mexico, it began in 1899.

Need to Know: The color of the beer is bright gold and this makes it a perfect beer for sunny days. It has a corn-flavored taste, and this taste is a perfect combo for your tacos.

Top Ginger Beer Brands

#1. Fever-Tree Ginger Beer

The Brand: Fever-Tree Ginger Beer entered the market in 2005, and since then it has become the standard. Ginger beer is tonic water full of natural ingredients. It has very good taste. The brand has gained its relevance as the number one worldwide using natural ingredients. The natural ingredients used for the production of this beer are unique.

Need to Know: The beer has a very great taste and it is because it is made from totally natural ingredients. The beer brings a taste mixture of tonic and gin.

#2. Rachel’s Ginger Beer (RGB)

The Brand: Rachel Ginger Beer is located in Seattle. This ginger beer brand has a variety of flavors.

Need to Know: Every variety of this beer brand is built with the right amount of fruits and herbs. The beer has the natural taste of freshly squeezed out ginger. It gives you a combination of spice and sweetness.

#3. Barritt’s Original Ginger Beer

The Brand: Barrit is a very known name in the beverage and soda world. They have been around for decades now, and they have gained their place at the top by making amazing beverages and soda.

Need to Know: Their Ginger beer is one of the various products that they produce. They brew this beer with very high fructose corn syrup. This combination gives the beer a sweet taste.

You can pair this ginger beer with rum and still have the taste of rum. Although, the rum will have a sweet ginger taste, and give you a nice after-taste feeling.

#4. Reed’s Zero Extra Ginger Beer

The Brand: Reed Zero Ginger beer is one of the beers in the world with zero calories. The ginger beer has three flavors. The Original, Extra, and Strong flavor. The Original contains the normal ginger mix amount, the extra contains 200% and the strong contains 300%.

Need to Know: The Reed ginger beer is sweet. The sweetness is not because they add sugar in the brewing. The brewing of the beer is done with a mix of fruit juice and natural honey. They use natural sweeteners too like stevia and erythritol.

There is a regular version of the beer brand anyways, so check the bottle to see that you are buying the zero variant. The regular brand contains calories. They have sugar cane and pineapple concentrate mix.

#5. Bundaberg Ginger Drink

The Brand: Bundaberg is a beer-producing brand that makes one of the best ginger beers. The taste of their ginger beer is unmatched in the market today. The company is an Australian-based company. They provide you with the best ginger drink for mixing other drinks and your diets.

Need to Know: Ginger beer stands out because it is not brewed like other soft drinks. It undergoes the process of fermentation like other beers. It gets its unique taste from real cane sugar and natural ginger. It can be a perfect mix with any other drink of choice for you.

Top Irish Beer Brands

#1. Guinness Extra Stout

The Brand: Guinness was established in Dublin in 1759. Guinness is one of those legendary brands globally. The brand is known for its well-known Extra stout. So, it is not a wonder that it tops the list here.

Need to Know: You cannot talk about Irish beer and not talk about Guinness. Guiness’ recommendation for pouring their beer is very unique. They give the drink a perfect pint by using a unique two-part process.

#2. Porterhouse

The Brand: Porterhouse began operation in 1996 in Dublin. They had their Rambler Pale Ale which had tastes of orange peel, citrus, and watermelon.

Need to Know: The top Irish beer brand was one of those beer brands that stood shoulder to shoulder with Guinness. Guinness received the most attention from the Irish beer lovers till they came into the scene.

#3. Smithwick’s Red Ale

The Brand: Smithwick started operation in 1710. Their first establishment was in Kilkenny, St, Francis Abbey to be Precise. The top Irish beer brand has grown since then to become one of the top beer brands in Ireland.

Need to Know: The Irish beer brand has some sort of red color. This color makes it quite distinct from other Irish beer brands. It has a malty aroma and the bitter taste is balanced by the sweet taste.

#4. Murphy’s Irish Stout

The Brand: Murphy is a very big Irish beer brand. It even ranks as one of the top three beer brands in Ireland. It is like the ‘good guy’ of Guinness Heineken in 1983 bought this Ireland beer brand. Since then, it has grown to top the list of beer brands in Ireland.

Need to Know: The Irish beer has a taste of milky chocolate with an addition of espresso. Then with an added caramel, one inch thick. This combo accounts for the creamy nature of the beer. Do not be deceived though, the taste should not make you take more than normal.

#5. O’Hara’s Celtic Stout

The Brand: Carlow Brewery is the brewery responsible for this beer. Carlow began in 1996 in a small town called Carlow in Ireland. They employ methods that are superior to modern methods in their stout production.

Need to Know: O’Hara’s Celtic Stout is the definition of a true Irish stout. It is Irish in hops and barley(Roasted). This combination accounts for the sweet roasty taste the beer gives your mouth. The beer has no artificial additives. The ingredients are barley, hops, water, and yeast.

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