Beloved in certain regions of the United States, particularly in parts of the South and, oddly, Utah (more on that later), you could argue that root beer is an underdog American icon. It conjures ...

Root beer is an American drink and has been around for centuries -- in fact, first commercial root beer was invented by ...

Skidmore professor Christopher Mann and his children, Clara and Tim, evaluate samples of root beer to rank against other makers of the popular soft drink on Friday at their home in Saratoga Springs.