Photos - 1: Virgil Anderson (Grandfather of Carlin) and Corey Anderson (Father of owner). The great root beer culture is nostalgic and alive and well today. Each brand has a history and a great story to tell combined with the branding, promotion, and the labels, not to mention the hobby of making root beer. Over time the selection of the store's root beer brands grew from 30 to now over 110 not including diet beverages, the single-root beers like birch beer, ginger beers, sarsaparillas, or the array of fruity, retro,and “weird” sodas (like the mystifyingly popular bacon soda).Ĭustomers now come from across the country to visit the stores. The James Caliber Root Beer Company was put on hold, and The Root Beer Store was open for business. Having recently mailed his father a variety pack of 12 different root beers for a Christmas present, the idea of offering multiple root beer brands to the public was born. In an effort to develop the concept, Anderson traveled to California to shadow an industry expert, during which time he was introduced to 30 or 40 different brands of root beer. It wasn’t long before he decided to develop his own root beer brand and the the genesis of the James Caliber Soda Company. With 20 years experience owning and operating small businesses, Corey had the time to try something he really wanted to do for a career.
This method causes bottles to expand and break if not cared for properly, and there are great stories going back generations of Anderson family root beer bottles exploding during the carbonating process. The store was founded by Corey Anderson who enjoyed making root beer as a kid with his family-utilizing the yeast method of carbonating. Our History For generations making homemade root beer has been a fun family tradition, and therein lies the “root” of The Root Beer Store’s history. Imagine any root beer treat you can think of-we have it! Come in with your friends, family, or that neighbor you want to get to know better! Pay us a visit and make new friends! Bring the whole gang and we'll introduce you to a wonderful world of root beer! Would it surprise you that we also dabble in diet soda? And don't get us started on our selection of root beer and soda-inspired treats including popcorn, salt-water taffy, barrels, carbonated candy, Fizzies, and more! Not a fan of the world's best beverage? Try some of our fruity and specialty sodas? These Cousins of Root Beer line our walls along with a great selection of ginger beer, birch beer, sarsaparilla, and cream sodas. With over 100 brands of Root Beer to choose from, some folks get lost in a world of wonder when they enter our store! Our friendly and knowledgeable staff is at hand any moment to answer any and all of your burning root beer questions. Provide great root beer and soda beverages and a community forum for loyalists worldwide.
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