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Root beer (známý též jako sarsaparilla) je nápoj populární zejména v Severní Americe a prodává se jak v nealkoholické, tak alkoholické verzi. V Evropě moc oblíbený není, pro svou příchuť charakterizovanou jako „kapky proti kašli“ :)
Ingredience
Nealkoholická verze root beeru se skládá z extraktů či ochucených sirupů ředěných sycenou vodou. Nápoj není tak obecně oblíben, jako Coca Cola či Pepsi Cola a jeho spotřeba činí zhruba 3 % trhu s nealkoholickými nápoji v USA.
The alcoholic version is made by fermenting a solution of extract and sugar with yeast. Typically this will yield a beverage with about 0.4% alcohol, compared to more than 4% for most regular beers.
Root beer extract may contain a variety of flavors. Bark from the roots of the sassafras tree was the typical flavor in root beer historically, and is the primary flavor most individuals associate with the beverage. Sassafras bark was banned by the FDA due to the carcinogenic properties of its constituent chemical safrole in 1960. A safrole-free variety is now used, with some claiming that it has a weaker flavor than the pre-1960 variety.
There are hundreds of root beer brands in the United States, produced in every U.S. state, and there is no standardized recipe. The primary ingredient, sassafras, is complemented with other flavors, common ones being vanilla, wintergreen, cherry tree bark, licorice root, sarsaparilla root, nutmeg, anise, molasses, cinnamon and clove.
Homemade root beer is usually made from concentrate, though it can also be made from actual herbs and roots. Both alcoholic and non-alcoholic root beers have a thick and foamy head when poured, often enhanced through the addition of yucca extract.
Klasické použití
Root beer was a traditional beverage and herbal medicine. Throughout history, the beverage was often mildly alcoholic. As a medicine it was used for treating cough and mouth sores.
Commercial root beer was developed by Charles Elmer Hires in 1866. Hires presented root tea powder at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial exhibition, and in 1893 he began selling bottled, carbonated root beer. There was an upsurge in the popularity of root beer in the United States during the period of prohibition as local breweries resorted to brewing non-alcoholic beverages. Root beer was at its most popular in the period during and after prohibition, and has since declined in popularity as the soft drink market has been taken over by brands such as Coca Cola and Pepsi.
Značky
- A&W - Dr Pepper Snapple Group (Cadbury)
- MUG - PepsiCo
- Barq's - Coca Cola Company
- Stewart's
Root Beer v ČR
Ačkoliv se jedná výhradně o nápoj pro Severní Ameriku, ve velmi malém množství a za velmi vysoké ceny (45 Kč/plech) jej lze koupit i u nás, přesněji řečeno v Praze. Nejslibnější je The Candy Store (39 Kč/plech; za stejnou cenu mají i verzi „Diet“ - bez cukru), dále v malinký obchůdek AHOG u OD Kotva nebo v obchodě Culinaria.
V Praze si Root beer můžete též dát ve Friends Coffee House, plechovku A&W prodávají za 49 Kč.
Nejlevnější plechovku A&W za 29 Kč bylo možné koupit v dnes již neexistujícím shopu AmericanFood.cz (od KeMneDomu.cz, dnes již také neexistující).
Další volbou může být německý e-shop Americanfood4u (plechovka za 1,29 €).
Nealko
- Poland Spring
- Root beer
