National Root Beer Float Day 2024 is on Tuesday, Aug. 6. A&W restaurants are giving away free small floats from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Everyone loves a root beer float, that classic drink made with creamy root beer and rich vanilla ice cream. Of course, a mug of root beer tastes incredible by itself, but this ice cream drink is ...

Hires first offered root beer at the Centennial Exposition in 1876 and began selling it in ready-to-drink bottles in 1890. More For You A root beer float for grown-ups ...

Root beer floats are a simple and delicious drink doubling as a sweet treat. ... (Natalie Kolb/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images) Barq’s predates A&W, going back to 1898.

Since its creation in the late 19th century, the root beer float has been an American favorite. Cold, sweet and simple, this tasty treat was invented by Frank Wisner of Cripple Creek, Colo., in ...

If you are a root beer float fan, you can get a free one every year on your birthday by joining A&W's Rooty’s Mug Club (ages 13 and up). How to make a root beer float.