Root beer
carbonated beverage, originally made using the root of a sassafras plant
Root beer is a sweet soda. It is traditionally made using sassafras or sarsaparilla as the main flavor.
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It does not have caffeine, though some root beer makers add caffeine. It can be carbonated or non-carbonated. Modern, commercially produced root beer is generally sweet, foamy, carbonated, nonalcoholic, and flavoured using artificial sassafras flavouring.