I spent much of my childhood reading about root beer in American comics and dying to try it. I finally got there and tried it and I hated it. Thought it would be like dandelion & burdock, but it wasn't.
Can you still get D&B, BTW?
See your local (less than friendly) Tesco Mike, the do packs of 6 cans or for the traditionalists :winkold: Barrs in Old fashioned, what used to be returnable, bottles