Old Town Root Beer Company

I like root beer and my favorite commercial root beer is CA founded A&W, followed by Mug, Barqs', Dads' and Hires. Why is A&W my favorite? It's because it is made with real vanilla and it says so on the can.
BUT....the point of this blog is to talk about the place written in the title spot; Old Town Root Beer Company Temecula/San Diego, and why I like it and the next time you are in Temecula, you need to visit.

I first visited Old Town Root Beer Co, while visiting Old Town, San Diego, 3 years ago. I was in the mood for a root beer float and I thought I would try one from there. I'll have to tell you, it was really good. The service was good too.

In 2010, I wanted to get some root beer for my cousin for Christmas as a secret santa gift and I wanted to go to the Root Beer Company in San Diego. I called them and found out that they didn't exist anymore, so I called the one in Temecula. They told me that they exist, so I drove down to Temecula.

When I walked into the Old Town Roor Beer Company, there were hats, souvenirs, pictures and newspaper clippings and bottles of assorted root beers and soda, located inside an old western style building. I perused the shelves of soda trying to decide what to get my cousin for Christmas, since he was also a root beer connoisseur. Upon recommendation by the owners, I was told to get the Root Beer Sampler, which contained a collection of root beers for him to try; so I got that. Before I left, I also purchased an Old Town Root Company root beer, their first brew. It was a unique brew because unlike other root beers that I tried, this one contained honey. It was quite an unusual taste because I'm used to the tastes of A and W, Barq's and Mug, but I got used to the taste and I continued to drink it. It was a very tasty drink and I would have to come back and try the others.

The proprietors of the establishment were very nice people (they were the owners) and I shot the breeze with them and asked them how it came about...etc.

10 months later, I stopped into The Old Town Root Beer Company, Temecula location, again to purchase more root beer. This time, on a recommendation from Rebecca, who was working the counter and was very knowledgeable, told me to try a D-n-A, so I did. It was actually quite tasty. The taste of mint, mixed with the base formula, was quite tasty. I decided to purchase two more bottles to take home with me. I purchased OTRB Co. Route 66 and a Virgil's. On the way out, I did some advertising for the company ( I don't know if it helped, but I think it did because customer recommendations always seem to work) because some patrons came in and I told them about my purchases and how Rebecca, the CSR behind the counter, was very knowledgeable and was very helpful.

So I took my purchases home and I opened the Route 66 Bottle. It was quite tasty and you can taste the spiciness of the cinnamon complimenting the base formula. Later, I opened the Virgil's root beer and it was quite good and very smooth. It had a good frothiness to it. I read the side of the Virgil's bottle and it apparently is a commercially sold root beer because it had the "Facts" on the side, but besides that buzzkill, I found out what it was made with and I was surprised to found out that it was made with, anise, licorice, vanilla, cinnamon, wintergreen, nutmeg, others you can read herehttp://www.reedsinc.com/virgils/

So I had a fun adventure and I'm thinking of going back, might bring somebody next time, who knows.

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