The bottles are refrigerated. They then rate the root beer out of 10 in six categories: color, fizziness, mintiness, spiciness, sweetness and overall taste. Discussion and negotiation usually occurs.

I fell in love with the non-factory color and promptly named it Root Beer. My ­Figaro did need some maintenance items taken care of. First on the list was a new radiator and cooling system.

Art students at Sheboygan South High School have designed a unique label with a removable sticker for a root beer soda made ...