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CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: Many local breweries around the United States that make their own brands of beer also make root beer and other non-alcoholic drinks.
The Fordham and Old Dominion Brewing Company in Dover, Delaware, is partly owned by the international company InBev.
The brewers at Fordham and Old Dominion make many different beers. But their single best-selling product -- over twenty percent of production -- is root beer. Walter Trifari, the head brewer, says the style is based on an old recipe found in the Library of Congress.
Walter Trifari, Master Brewer at Old Dominion Brewing Company
WALTER TRIFARI: "There's something about the sweetness, the texture. I really attribute it a lot to the honey. Honey's the magical ingredient. It has a lot of magical components to it. You know, it's very healthy for you. It can do a lot of good things. But I think when you infuse it into a liquid, you may not taste it right off the bat and say 'Wow, there's honey in here.' But the honey is definitely giving you some textures on your tongue and the mouth-feel that I enjoy."
Walter Trifari says the root beer brings back memories for a lot of people who take tours of the brewery.
WALTER TRIFARI: "I think root beer does have a lot of history. And it sometimes takes people -- at least I've seen it here at the bar when they've tried it, or when I mention 'Oh we make root beer,' some of the baby boomers or, or that age group, you know, a little twinkle in their eye of like 'Oh I remember when I used to get root beer.' I think it brings people back a little bit to their childhood."
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