Alcoholic Root Beer Float Recipe - The Cookie Rookie® (2024)

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What kind of alcohol goes well with root beer? ›

Bourbon: The rootbeer dampens the sweetness of the bourbon, pulling out notes of vanilla and anise. Rum: Underscores the vanilla flavor in both the rum and the root beer. Spiced rum: Capitalizes on the spices in the root beer. Vodka: Gives you a spiked drink that lets the root beer shine.

Method. Spoon a scoop or two of vanilla ice cream into a tall glass. Slowly pour root beer into the glass, allowing the foam to rise and then recede before adding more root beer. Serve with straws and spoons.

Also known as a "black cow" or "brown cow", the root beer float is traditionally made with vanilla ice cream and root beer, but it can also be made with other ice cream flavors.

A classic rickey is just liquor, lime juice and carbonated water, but reach for rye whiskey and trade the soda water for root beer, and you get the root beer rickey, a drink bartender Jim Meehan created for Cicoria, a pizzeria in Portland, Ore.

A&W Root Beer with vodka

Of course, as it has a light and subtle flavour, vodka goes with nearly everything. We're particularly fond of the combination of root beer with flavoured vodkas like cinnamon roll or even cake! This sweet and tasty combination of spices and A&W will take you right back to your childhood.

Matter is everywhere, even in a root beer float! You can find solids, liquids and gasses in a root beer float. > Solid: ice cream > Liquid: root beer > Gas: The ice cream and root beer mix and create bubbles called carbonation.

The root beer helps to free air bubbles trapped in the ice cream. The fat in the ice cream coats the bubbles, protecting them and allowing them to expand to create the foam you see on root beer floats.”

Tall glasses overflowing with root beer and vanilla ice cream. Top with whipped cream and cherries for a touch of elegance.

The root beer float, also known as a "black cow" or "brown cow," is a classic American dessert that has been enjoyed for over a century.

A Root Beer Float is traditionally where you would put ice cream (usually vanilla) into a cup of Root Beer.

What is a blended root beer float called? ›

If you Google “Black Cow Drink” you'll find a variety of recipes. Some say it's a root beer float with a chocolate syrup drizzle, while others consider it simply being a blended root beer float.

Root beer is a liquid that takes the shape of a container. When you add ice cream (a solid) to the root beer, the ice cream reacts with the root beer and releases carbon dioxide (gas) bubbles.

Ever tried a Señor Root Beer before? This root beer and tequila co*cktail is perfectly delicious. Try one out for yourself!

Make it a Shooter!! Add 1 ounce of Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey and 1 ounce of root beer into a shooter glass and shoot with your friends!

Combine vodka, grenadine, and ice in a glass. Add Dr Pepper. Stir gently and enjoy!