ROUTE 66 ROUTE BEER FLOAT

Almost everyone knows how to make a root beer float so we won't challenge your intelligence. But we will give you a little history that suggests you include Route 66 Root Beer to excel. If you use any other brand of root beer, we can not guarantee the results (<--- blatent sales pitch)

A ROUTE 66 ROUTE BEER FLOAT is a dessert that consists of ice cold Route 66 Root Beer and ice cream, traditionally vanilla. It is usually made by scooping ice cream into a large glass or mug, then pouring in our root beer.

The microscopic bubbles present in the ice cream act as "nucleation sites" which trigger the formation of large bubbles of carbon dioxide.

Route 66 Root Beer foams more than other soft drinks and the foam often overflows the container. While this is part of the fun, the amount of foam can be reduced to a more manageable level if the root beer is poured first and the ice cream is then gently lowered into it for those of you who can't stand a little mess.

Route 66 Root Beer floats are usually eaten with a spoon. A popular technique is to take some ice cream in the spoon, and eat it, a fairly uncomplicated task considering the reward.

When all of the solid ice cream is eaten, the remaining mixture of root beer and melted ice cream can be drunk either with or without a straw. Hard choice to make, but you can handle it.

Another method is to mix the ice cream and root beer together, then drink the concoction after the ice cream has melted.

A root beer float can also be blended to create a consistently textured beverage like a milkshake. This is often called a root beer freeze, however, this is often not called a root beer freeze, meaning you can call it anything you want to.

WOW - that was so interesting - we're gonna' go make one right now!