Hard soda

[2][3] It has gained recent prominence in the United States after the success of the Not Your Father's Root Beer brand manufactured by Small Town Brewery.

Hard soda is a relatively new category in the craft beer segment of the alcoholic beverage industry that gained prominence in the United States after the success of the Not Your Father's Root Beer brand manufactured by Small Town Brewery based in Wauconda, Illinois.

[2] The company also plans on marketing a separate version of the Not Your Father's Root Beer brand with a higher alcohol content.

[2] In January 2016, the Not Your Father's Root Beer brand was the market leader in the hard soda category.

[5] Crazy Beard Apple Ale is produced by the Dusty Boots company in Canada, and is a mixture of beer and cider.

The first hard soda was modeled after the beverage pictured here, root beer . According to Not Your Father's Root Beer, it is an ale that contains sarsaparilla , wintergreen , anise and vanilla . [ 1 ]
Ginger ale is another popular flavor chosen for hard soda formulations. As seen in this photo, the history of ginger ale's relationship with breweries is quite old.