Not Your Father’s Root Beer Float Recipe is a swoon-worthy adult root beer float recipe guaranteed to please all the root beer lovers! (This post intended for those twenty-one and older.) *A big shout out to Drizly for providing the inspiration and ingredients for this deliciously creamy root beer float recipe. The opinions and text are all my own.
It seems the foodie world is divided into camps. The chocolate lovers. Those indifferent to chocolate. (NOT me – I’ll take mine dark and daily, thank you very much.)
And then there are the coconut lovers. And the haters. (Sometimes you feel like a nut. Sometimes you don’t.)
And let’s not forget the root beer lovers. Either you love it or you don’t.
And if you love it like me, here’s a quick and refreshing Root Beer Float Recipe for when five o’clock rolls around any day of the week.
I love telling stories, so indulge me. Just this once. (Ahem.) I first heard about Not Your Father’s Root Beer at midnight atop Gunstock Mountain this past summer. Lest you think me a secret midnight mountain-top partier mama, let’s set the record straight here and now.
Each summer there’s a big Christian music festival up at Gunstock Mountain in Gilford, NH: Soul Fest. Long time friends of ours drive up from south of the Mason Dixon line and meet their New England family there. They rent RV’s, camp out, cook out and hang out by the camp fire. Sometimes we drive in and join them for a concert or two on the mountain.
This past summer they gifted me concert tickets for my birthday (woot woot!) and our whole family stayed up on the mountain through the last concert of the night. At nearly midnight, we found ourselves stumbling down the mountainside, bleary-eyed with an hour’s drive home ahead of us.
We rifled through the drinks cooler at their campsite, searching for high-octane caffeine for the ride home. There were soft drinks, sparkly waters and root beer to choose from. That started the late night debate as to whether traditional root beer is caffeinated or not.
And that’s when she said: “Allie, have you tried Not Your Father’s Root Beer yet? Because you’ve got to, it’s the best.”
Well I was one of those kids who stuffed a handful or two of the root beer barrels into the little white paper bag at the penny candy store. (Remember? Those were the days.) And as a foodie, I’m always listening, paying attention to the food and drink trends. What’s new. What folks are cooking, baking, drinking etc.
So as a root beer lover, I knew I had to check out Not Your Father’s Root Beer asap. And just a few weeks later when Drizly asked me to collaborate on a fun new drink recipe, naturally I dreamed of a root beer float with Not Your Father’s Root Beer from Small Town Brewery.
Drizly is a cool new alcohol delivery service bringing icy cold spirits straight to your doorstep in under an hour. So easy and convenient for parties or even a quiet night in. And Not Your Father’s Root Beer is available right here, check it out!
Well I wasn’t disappointed when I finally tasted Not Your Father’s Root Beer. Here’s what Small Town Brewery has to say:
“Not Your Father’s Root Beer is a category-defining craft specialty ale brewed with unique spices. Brewer Tim Kovac’s creativity and painstaking commitment to flavor complexity results in an unmistakable offering that masterfully blends hints of sarsaparilla, wintergreen, anise, and vanilla. A smooth and balanced ale, NYFRB has broad appeal – from discerning craft beer drinkers to non-beer drinkers.”
While I typically enjoy wine and more fruity cocktails (like Blueberry Basil Mojito, Strawberry Sangria or White Wine Peach Sangria), a beer drinker I am not. So I was pleasantly surprised at how much I loved this smooth root beer ale. I call it refined root beer with a little kick, the perfect backdrop for a scoop of creamy vanilla bean ice cream. Hope you love this Not Your Father’s Root Beer Float Recipe as much as we do! (Not Your Father’s Root Beer is available here!)
Not Your Father’s Root Beer Float Recipe
Ingredients
- 1- 12.9 ounce bottle Not Your Father's Root Beer
- vanilla bean ice cream
- optional: 2 vanilla bean pods for garnish
Instructions
- Place a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream into two, 10 - 12 ounce glasses.
- Pour Not Your Father's Root Beer into each glass.
- Float another scoop of vanilla bean ice cream on top.
- Garnish with vanilla bean pods if desired.
- Serve immediately with long spoons and straws.
Notes
You may also like: Fruity White Wine Peach Sangria
Cynthia | What A Girl Eats says
Rootbeer floats were one of my dad’s favorite treats!! He would have loved this!
nancy mcmahan says
Love root beer floats. Not a beer drinker but just might have to try this.
Marye says
This looks amazing, definitely a treat I would end my day with!
Aunt Pinkie says
Love root beer so am sure this would be great! Where do you find NYFRB?
Allie says
Hi Aunt Pinkie – I know you can order it online from Drizly. I have also seen it at the grocery store in the beer section and also at the liquor store. Good luck, hope you love it.
brigitte says
Super recette pour déguster une bière,je ne connaissais pas!belle journée Allie!
Susie Mandel says
Count me in–I love root beer! And I love my chocolate dark and daily, too. 😉
(We’re enjoying our chocolates, too–yummy!!)
Allie says
I just shared one of the chocolates with my neighbor Ruth today, whose husband is French Canadian – they’ve spent a lot of time up in Quebec City. She was thrilled!
Shashi at RunninSrilankan says
Allie, just like y’alls Soul Fest, we have a one day Christian Music fest here too called Celebrate Freedom – I didn’t make it out this year but it was a blast that one time I did make it, awhile back. So glad you got a birthday present of tickets to it and y’all could enjoy it as a family!
BTW, each post or so of yours, I find yet one more thing we seem to have in common – am not a beer drinker either but I do love me a good root beer and must look for Not Your Father’s Root Beer! Loving the vanilla bean pods you added in to that spiced root beer float! This sounds perfect for the 90 degree weather we seem to be having again this week – but it’s almost the weekend! Hope you and your family have a wonderful weekend!
Allison - Celebrating Sweets says
I love Not Your Father’s Root Beer – I never thought to use it in a float! Brilliant! I can’t wait to try it!
Cheyanne @ No Spoon Necessary says
I fall into the I love (white) chocolate, root beer AND coconut camp! I’ll take all of it… and in mass quantities. 😉 lol. Soul Fest sounds like A LOT of fun, Allie! So cool you got free tickets! And YES I remember those root beer barrel candies!!! I used to LOOOVE those things!! What ever happened to them? Anyways, this Not Your Father’s Root Beer Float looks seriously delicious! I love a good boozy beverage… but i think you already knew that! I can’t wait to try these! Cheers, lady!
P.S. Someone else recently posted about Drizly, and their service sounds cool… so why am i not surprised it’s not offered here? Womp womp. xoxo
Maria says
So refreshing and classic 🙂
laura@motherwouldknow says
I don’t like root beer, but I’m tempted by this one:) Nothing like a float on a hot summer day.
Anu - My Ginger Garlic Kitchen says
Yay for free tickets. I love root beer but haven’t had not your Father’s root beer! And this Not Your Father’s Root Beer Float looks fantastic, Allie. That dollop of ice-cream is making me drool. And it’s Friday, so all I have to do is that I will have to go to market and will have to look out for not your Father’s root beer! Cheers! 🙂
Eva says
Je ne jamais essayer la root beer mais j’aimerais goûter ta recette, elle a l’air vraiment délicieuse!! J’ai adorée ta petite histoire! j’espère que tu as passer une belle été ! Septembre est déjà là et je suis contente de te retrouver 😉
Bon week-end ma chère Allie 🙂
Carina says
My husband’s birthday is in October, and he loves rootbeer, so this would be a really neat treat for him. I’ll have to check it out and see if it is available in Canada. Thanks for this idea, Allie! Xo
Allie says
Oh I hope he likes it Carina. It really was a hit around here. I’m curious if it’s available in Canada too. Have a great week, friend!
Catherine says
Dear Allie, It’s been ages since I’ve enjoyed a root beer float. It reminds me of the days when I was a young girl and I’d go to the ice cream parlor! Such a fun treat. xoxo, Catherine