What kind of root beer?
My family went on a root beer quest and determined that not all root beers were the same; and that we could essentially divide root beer into three catagories: pizza, floats, and sipping. Generally speaking we turned into root beer snobs...
Pizza: you need a spicy root beer to stand up to the sauce and seasonings. A mellow or sweet root beer gets lost here. Barq's or Mug is our go to here.
Floats: this root beer should have some zing; but be predominantly heavy in vanilla and honey. A&W or Hires works well for this.
Sipping: this is the perfect root beer to sit and relax with. Thick and creamy, balanced spice and sweet, and perfect by itself - almost a religious experience. Henry Weinharts private reserve is amazing. It is like a root beer float without the ice cream dilutions. I can't find HWPR since we moved to Texas. Boy do I miss those!
Don't get me started on root beer vs root beer flavored fizzy sugar water!
What root beer did you have with your mixture 79?