Fanta Root Beer | ||
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![]() A photograph of the can design of Fanta Root Beer from the United States. | ||
Description | ||
Flavor: | Root Beer | |
Color: | Brown | |
Details | ||
Current Status: | Discontinued | |
Locations Available: | United States Canada | |
Year(s) Available: | United States: 1960 - 1990s Canada: 1970s - 1980s | |
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Fanta Root Beer was a flavor of Fanta, first released in 1960 in the United States. It remained stable during its first years but eventually discontinued in the early 1990s due to Barq's Root Beer later taking its place.
Description[]
Fanta Root Beer is a draft style root beer soda flavor of Fanta.
History[]
Fanta Root Beer got first released in the United States in 1960 in the original lineup. This lineup consisted of Orange Soda, Ginger Ale, Root Beer, Lemon-Lime Soda, and Imitation Grape Soda.
After its few years in the United States, its popularity was stable enough to be a permanent flavor for about 30+ years, releasing in other countries such as Canada, becoming Fanta's lesser-known flavors in the original lineup in the United States. Other lesser-known flavors: Ginger Ale, Root Beer, Lemon-Lime didn't have the chance to be admired compared to Fanta Grape and Fanta Orange, where all those previously mentioned flavors eventually one by one discontinued during their lifespans.
Trivia[]
- When Fanta Orange got first released in the United States in 1960, an original lineup got released alongside Fanta Orange. This lineup consisted of Orange Soda, Ginger Ale, Root Beer, Lemon-Lime Soda, and Imitation Grape Soda.