Dining - June 25, 2008
NYT.com says Sprecher Root Beer is "No. 1" in U.S.
Milwaukee will always be Brew City, and now it's also "Root Beer City" as The New York Times hails Milwaukee's own root beer as the best in the county.
Tags: Sprecher, root beer, Eric Asimov, Julia Moskin, NYT, New York Times, soda taste tests

Marketplace - June 13, 2002
Black Bear's sodas are a hometown tradition
In 1920, Louis Patmont opened a spring water bottling company at the source of a spring in St. Francis. He named the business Black Bear, and today it is most famous for its flavored sodas, which have grown into a beloved hometown tradition.
Tags: Black Bear, Caruso, soda, Lakefront, Jolly Good, Sprecher, root beer