# Botanical Alcoholic Sodas This Alcoholic Root Beer Celebrates Traditional Brewing By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2016-09-09 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/alcoholic-root-beer References: [barmagazine](http://barmagazine.co.uk/new-us-alcoholic-root-beer-enters-uk-via-charles-wells/) & [charleswells](http://www.charleswells.co.uk/our-company/our-products/) Even though the 'Not Your Father's Root Beer' boasts a number of old-fashioned elements, this alcoholic root beer product has been reinvented for the modern age. The product takes inspiration from the launch of an American-style root beer beverage produced by [Small Town Brewery](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kimchi-pouches) in the United States, but it is being launched in the UK through a partnership with brewer Charles Wells. The alcoholic root beer is made using an old brewing technique that involves the use of [natural botanicals and spices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fentimans-botanically-brewed) like sarsaparilla, Madagascar vanilla, oak, wintergreen, liquorice, honey, citrus and mint. Not Your Father's Root Beer is a product that provides the perfect combination of nostalgia, botanical ingredients and [hard soda](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/owls-brew-spiked-pop), all of which are especially popular in the beverage industry. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.1/10 - Popularity: 73% | Activity: 42% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Drinking](https://www.trendhunter.com/drinking) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Botanical Alcoholic Sodas:** Combining botanical ingredients with alcohol to create unique and nostalgic flavors - **Hard Sodas:** Creating alcoholic versions of traditionally non-alcoholic beverages, such as root beer and soda - **Craft Brewing Techniques:** Incorporating old brewing methods and natural ingredients into modern alcoholic beverage production ### Sectors Adopting This - **Alcoholic Beverages:** Developing new and innovative alcoholic beverages using unique flavor profiles - **Craft Brewing:** Incorporating traditional brewing techniques and natural ingredients to create unique and specialized alcoholic beverages - **Non-alcoholic Beverages:** Expanding into the alcoholic beverage market by creating alcoholic versions of popular non-alcoholic beverages ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Reformulated Craft Root Beers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/soda-folk-root-beer.md) - [Alcohol-Infused Ginger Beers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bundaberg.md) - [Functional Root Beers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jolt-root-beer.md) - [Botanically Brewed Canned Cocktails](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zero-proof-cocktails.md) - [Spiked Ginger Ales](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/reeds.md) - [Non-Alcoholic Botanical Brewers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/coldraw.md) - [Authentic Boozy Craft Kombuchas](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/craft-kombucha.md) - [Non-Alcoholic Botanical Beverages](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/botanical-bubbly-reserve.md) - [Non-Alcoholic Rhubarb Aperitifs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mother-root-rhubarb.md)