Back when I was about 7, my favorite meal was pizza and root beer.  Not much has changed in 16 years.  I still like pizza, though maybe not as much as when I was 7.  But I'm definitely still a huge fan of root beer.  Barq's is obviously the best there is.  Its claim of "Barq's has bite" is completely true.  It does in fact have bite.  I wonder what that is?  It's probably a nearly-toxic combination of harsh chemicals.  Whatever; I like it.  A&W is like the Bud Light of root beers:  It's simple, cheap, readily available, and not the best.  But hey, sometimes it's all ya got.  I think some of the generic brands are better than A&W.  But you never really know what you're gonna get.  One thing you can count on:  An unhealthy amount of sugar and some cancer causing toxins to give you that "lift" you so unhealthily desire.