What is National Root Beer Float Day?
We're invited to float a scoop of vanilla ice cream in an ice-cold mug of frothy root beer on August 6th. Float Day is August 6th. The classic beverage is a creamy treat that has been loved by generations. The classic beverage makes a creamy dessert that has been loved by generations.
#nationalrootbeerfloatday
The root beer float got its start in Colorado in a mining camp, also known as the "Black Cow." Frank J. Wisner of Cripple Creek, Colorado, gets the credit for inventing the "Black Cow" way back in August of 1893.
One night Wisner, the owner of the Cripple Creek Cow Mountain Gold Mining Company, was staring out the window and wondering about the line of soda waters he was making for the citizens of Cripple Creek when he got an idea. On the snow-capped Cow Mountain, the full moon shone, reminding him of a scoop of vanilla ice cream. He hurried back to his bar and scooped a spoonful of ice cream into the children's favorite flavor of soda, Myers Avenue Red Root Beer.. After trying, he loved it and served it the next day.. It was an immediate threat.
The new product, "Black Cow Mountain," was named by Wisner, but the local children shortened the name to "Black Cow."
