a few Months ago I had a Hankerin' for a
Root beer Float ! Been something like 60 Years Since I had One ! I bought a pack of A&W ! It tasted Like Crap 
so much for That. Threw the Pack away Figure some Psychotic Health Nutcases
changed it.
They did in the 60's, So maybe was it 
While sassafras is no longer used in commercially produced root beer and is sometimes replaced with artificial flavors, natural extracts with the safrole distilled and removed are available.
But No Maybe Not !
I Just Googled A&W
A&W Taste Changed?
QuestionHey guys I bought a A&W Root Beer recently and it sorta has a licorice aftertaste is this the new normal? I'm just asking because A&W was my favorite Root Beer that's widely available and if this is how it's going to be I'm going to be getting a different root beer.
Update: A&W changed from Vanilla to a Vanilla substitute idk if they changed anything else but I’m glad that I wasn’t alone in thinking that A&W tasted different and felt vindicated when I found out that they did change something. Mainly because my friends thought I was nuts.
Guess I'll have to Try a Different Brand !
When I lived Up In Joliett I Used To make My Own,
But Not Something I Could do Here So I left My Croc, Bottles & bottle capper for spoils . Never Knew about Sassafras though. so mine wasn't original taste either. I Used Rootbeer Extract
But was Closer then A&W
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