CCKEL411_Homemade-Root-Beer-Float-recipe_s4x3.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.suffix/1353954736358.jpeg' alt='Root Beer Floats' title='Root Beer Floats' />Rich an creamy. Tonino LaubingerGermany. Who Invented Root Beer Floats The root beer float, a simultaneously sweet and refreshing dessert beverage made of fizzy root beer and thick vanilla ice cream, is a dessert people have enjoyed for decades. Whom do you have to thank for the blissful invention His name was Frank Wisner, the owner of Cripple Creek Cow Mountain Gold Mining Company in Colorado. Its said that on an August night in 1. Wisner gazed out of a window as he thought about the root beer sodas he was inventing. When he noticed the full moon shining over the snow capped Cow Mountain, he was instantly reminded of a scoop of ice cream. Gingerbread Cheesecake Bites. Define root beer. English dictionary definition of root beer. A carbonated soft drink flavored. AW Root Beer The Official website of AW Lodi, California All American Food. ARTS CULTURE Food. Have You Ever Wondered. Why is there so much foam in a root beer float Who invented the root beer float How did root beer get its name Handcrafted classics made to order. Enjoy your favorites exactly how youd like. Our Shakes, Malts and Floats feature rich and creamy Fresh Frozen Custard, made in. The next day, he dropped scoops of vanilla ice cream into Myers Avenue Red Root Beer. The result was a frothy, creamy beverage tasting strongly of honey, bourbon vanilla, and cloves, softened by sweet ice cream. It was a hit that locals called the Black Cow, and today its enjoyed nationwide as the root beer float. You may not be able to personally thank Wisner for his creativity today, but you can definitely show appreciation by whipping up a root beer float of your own. Image Source POPSUGAR Photography Diggy Lloyd. A W Restaurants A W All American Food.