Move over A&W cause Mothman has his own root beer! Mothman museum owner and author Jeff Wamsley came up with the idea a few years ago. It’s brewed and bottled exclusively at The Point Pleasant Trading Company right next door to the Mothman Museum.
It’s made using a traditional process—mostly water mixed with spices and sugar, then carbonated with CO₂—and has become popular with both visitors and locals. The key to a good root beer they say is plenty of sugar. The root beer is sold at several locations around town, including the Mothman Museum, and even available on tap.
Its success has led to plans for additional “cryptid-themed” flavors, like an orange soda tied to the Flatwoods Monster called Flatwoods Fizz and a grape flavor inspired by Bigfoot. My vote for the naming of this concoction is ‘Grape Ape’ if anyone remembers that Hanna-Barbera cartoon gem from the 70s.
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