Rootbeer Revelry

If you enjoy root beer than this is the place for you! We stopped in here for fun and turned out to be quite cool. You can go up to the «bar» and order a «flight» of root beers to try for only a few bucks (which cracks me up cause I’m used to my husband ordering flights at breweries). I couldn’t believe the difference in taste between the root beers. We’ll definitely come back and look forward to trying a few more.

All of the root beers here were store brands made with high fructose corn syrup and artificial coloring. When I heard there was a store dedicated to root beer I expected something natural and homemade or unique. Not so… most of these brands can be found in other stores, but if you’re a big root beer fan who doesn’t live near a Whole Foods, then I guess you might enjoy the ability to make your own 6-​pack.

After circling Galena for an hour and 20 minutes we finally found a parking spot. My five-​year-​old twins were excited to see root beer revelry. Unfortunately to our dismay, the woman in charge would sell a root beer float to one twin but refused to sell a cup of ice cream to the other twin who doesn’t drink soda. Seriously? Don’t waste your time or money giving business to mean people. There is a wonderful ice cream store a block away with friendly owners and wonderful choices.

August 8, 2015. There with twin girls. The owner was not very good with dealing with small children. Her patience and attitude was very abrupt. Will not be going back.

Great little place to stop in while walking around downtown Galena. I saw this place on Unilocal before we arrived and I knew there was no way we were going to miss out on a store devoted entirely to root beer. We took a break to enjoy our root beer floats in the store. There isn’t much of a seating area but there are two little tables near the front you can sit at. The rootbeer float was perfect. Just what you want on a hot summer day. You can make your own six pack for I think $ 12 which my boyfriend ended up doing. Don’t miss it.

Best Rootbeer float ever! The people working were friendly and attentive. We have a very positive experience every time we visit! Sasparilla, Birch Beer, Ginger Ale, Cream Soda and of course Root beer. Hundreds of choices!

Do you like Root Beer, it’s different variations and other craft sodas? Root Beer revelry is the place for you! The store isn’t huge, but the do have the largest selection of root beer and craft sodas I’ve seen in one place. If anyone knows any others, please let me know!
I stopped into their shop on Thursday to pick up some different drinks for the weekend. You can create your own six pack and that is exactly what I did. They had a large selection and it was hard to narrow it down. I figured I’ll just pick up different ones the next time I go. They did carry some major brands, I guess they do have to cater to those that just want the same ol’ stuff, just like liquor stores do.
They have a cooler filled with chilled selections too so you can grab one to go if you’d like, and I did. There is also a root beer bar where you can get some craft root beers on tap and they make some great root beer floats!
I’d highly recommend them. I’ve even driven over an hour just to purchase from their selection.

Yum! A large variety of root beers and cream sodas. The owner is very knowledgable and friendly and will help you choose ones you must try. Great to buy for yourself and take as gifts for friends. Unique! Got root beer on tap to drink while walking around town. Refreshing!

MMMMMMmmmmmmm!
I LOVE ROOTBEER! An entire store dedicated to this heavenly drink… they even have rootbeer on tap!
The gentleman behind the counter was soooo extremely nice and personable. You can tell, he loves rootbeer, people and owning this business.
They have TONS of rootbeer and some selections of cream soda, etc.
The float was delicious… I had it with the local one on tap… YUM!

Fantastic selection of speciality soda. Friendly staff too. Highly recommend this to anyone passing by the area. Root beer on tap and such a huge selection of fantastic craft sodas!

They have all the rootbeer and other flavors you could ask for. They have a great selection of great bottlers in the soda game. I tried several of them since they offer mix and match. One of the staff members who helped was very helpful in the selction process. They do have drinks on tap as well, didn’t try any but wish I did! If you love rootbeer like I do this is a great place to shop!

Love this place, lots to pick from. Found a root beer I loved however and went back to get it this past weekend. They no longer carry it.

All Root Beer all the time!
Not a lot of frills at this store, just food old root beer. Root beer candy, root beer floats and of course root beer soda. Different flavors from all over the Midwest. You can mix and match bottles for purchase.
Kind off expensive at $ 2.25 a bottle, but you can get a dozen for the price of about 10 (24 dollarsish) basically, buy 12, get 2 free. It was really hard to pick out just twelve because there are so many to choose from.
I was let down when I got home and found that one of the bottles I bought was the brand sold at Applebee’s. Could have picked a different, less common brand…
3 Stars for non-​lovers of the brown foam. 4 – 5 Starts for those who can’t get enough.

This place is great: the owner is full of interesting stories and funny jokes. Make sure you strike up a conversation with him.
When I was there, they had three root beers on tap that you could taste, all with very different tastes and varying levels of complexity. I recommend sampling them before making a decision.
The root beer floats are great! They are made with the chilled fresh root beer that is tapped. The root beer crystallizes with the ice cream and it is so pleasant to sit there for a few moments, your only concern being scraping each sugary, frosty layer from the top of the ice cream mound. There is something about a root beer float that is incredibly satisfying, soothing, and reminiscent of a childhood summer night. I highly recommend them.
They are open a bit later than many of the stores on the street, which is a smart business move. People aren’t ready to go home or stop shopping for the day, and probably would enjoy a place to stop and relax. This is the perfect pitstop!
The ONLY reason I am not giving it 5 stars is because I believe the root beer selection could be expanded a bit. The store didn’t stock a well-​known and highly rated root beer for which I was searching; I would have assumed that this brand would be fairly standard in a specialty root beer shop.
Looking forward to hitting this place up again during my next Galena visit.

What an awesome find! This really is a hole-​in-​the-​wall type place, but it’s not to be missed!
Tons of root beer options available for sale, by 6 pack or by individual bottles/​cans. They also had 4 different options on tap, with the option of making each into a root beer float, if desired. Upon recommendation from the barista, we tried the Potosi Princess and 1919, and both were great, although I preferred the Princess, as it was a little sweeter. I LOVE the idea of this place, and reality did not disappoint!

If you are a root beer fan or know one this is your place. The owner is fantastic. His passion for his product is contagious.
His knowledge of the town and the stories behind each type of root beer he sells is seemingly endless.
I walked in with my 12 year old son, a root beer aficionado, and ended up in the shop for almost an hour listening to stories and putting together pick and packs of root beer. We also walked out buying a Growler of Tap root beer (princess potosi) so we had reason to go back and get it filled:-).
Great place, great owner, great product!

Even if root beer is not your thing’ the owner’s enthusiastic knowledge will suck you in. Enjoyed tasting the on tap beers and hearing recommendations for a mix and match six pack (which is a little pricey for soda). Little bare bones décor-​wise– but you’re there for the (root) beer, right?

I am not a root beer novice. Boylans, Faygo, A&W, Gale’s, Virgil’s, Goose Island, Maine Root, Sioux City, and so on… it’s hard to find a brand I haven’t tried.
Well, Root Beer Revelry was up to the challenge. Not only do they keep three brews on tap (at least one of which is only available as draft only) which can be drunk there or decanted into growlers to go, but they sell countless brands in bottles, not to mention some mini-​kegs. (And yes, there were a number of brands I had yet to sample.)
My folks and I bellied up to the bar (soda fountain, really) to hoist a few glasses and chat with the owner while we admired his extensive collection of vintage root beer bottles on the wall. The root beer we all chose to drink was the «1919» (only available in kegs), though I also tasted the Princess Potosa, a local brew that he said he pushes. When I asked about the flavor profile (while debating my choice), he was able to give me a very detailed analysis, much as a vintner would describe his wine. (In this case, a less carbonated and creamier soda with a vanilla finish.)
In addition to root beer there are other classic sodas (Green River, NeHi, cream sodas, etc.)
Obviously this is a niche market, but in a town with a lot of tourist action this place works. The nostalgia factor, backed up by the great variety and the owner’s obvious love for his product, makes this shop really something to revel in.

I was so amazingly excited and surprised to see this place, with most of the stores in the area being pretty similar to stores in other downtowns across the midwest. I have never seen a store devoted solely to root beer, or soda for that matter. I love root beer, so that made it amazing. The cold root beer on tap was such a good treat for a warm day. You have to try Henry Weinhard’s my all-​time favorite that I have not been able to find for five years!!!

I really like this place. I really appreciate it when someone is just really outgoing and an evangelist for what they beleive in. It almost doesn’t matter what it is — their enthusiasm is contagious and you get to learn about history and the world from a different perspective. In this case the owner loves rootbeer. You can learn just about anything you want about rootbeer. I learned why 1919 rootbeer has that name and how it relates to WWI, flying biplanes, and post-​war economy. FROM A ROOTBEER. The owner, who’s name I did not get, is just exhuberant and passionate, fun, and interesting. He is a natural conversationist, interesting without being the kind of person you start looking for an escape route from.
So there is lots of root beer bottle both local and speciality that you can but, you can get a delicious one poured from the tap, and you can have a freshly made rootbeer float. A perfect main street tradition to start right now.