Free root beer floats: A&W observes frosty treat day with giveaway

Cheryl V. Jackson, Indianapolis Star

Fancy a frosty root beer float? Plan to get into an A&W restaurant on Aug. 6 for a free one.

The giveaway is to observe National Root Beer Float Day, while also benefiting disabled veterans. Visitors can get a free root beer float 2-8 p.m.

Customers can opt to donate to Disabled American Veterans.

Lodi, California, is the birthplace of A&W Root Beer. The first mug of root beer was sold in 1919. Customers sip root beer floats while viewing display cases filled with memorabilia that covers a century.
Lodi, California, is the birthplace of A&W Root Beer. The first mug of root beer was sold in 1919. Customers sip root beer floats while viewing display cases filled with memorabilia that covers a century.

A&W restaurants in Indiana

  • 6620 S. Scatterfield Rd., Anderson

  • 1501 N. Lincoln St., Greensburg

  • 49 W. Maryland St., Indianapolis

  • 1409 W. Kem Rd., Marion

  • 3110 Wheeling Ave., Muncie

  • 3707 National Rd. E., Richmond

Contact IndyStar reporter Cheryl V. Jackson at cheryl.jackson@indystar.com or 317-444-6264. Follow her on X.com: @cherylvjackson.

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