The Ultimate Sprecher Road Trip

The Ultimate Sprecher Road Trip

Plan your travel with destinations for Sprecher Brewery root beer, craft soda and craft beer

You can make your (Orange) dream vacation around Sprecher drinks, and find where our Cream Soda, award-winning Root Beer on tap and our craft beer flows. Check out these spots from Arizona to Oklahoma, or from Door County to Florida and back to our home in Glendale, Wisconsin. What’s your favorite Sprecher destination?

4 Rivers Smokehouse

Smokehouse sprecher

Location: 13 locations in Florida

4 Rivers is a family-owned smokehouse specializing in 30-day aged brisket, homemade southern sides, and fresh bakery items. BBQ Ribs + Smokehouse Corn + Fried Pickles + An Ice Cold Sprecher Cream Soda = PARADISE.

Amorphic Brewing

Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin

This beautiful new space in Milwaukee’s Riverwest neighborhood brews eclectic and experimental categories of beer, and serves Sprecher craft sodas among its non-alcoholic soda offerings. Stay tuned for more community partnerships between Sprecher and this local brewery in 2022.

Andy’s Frozen Custard

Andy's Frozen Custard and Sprecher Root Beer

Locations: Throughout Missouri, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas, with plans for additional locations in the future.

The Andy’s Frozen Custard tradition started in Osage Beach, Missouri, when John and Carol Kuntz embarked on a new frozen custard endeavor. These shops offer customers near and far, from its Osage Beach roots, a slice of hometown Americana where it’s fun to be a kid for a while. Enjoy Sprecher sodas, root beer and floats at all Andy’s locations.

The Cheese Shop

Location: Newcastle, California

Located in the heart of Newcastle, California, The Cheese Shop serves sandwiches, salads, cheese and other goodies along with Sprecher Root Beer.

Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Co.

Sprecher Root Beer Float

Location: Madison, Wis.

Old fashioned vanilla ice cream with Sprecher Root Beer…could it get any better? Order a root beer float at the Chocolate Shoppe and enjoy it at a scenic location including Olbrich Botanical Gardens or Olbrich Park, easily accessible by the Lake Monona Bike Loop. And do some shopping and grab a bite in this Madison area, including Monty’s Blue Plate Diner, Table Wine and Nutkrack. For more places to visit in the state capital check out Destination Madison.

Douglas Root Beer Barrel 

Root Beer Barrel

Location: Douglas, Michigan 

Have you ever dreamed about drinking Sprecher Root Beer from a giant 16-foot wooden root beer barrel? Dreams can come true. From May to Halloween, you can enjoy hot dogs and root beer seven days a week at this tourist destination in western Michigan. Originally built in the 1950s, it has been newly restored and is conveniently located near the beach.  

Flour Girl and Flame

Sprecher Root Beer and pizza

Location: West Allis, Wis.

After building a loyal local following, Flour Girl and Flame recently opened a brick and mortar home for spectacular wood-fired pizzas and craft beverages including Sprecher sodas cherry cola, root beer and orange dream featuring locally grown, seasonal ingredients. The pizza selection includes pies like the Pep in Yer Step, Potato Leek on Fleek and the SmolWaukee. View the menu and order online.

Grasse's Grille

Sprecher Door County Cherry Soda at Grasse's Grill in Door County

Location: Sister Bay, Door County, Wis.

What better place to enjoy Sprecher’s Cherry Soda made with local Door County cherries and raw honey? It's a great compliment to a Door County Cherry Chicken wrap at Grasse's Grill, located on the shores of Green Bay. Or pack Sprecher's 16-ounce cans on a hike and enjoy the beautiful views of Peninsula State Park and other amazing outdoor experiences of Door County. With light carbonation, this creates a perfectly balanced sweet and tart soft drink for summer! 🍒

Haystack Coffee

Haystack coffee and sprecher cream soda

Location: University of Oklahoma

Located on the University of Oklahoma campus, Haystack Coffee is a beautiful location open to the public and serves Sprecher soda. Try an espresso shot over ice plus Sprecher cream soda for an iced dark roasted cream soda and maximum deliciousness.

Indian Summer Honey Farm

Indian Summer Honey with Sprecher Cream Soda

Location: Germantown, Wis.

The natural and antioxidant-filled honey found in all of Sprecher’s sodas is sourced locally right here in Wisconsin. This family-owned and run business produces hundreds of barrels of artisan raw and unfiltered honey during the lovely summer months in Wisconsin, and raises thousands of queens for sale in Florida during the winter months. You can tour and fill up your own jars with honey at Indian Summer Honey Farm, as well as learn about the bees and benfits of buying local honey.

Jackalope Brewing Taphouse

Location: Nashville

This fast-growing Nashville-based brewery opened a second location, affectionately nicknamed The Ranch, with larger production and taproom space that offers non-alcoholic options including Sprecher Root Beer on tap. Jackalope maintains a commitment to quality beer, community involvement,  and sustainability  – all while having a little bit of fun.

Kopp’s Custard

Orange Dream Float at Kopp's Custard

Locations: Greenfield, Brookfield and Glendale, Wis.

Sip Kopp’s root beer floats with their famous custard and cheeseburgers for the ultimate treat, and keep an eye out for Sprecher Root Beer Float as the Flavor of the Day. Need more?! You can pick up our 64oz to-go jug of freshly tapped Sprecher Root Beer at all Kopp’s locations. During August, you can also enjoy Kopp’s special Sprecher Orange Dream Floats are available in two different sizes at all three locations. Orange you glad you stopped at Kopp’s? 🍊

Krankie’s Coffee

Location: Winsten-Salem, NC

This trendy bar, kitchen and neighborhood hangout serves delicious breakfast, lunch, and fresh roasted coffee, along with Sprecher Root Beer and specialty drinks. Have your Root Beer with an incredible Ham Jam for brunch: Thick cut cherrywood smoked ham, Swiss cheese, seasonal housemade jam, and a fried egg.

Mars Cheese Castle

Mars Cheese Castle

Location: Kenosha, Wis.

Just as the glorious name implies, this is a literal Castle in Wisconsin that is now a tourism destination with cheeses and meats to Wisconsin gifts, along with a fresh deli, bakery and a full-service kitchen. Find Sprecher’s root beer and pair it with one of the more than 1,000 cheeses and charcuteries. Yes, a literal castle of cheese (and our root beer)! 

McKenna’s Market

Locations: Downtown Cambridge, Historic Roscoe Village, West Lafayette, downtown Newark and downtown Marietta in Ohio

The Ohio deli locations feature homemade fresh subs and salads, Amish cheeses and deli meats, over 200 bulk snacks, dried veggies, fruits , candies and spices, along with gourmet, artisan, and local foods, fresh ground coffee beans, teas, condiments, and a private label line of over 100 jams, preserves, pickles, relishes and fruit butters. Relax and have a root beer or one of our colas with your lunch!

Noble Roman’s Craft Pizza & Pub

Sprecher and Pizza

Locations: Brownsburg, Carmel, Evansville, Fishers, Greenwood, Kokomo, McCordsville, Lafayette, Westfield & Whitestown in Indiana.

Noble Roman’s serves Sprecher craft soda with their craft pizza — including 25 cents for our root beer on tap for kids! Name a better combination than pizza and root beer – we’ll wait.

Ray’s Butcher Shoppe

Ray’s Butcher Shoppe Sprecher display

Location: Greenfield, Wis.

Shop for smoked salmon, steaks, ham and rolls, jerky and other fine meats and cheeses while you select from a wide variety of Sprecher sodas.

Sendik’s Food Market

Sendiks and Sprecher

Locations: Southeastern Wisconsin

After immigrating to Wisconsin from Sant’Elia, Sicily, the Balistreri family began peddling quality fruits and vegetables by horse-drawn wagon. This began on the northeast side of Milwaukee, and eventually led to the opening of produce markets on Oakland and Downer avenues. Nearly 100 years after the first food cart, the Sendik’s grocery market is still family-owned and has expanded throughout southern Wisconsin. Sendik’s continues to support independent and local vendors, including carrying all varieties of Sprecher soda and craft beer.

Sobelman’s Pub and Grille

Sobelman's and Sprecher

Locations: Multiple Milwaukee area locations

Pro tip: Enjoy the Wisco Burger featuring both burger and brat patties, Colby, bacon, fried onions, and sauerkraut with Sprecher’s spicy brown beer mustard, and pair it with our Hefe Weiss.

The Soda Parlor

The Soda Parlor

Nashville, Tennessee

This nostalgia-filled establishment specializes in freshly-made warm waffles for incredible sundaes, which feature a variety of Sprecher sodas. This chunky monkey is the Battle Bear, a float that combines Mike’s Moose Tracks Ice Cream and Sprecher’s Cream Soda. Indulge in Nashville in The Soda Parlor’s Sprecher sundaes! 

TrueBurger

Location: Oakland, California

In addition to the delicious burgers, TrueBurger serves a Sprecher root beer float that East Bay Express described with superlatives: “There’s an exceptional root beer float on the menu as well, in which thick, pillowy vanilla ice cream absorbs Sprecher’s premium Milwaukee brew until it becomes a frosty-creamy confabulation of sweet, snark, and crunch.”

West Allis Cheese & Sausage Shoppe

West Allis Cheese and Sprecher

Locations: Milwaukee Public Market and West Allis, Wis.

Pick up a root beer and Wisconsin treat gift package from West Allis Cheese & Sausage Shoppe either at their stand-alone location, or inside the Milwaukee Public Market. While you’re there, grab our craft soda in the cooler with a pizza at Foltz Family Market. The Milwaukee Public Market has plenty of food and drinks to choose from, including Sprecher gift packages

Tine & Cellar

Locally sourced rhubarb, raspberry preserves, rum, lime juice, simple syrup and a splash of Sprecher Cream Soda

Location: Weston, Wis.

This restaurant located just south of Wausau offers rustic flavors of the Old World with a vibrant & contemporary twist, paired with an extensive list of draft beers, fine wines, plus an exquisite craft cocktail selection. Try the Raspberry Rhubarb Sorbet with locally sourced rhubarb, raspberry preserves, rum, lime juice, simple syrup and a splash of Sprecher Cream Soda. The new expanded kids menu also has 32 oz crowlers of Sprecher craft soda!

Sprecher Brewery

Sprecher Brewery tour

Location: The Root Beer Capital of the Universe, aka Glendale, Wis.

Finally, here’s one more bonus location, because no Sprecher road trip would be complete without a trip to the brewery itself! While you’re here, pick up custom glassware and Sprecher gear in the gift shop, treat yourself to specialty beers like 12 Dragons Belgian Quad you can only find in our taproom, and learn the history and brewing process in our brewery tour, complete with four sample beers and unlimited soda. Book your tour today.

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