Root beer generally has lots of flavors, none of which are ginger. The main ingredient is Sassafras root, but also look for vanill, cherry bark, cinnamon, molasses, burdock, winter green and tons of other flavorings in root beer. read more
The most obvious difference is that root beer is dark brown like a cola, and ginger beer is a golden yellow that can pass off as beer without the foam head or sometimes just cloudy-looking liquid. They taste different too. read more
Ginger is a root that contains lactic acid, bacteria and yeast. The first ginger beer initiated in England in the 1800s. Gradually, it spread its popularity in Britain, the United States, Ireland, and Canada. The original ginger beer is a fermented mixture made with ginger, sugar, water, and a bacterium called ginger beer plant. read more