A & W first opened a Root Beer stand on this day, 104 years ago in Lodi California

On June 20, 1919, a humble little root-beer stand opened on a hot day in Lodi, California. Roy W. Allen’s frosty beverage, sold for a nickel a frosty mug, would become the foundation of the A&W root beer chain of restaurants. A plaque in Lodi marks the occasion.

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