@A_Staccato_Semibreve @SilviaFox root beer and sarsaparilla are fermented drinks, that's why the word "beer" is involved

but they don't (usually) involve alcohol

the difference between sarsaparilla and root beer is the plant that's fermented - root beer is made from sassafrass, sarsaparilla is made from sarsaparilla (which grows in mexico)