Sometime around the end of May, A&W turned select locations of their stores into what they call A&W Brew Bars. At these A&W Brew Bars, you can get a variety of frozen beverages, including special blends of frozen root beer drinks that aren't offered at regular A&W stores.
We decided to pay a visit to our nearest A&W Brew Bar and see what the hype was about. The cups get filled at this special dispenser where you can see on the screen, what percentage of the cup has been filled. This was kind of fun to watch.
Here's what we ordered:
Frozen A&W Root Beer
A&W Root Beer Sweet Cream Shake
A&W Root Beer Mocha Shake
There's no denying that A&W makes very good root beer, so any kind of beverage with their root beer in it is bound to be tasty. All 3 of our drinks were yummy; the Root Beer Mocha Shake was the most unique.
While the drinks were tasty, it really felt like an overrated experience that really didn't merit the price tag attached to it. These were basically glorified Slushy drinks. Again, nothing wrong with the drinks. They were all tasty. But to us...considering how much they charged for the drinks, it didn't seem like very good value to us. There are many other places we'd prefer to go to for a slushy drink than A&W Brew Bar. Just our personal preference.
Service: Good
Parking: Free
Location: 7855 Kingsway, Burnaby read more