Root beer is back. Across the country, people are talking about "craft" root beer and "premium" root beer. Artisan root beer is among the "flavor trends" identified for 2010 by Flavor & The Menu magazine, a publication for chefs and restaurateurs. In 2008, the McCormick spice and flavoring company named root beer as an up-and-coming flavor trend. But in Utah, where a large segment of the population doesn't drink alcoholic beverages due to their LDS faith, it's not a question of people getting "back into" root beer. You can read the full story by going to Root beer renaissance: Old-time soda is back with a bang.