Virgil's Root Beer is an American brand of root beer that originated in the United States. The root beer was first created in 1994 by Edward Crowley and Jill Fraser Crowley, owners of Crowley Beverage Co. Flavors Virgil's Root Beer contains a blend of spices that includes anise, licorice, vanilla, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, wintergreen, cassia oil, pimento berry oil, and balsam oil. In 1999, Virgil's expanded its product line to include vanilla cream, black cherry, orange, lemon-lime and cola flavors. In 2018, they added a new line of zero-sugar products based on a sweetener blend containing erythritol, stevia and monkfruit. References American soft drinks Root beer 1994 introductions