Eventually, the drink's name was shortened to "Black Cow." These days the drink is synonymous with A&W restaurants, which will be celebrating the day by handing out free small root beer floats on ...

DENVER (KDVR) — The root beer float, known by some as the “black cow,” was first crafted by a miner in the Colorado mountains — according to legend, that is. A close look at historical ...

It was a hit that locals called the "Black Cow," and today it's enjoyed nationwide as the root beer float. You may not be able to personally thank Wisner for his creativity today, but you can ...

On a hot day, nothing hits the spot quite like a root beer float. The combination of root beer, vanilla ice cream, and whipped cream creates a heavenly, decadent drink, but not all locales use the ...

A black cow was the original name given to the root beer float. The name came from the mountain, Cow Mountain, that Wisner was looking at when he was inspired to create the treat. While it doesn ...

The root beer float, also known as the “Black Cow” got its start in Colorado in a mining camp. Frank J. Wisner, the owner of the Cripple Creek Cow Mountain Gold Mining Company, was staring out ...

Celebrate National Root Beer Float Day on Tuesday ... he called the drink a "Black Cow Mountain," because he was inspired by Cow Mountain, which is near Pikes Peak in the front range of the ...