Sunset Sarsaparilla

Sunset Sarsaparilla is a pre-War company that manufactured the root-beer-type carbonated beverage for which it was named in the United States. According to the cover of All Roads and a sign outside Sunset Sarsaparilla Headquarters, it has been around since 1918. Some specially marked bottles of Sunset Sarsaparilla have 'special' caps. Sunset Sarsaparilla vending machines can be found throughout the Mojave Wasteland. It can also be found in crates.

Consumable
With its easy availability and low cost, Sunset Sarsaparilla is an excellent consumable that provides a high health regeneration effect. Thanks to these factors, it supplants the now somewhat-scarce Stimpak as a primary healing item in the Mojave. Company spokesbot Festus provides a comical list of potential side effects, but only while playing in Hardcore mode does drinking Sunset Sarsaparilla have the negative effect of mildly dehydrating the Courier.

Appearances
Sunset Sarsaparilla only appears in Fallout: New Vegas.

Behind The Scenes
Sarsaparilla is a type of bitter root found in Central America which was originally used as for medicinal purposes; owing to the root's bitterness, it was combined with sweetened water to make dosing more palatable. In America, the bark and oil of the sassafras tree was added to the formula; this "root beer" eventually became a popular drink in the late-19th-century Old West. The similarity of the two roots' names led to the informal nickname of "Sasparilly."