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.

Note

 * Unlike Nuka-Cola, drinking Sunset Sarsaparilla will not give you Rads. The only exception to this rule are the irradiated Sunset Sarsaparilla bottles found in Camp Searchlight.


 * Sunset Sarsaparilla is related to Sunset Sarsaparilla star bottle caps, the quest The Legend of the Star and Sunset Sarsaparilla Headquarters as you have always a 5% chance of finding a Sunset Sarsaparilla star bottle cap by drinking a bottle of Sunset Sarsaparilla.


 * Festus tells you after you say "Silly Ol' Advisory" a few times that Sunset Sarsaparilla has a few side effects if excessively drank. These include:
 * Kidney damage, nausea, digital numbness, anxiety, loss of visual acuity, dizziness, occasional nosebleeds, joint inflammation, tooth decay, sore throat, bronchitis, organ rupture and halitosis. None of these effects are apparent to the player if drank excessively.

Appearances
Sunset Sarsaparilla only appears in Fallout: New Vegas.

Behind The Scenes
Sarsaparilla is the root from which root beer took its name. Most modern root beers do not use it anymore, favoring cheaper artificial flavoring instead.