In the 1920s, the Galveston Brewing Company retooled their beer operations to produce non-alcoholic soft drinks in response to Federal Prohibition law. A non-alcoholic beer called Galvo never caught on, but the Triple XXX root beer brand did, quickly becoming a franchise that spread to 35 states by 1928.

We found this bottle stashed in a sealed compartment under a stairwell at the book shop while doing renovations after Hurricane Ike. Could be from the 1920s or later, as this drink was bottled for decades after.