GHOST Energy has partnered with A&W to put real root beer flavor into a 16-ounce, zero-sugar energy can, and it hit national retail on August 31st. We have it on the shelf at Commonwealth Nutrition in Ross Township, and it's live on our site right now.
Here's the part that matters: this is a limited-time flavor. GHOST is not putting this in the permanent lineup. When the allocation is gone, it's gone.
Why GHOST Energy Is Different From What's in the Cooler at the Gas Station
If you've only ever grabbed an energy drink because it was cold and it was there, GHOST is a different category of product. It was built by a supplement company first and a beverage company second, and the label shows it.
Every 16 oz can gives you:
- 200mg of natural caffeine sourced from coffee bean — not a synthetic dump
- Zero sugar and 15 calories
- 1,000mg Carnipure® L-Carnitine L-Tartrate
- 1,000mg taurine
- 150mg Alpha-GPC — a nootropic used for focus and mind-muscle connection
- 100mg NeuroFactor™ — whole coffee fruit extract
- 25mg AstraGin® to support absorption
- Full daily values of Vitamin C, B6, and B12
That's a fully disclosed label. No proprietary blends hiding the doses. It's the reason GHOST moved from a niche bodybuilding brand into one of the most-requested energy drinks we carry…people drink it before training, but plenty of our regulars use it as their 2pm office reset instead of a third cup of coffee.
So How Does It Actually Taste?
GHOST has a track record here. They didn't create a "root beer inspired" flavor, they licensed the actual A&W profile, the same way they've done with Sour Patch Kids, Swedish Fish, Welch's, and Bubblicious.
You get the warm vanilla and wintergreen up front, that hint of sarsaparilla underneath, and the smooth, almost creamy finish that made root beer floats a thing in the first place. It reads as nostalgic rather than medicinal, which is the trap most soda-flavored energy drinks fall into.
Serve it cold.
If you want to be dangerous about it, pour it over ice, it gets remarkably close to a float without the sugar.
Where to Buy GHOST A&W Root Beer in Pittsburgh
This is where being local actually helps you.
National retail rollout means big-box stores get a set allocation and restock on their own schedule. We're a specialty supplement shop — GHOST is a core brand for us, not a shelf-filler, and we order it in depth.
Commonwealth Nutrition
6000 Babcock Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15237 (Ross Township)
Phone: 412-587-5426
We're right in the North Hills, minutes off McKnight Road, and easy to reach from Ross Township, West View, Bellevue, McCandless, Shaler, Hampton, Wexford, Gibsonia, Franklin Park, and Cranberry. If you're coming from the North Side or Downtown, you're about fifteen minutes up 279.
Three ways to get it:
- Walk in. Stop by the store and grab a case off the shelf while we have it.
- Order online, pick up in store. Reserve it from your phone so it's set aside with your name on it, then swing by.
- Ship it. We pack orders within 24 hours on weekdays, and Monday for anything that comes in over the weekend.