The cache is NOT at the posted coordinates. You have to solve the puzzle below to get the final coordinates.
Root beer is one of my favorite beverages so I decided to create a puzzle in honor of this tasty drink.
N 38° 45.ABC W 121° 20.DEF
A: Root beer was sold in confectionary stores since the 18_0s.
B: Written recipes for root beer have been documented since the 18_0s.
C: By 189_, root beer was distributed widely across the United States. (-1)
D: Pharmacist Charles Hires developed a root tea in 187_.
E: Brand developed from a Lodi root beer stand in 1919. (+1)
F: 9-letter root used in traditional root beer. (vowel)
Sum of digits = 20
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