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I ❤️ Root Beer! Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 8/26/2018
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


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


You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.

Please bring a pen or pencil. $ for FTF.

Congrats to dstoye for FTF!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Lbh'yy arrq n cbyr. Nobhg 12 srrg bss tebhaq. Cyrnfr erghea pnpur gb fnzr fcbg.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)