Kind of ironic that an American product is available in Canada but not in parts of the USA. I do agree that real sugar makes a huge difference; here the big names use a blend of sugar & corn syrup (sugar prices here are a LOT lower).
Then we need to get more that down here.
While Lost Trails is a Company based out of Louisburg, Kansas (which isn't all that far away from where I live) and they make their Sarsaparilla there with Real Sugar.
Sadly Most of the Coca Cola and Pepsi we get made with Real Sugar (and in Glass that helps too!) comes up from Mexico
Enough to drive you mad :\
But Yes Real Sugar and In a Glass Bottle with a Bottle Cap helps brew a far better beverage!
http://losttrailsoda.com/lost-trail-lewis-clark-sarsaparilla/
Stick that in your Big Gulp and suck it Doomburg!