The `` Barq 's Brothers Bottling Company '' was founded in 1898 in the French Quarter of New Orleans , by Edward Charles Edmond Barq and his older brother , Gaston .
Barq 's was invented by Edward Charles Edmond Barq and his younger brother , Gaston who worked for `` The Barq 's Brothers Bottling Company '' which was founded in 1890 in the French Quarter of New Orleans , Louisiana .