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BensMom Donating Member (670 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-05-04 07:53 PM
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Do you like Venors ginger ale?
It is hard to find here - just had my first taste this week.
I could really start to like the stuff.

It's like no other...
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gollygee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-05-04 07:55 PM
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1. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm love it
it is what I always want when I'm sick. My folks used to buy it for us every time we had any ailment at all.
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-05-04 07:56 PM
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2. I like Vernors
Never had venors.

:-)
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BensMom Donating Member (670 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-05-04 08:03 PM
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5. Well shit
Please excuse the spelling mistake.....
Life goes on
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nothingshocksmeanymore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-05-04 07:57 PM
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3. Yeah but if you're into Vernor's then ya GOTTA try Dr Brown's Cel-Ray
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BeatleBoot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-05-04 08:02 PM
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4. The Little Green Gnome...
Vernors makes my nose all fizzy....
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Momgonepostal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-05-04 08:04 PM
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6. I hate it
We can get it here, but I prefer Canada Dry. Vernors has a strong, unpleasant taste.

It's dirt cheap, though. Too bad for me the stuff I like isn't.
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baldguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-05-04 08:07 PM
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7. I like it.
Its great for dissolving paint off furniture.
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sasquatch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-05-04 08:11 PM
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8. Ale-8-One ginger ale is better but Vernors is still pretty good!
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Philostopher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-05-04 08:26 PM
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12. I've never had it, didn't know it was ginger ale.
Isn't it pretty much ginger ale with caffeine though? Which is kind of a deadly combination, if you think about it ...

Was very popular with my fellow students at Northern Kentucky University, back in the day.

Comes from the same place my mother's family does -- Winchester, KY.
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jakefrep Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-05-04 08:53 PM
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17. never mind n/t
Edited on Sun Dec-05-04 08:53 PM by jakefrep
...didn't see the post you replied to.
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ablbodyed Donating Member (610 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-05-04 08:17 PM
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9. Vernor's was very unique>>>>
in that it used to be aged in barrels. That's why it had such a powerful flavor. It was fairly localized to the northeast (I may be wrong on this point) and when it went national there was no way enough could be aged to make it profitable. Hence the real diminution of the real Vernor's Ginger Ale.
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OldLeftieLawyer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-05-04 08:32 PM
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16. Vernor's was Detroit, all the way
Never saw it in the Northeast. I got acquainted with Vernor's when I married someone from Detroit and we went to visit family there. The factory had a big glass window so that you could watch the bottling take place from the sidewalk. Very cool.

There's a combination that might sound awful, but is really great - another old Detroit tradition:

Vernor's and cream. Pour some Vernor's over ice, and then add a couple tablespoons of heavy or table cream.

It's terrific.

But, if you're really into ginger ale, check out Blenheim's. That's the real ginger ale. The real goods. Blow the top of your head right off, it's that hot.
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MrScorpio Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-05-04 08:20 PM
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10. I've got a can of Vernors in my fridge
You can get yours here

http://www.vernors.com/
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forgethell Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-05-04 08:23 PM
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11. Buffalo Rock Ginger Ale,
Once you've had it, you're spoiled for any lesser brand!!! I kid you not.

Merry Christmas:)
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Piperay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-05-04 08:27 PM
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13. I LOVE it!
:9 It kinda takes your breath away ... :-)
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u4ic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-05-04 08:28 PM
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14. Ginger Ale
is what I used to have as a kid when I had the stomach flu. So, for me ginger ale = puke.

The ONLY one I'd ever drink, though, is Canada Dry.
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Goathead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-05-04 08:31 PM
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15. Reeds makes the best ginger ale
Their 'Spiced Apple Cider' is the best
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mac56 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-05-04 09:05 PM
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18. If you like Vernors (and I do)
see if you can find Stewart's. You'll love it.
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