Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 I largely lost my sense of taste about a year ago - NOT Covid related. Couldn't taste the spiciness of ginger ales. Not Canada Dry, not Schweppes. none of them. Then I had a flashback to my childhood in Buffalo, and a Christmas box my aunt sent every year after we moved to MA. The box included a six pack of Vernors. Didn't care much for it as a kid, but the sharpness of the ginger flavor still reaches my taste buds today. And its available on Amazon. I'm in Vernor's heaven!!! LL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 Try Safeway Select Ginger Beer. It has quite a bite to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bob Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 That’s everywhere here in Michigan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 Vernon’s was the staple ginger ale in our family when I was a lad. Good stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Joker Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 Vernor’s is my choice for ginger ale. Basically more of everything I want in ginger ale. It’s available locally in cans and two liters. It’s best in glass bottles, but I haven’t seen it packaged that way in years, down here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 33 minutes ago, Texas Joker said: Good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 My dad's favorite drink when I was growing up. To potent for me then. Just right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creeker, SASS #43022 Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Growing up in Michigan - Vernors was everywhere (was disgusting then and still is ). But they had a plant (don't know if it was manufacturing or bottling) in downtown Detroit that was on a main drag in the heart of the city (I was a kid - don't recall the road). That plant was about a city block long and the entire front facing the road was glass. So as you passed by, you would see all the huge diameter polished tubing that transported the Vernors around the plant and all the workers dressed in white uniforms. Always reminded this kid of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (the Gene Wilder version; Johnny Depp had yet to desecrate the memory). Always looked forward to seeing Vernors, the giant Uniroyal tire and watch the counting board at Ford Motor Company announcing another car being built when we went to Detroit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennessee Trapper Tom Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Although I have never Been a fan of any kind of soda, ginger ale has always been an exception. Anytime we had a stomach ache mom would give us ginger ale. I just recently started drinking Canada Dry again. I like Vernon’s but it’s just a tad strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 I’m tempted to order some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485 Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 I've always liked Vernors, back in the 60's it was l lot stronger. I think they sold out and the new owners made a cheaper product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Wyatt Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Nasty stuff. I get a bad taste in my mouth just thinking about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 I haven’t had any for months but it’s my favorite ginger ale, always has been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Kris Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 When I was going through chemo, that's all I would drink. It was about the only thing I could keep down, besides water. We had a store in Cali called Smart and Final. They usually had really good deals on it so I would stock up. Love the stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 1 hour ago, Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485 said: I've always liked Vernors, back in the 60's it was l lot stronger. I think they sold out and the new owners made a cheaper product. It’s still more effervescent and the ginger flavor is richer/stronger than any of the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485 Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 1 hour ago, Blackwater 53393 said: It’s still more effervescent and the ginger flavor is richer/stronger than any of the others. I agree, but it's not what it once was. Some of the ginger beers are quite strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Slim Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 On 9/14/2022 at 5:56 PM, Buckshot Bob said: That’s everywhere here in Michigan I was young but I remember my folks buying Vernors and Squirt for their mixed drinks. We moved to Indiana and left them both behind. Vernors is here now though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bob Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 28 minutes ago, Michigan Slim said: I was young but I remember my folks buying Vernors and Squirt for their mixed drinks. We moved to Indiana and left them both behind. Vernors is here now though. When I was a kid and anyone was sick their mothers would always try to pump them full of Vernors and chicken soup. Vernors , Fago pop and Koegel’s used to be a pretty regional thing. I have a uncle who moved to AZ many years ago who still wants Koegel hot dogs shipped to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Louis Suomi SASS #31905 Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 I never cared much for Ginger ale - I got (as a special treat) a cap full of Polish Blackberry Brandy or Chokecherry wine or even better Cherry Kijafa. These would taste great - tangy and just yummy - Also, you can put them (one shot glass full) on ice cream as a topping. Made the day a bit nicer. STL Suomi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgavin Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 On 9/14/2022 at 2:21 PM, Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 said: Then I had a flashback to my childhood in Buffalo... My wife is from N. Tonawanda She remembers all the wonderful regional foods and products that are unavailable here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 Posted September 17, 2022 Author Share Posted September 17, 2022 6 hours ago, bgavin said: My wife is from N. Tonawanda She remembers all the wonderful regional foods and products that are unavailable here. Mmmm...braided German bread warm from Mueller's bakery, fasnachts on Shrove Tuesday and sponge candy; things I cannot get here. I lived in Tonawanda for part of my childhood. LL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgavin Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 And Platters chocolates, beef on wick... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Slim Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 16 hours ago, bgavin said: My wife is from N. Tonawanda She remembers all the wonderful regional foods and products that are unavailable here. The engine in my 69 Camaro had a Team Tonawanda sticker on it! Wow, almost felt my long hair (long gone ..) blowing in the wind. What was the original topic again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgavin Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 Regional foods. My home town is Boise... nothing memorable or regional from there. However... the VERY best steak we have ever had was local grown in Marfa, TX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 Posted September 17, 2022 Author Share Posted September 17, 2022 1 hour ago, bgavin said: Regional foods. My home town is Boise... nothing memorable or regional from there. However... the VERY best steak we have ever had was local grown in Marfa, TX. I immediately thought of Ore Ida Tater Tots when you said Boise; unfortunately, that company has been repeatedly sold, most recently to Heinz. Somehow, Tater Tots don't seem synonymous with...Pittsburgh. LL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgavin Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 Sugar beets is the real product of ID. JR Simplot was the potato/beet king... he was one of my Dad's patients, along with Joe Albertson. Paul Revere, also.. he wound up buying my grandfathers old victorian and turned it into a medical parking lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bob Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 36 minutes ago, Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 said: I immediately thought of Ore Ida Tater Tots when you said Boise; unfortunately, that company has been repeatedly sold, most recently to Heinz. Somehow, Tater Tots don't seem synonymous with...Pittsburgh. LL Tater tots and the infamous tri tater were staples in the school lunch line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgavin Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 I mentioned Vernors to my wife… she remembers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Barleycorn, SASS #76982 Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 We brought back three cases from out MI St Championship trip. I like it with Irish whiskey and a splash of Roses lime juice. Or just plain over ice. Nothing else tastes like it. It’s bold, but it’s not exactly the same since it changed hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punxsutawneypete Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 On 9/14/2022 at 7:33 PM, Blackwater 53393 said: Vernor’s is my choice for ginger ale. Basically more of everything I want in ginger ale. It’s available locally in cans and two liters. It’s best in glass bottles, but I haven’t seen it packaged that way in years, down here. I grew up in northern Ohio and I used to drink Vernors all the time. After I moved away I would literally load the trunk of my car with 8-packs of 16 oz. bottles of Vernors when I would come back to visit my parents. I was always worried about getting rear ended and the first responders thinking it was a hazardous waste spill when they would see all of the Vernors foaming out of the trunk. I'm mildly diabetic now so I can't drink it like I used to, but over the weekend I found a 12 pack of cans at a beer distributor and now I'm slowly enjoying it for old time's sake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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