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Vernors Ginger Ale

Vernors Ginger Ale is one if America’s oldest soft drinks. It was invented by James Vernor, a Detroit pharmacist, in 1866.

Vernors Ginger Ale

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  • My love of Vernors has remained

    I attended Vernor Elementary School in Detroit, Michigan. During recess in the spring, the Vernors truck would come and give us cups of ginger ale. My love of Vernors has remained through sickness and health. I now live in Maine and have it delivered, but am thankful for that.

    jcf, - 16 May 2009

  • None that compares

    I first tried Vernor's when I lived in Rochester Hills, Michigan. I've always liked ginger ale but, after having had Vernor's, there is none that compares. Come on Dr Pepper/Schweppes/Cadbury, take a chance and make this wonderful beverage to beverage available everywhere. The only time I can get it now is when my mother-in-law from Michigan visits me in Maine. If I didn't love my mother-in-law for any other reason, I would love her for her care package of Vernor's during her visits.

    G-Man, United States - 30 October 2007

  • I still long for Vernors

    How many sodas are spicy? I can only think of one. Given ginger ale for tummy aches as a little girl, I still long for Vernors’ sweet, nose-tickly ginger flavor every time I feel flu-ish. Of course, as a grown up lady now I often enjoy my Vernors with a healthy splash of vodka.

    Megan, United States - 15 February 2007

  • The Vernors Plant in the 1950s

    I remember going to the Vernors Plant in the 1950s. It was near the Detroit River, near the place you took the boat to Bob-Lo. You could find Vernors in all different flavors, the only place I know where you could.

    Bill, United States - 26 December 2006

  • Passionate about this drink

    I live in Michigan and I always drink Vernors when my mood suits me or if my stomach is aching. The drink with vanilla ice cream and Vernors is called a "Boston Cooler" and not because of that city out East. It is named after a street in Detroit. People in Michigan are passionate about this drink because when I meet someone from another state or country, I always tell them about it.

    Cara, United States - 25 September 2006

  • My favourite soft drink

    I grew up in Windsor, Ontario where there was a Vernors bottling plant. Vernors was my favourite soft drink of all time. I only ever have it if I am visiting Ontario and I often wish it were made available everywhere. Why isn't it? When I was sick as a child my mother would heat up a glass of Vernors. It was the best medicine ever. I now live in Nova Scotia - where can I buy Vernors?

    Teresa, Canada - 19 September 2006

  • At last the average supermarket is carrying it

    Vernors Ginger Ale is the all time favorite drink. Icy cold or put a scoop of vanilla ice cream...unreal. I remember growing up in Detroit in the mid-fifties and my dad taking us to their plant. Today here in socal, at last the average supermarket is carrying it. Long live that flavor.

    alan, United States - 25 July 2006

  • Heaven must be pretty close

    I grew up with Vernors ginger ail as everything from a refreshing soft drink to something that would make you feel better when you were sick. In a world of products that are all the same watching a first time Vernors drinkers surprise, sneeze, and then delight let you know that you are having an experience unlike any other. My all time favorite summer desert is a scoop of vanilla ice cream put into a glass of Vernors. Don’t know what heaven is like but this must be pretty close.

    Gasper, United States - 17 November 2005

  • As a child I pretended to be sick...

    I live in Northern Michigan and I've loved Vernors for as long as I can remember. When I went to College in Ohio I would always stop at the last highway exit in Michigan to buy my Vernors, since going any further meant risking being without it. Vernors is mostly a Michigan thing I guess, although it does seem to pop up every once in a while in other places. Vernors has a stronger bite than any other pop I have ever tasted. It also has a warmth and understated sweetness that I have never found elsewhere. It’s also the best medicine in the world for an upset stomach. As a child I pretended to be sick in order to get Vernors and to this day I love it best.

    Matt, United States - 09 April 2005

  • The king of all ginger ales

    Vernors is a brand of ginger ale with a strong unique flavour. It isn't available in all parts of North America. When you get your first taste of the strong fragrant soft drink.....you never forget it. It is the King of all ginger ales. t makes the ultimate ice cream float. A hot day, a cold dewy glass of Vernors and you have the making of a glass of liquid nectar! It fizzes all the way down your parched throat in a refreshing golden stream.

    Shirley, Canada - 25 June 2004