Vernor's Ginger Ale

Approval Rate: 89%

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    elm118

    Thu Sep 03 2009

    Its in the ginger ale section but I almost wouldn't consider it "ginger ale" its really more its own thing. Very complex and subtle flavor with bubble gum/vanilla undertones...not overly sweet. I never notice any ginger at all until after the last sip when I notice some ginger flavor and "burn". This isn't something that you would fill a giant drink cup with down at the convienience store, nor is it something you would drink all the time or drink with food. Its more something you savor at a moderate pace(especially since drinking it too fast makes you want to sneeze!!)Good stuff I like it.

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    molfan

    Sat Aug 16 2008

    Vernor's ginger ale is a nice change of pace beverage. do not drink too often. the vernor's is the best brand I agree that other brands are not the same as Vernor's ginger ale.

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    urethralicker

    Sat Aug 16 2008

    This is real ginger ale. Not the junk off brand stuff you find on the shelves at Wal Mart. I bought a 6 pack of it back when I was in detroit and I fell in love with it right off the bat. I still buy it every so often.

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    dmikes4321

    Mon May 05 2008

    The BEST!! It also makes the stomach feel better when one is ill. Nothing else compares, as it should be. Nothing else is barrel aged for 3 years! The ORIGINAL!

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    selfishhedonis_t

    Fri Jun 08 2007

    Simply supurb, but I am a self-proclaimed iconoclast.

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    ginojames

    Fri Jun 08 2007

    Dreadful soda. Only appreciated by self-proclaimed iconoclasts and old farts. I can't believe there was a soft drink out there that I despise more than Mountain Dew. Probably bottled by lunatic nazis in a horribly dank underground lair.

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    toledodavid

    Sat Dec 23 2006

    I love it, amd always have. Try a Boston Cooler...Vernors and vanilla ice cream...mmmmmmmmmmmm!

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    step2me

    Fri Feb 17 2006

    Vernor's is just horrible. I can't even choke it down.

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    dwainb2c

    Wed Nov 02 2005

    I grew up in Detroit, where Vernors originated. I missed it for years, until it went national. Always been my favorite for Ginger Ale. I love it.

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    lonchoi

    Sun Sep 18 2005

    Where is my vernors?

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    mrgrimwood

    Sun Mar 20 2005

    Not that good of a drink. a 5 star goes to something that is really great, and this is not.

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    defbean

    Mon Feb 14 2005

    To me all Ginger Ale is gross except this kind. It is more sweet than all the other ginger ales and it even helps when you are sick. Can be served ice cold or hot.

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    stansbury

    Sat Jan 29 2005

    It would be better if they didn't try to improve it and make it like they think the Pepsi generation likes things....it is now a bit too sweet. I wish it could be bought in smaller bottles than the 2L bottles (tried cans years ago, and it tasted bad in cans)...best when it used to be still aged in oak and bottled in glass. Former graduate of James Vernor's Elementary School in Detroit.

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    alexg681

    Fri Jan 07 2005

    Blah, I don't like ginger ale too much, but it's better than root beer.

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    thunderchicken

    Fri Dec 17 2004

    I travel over 150 miles to buy just a couple of 6-packs every couple of months. And I do so only because it is the best mass produced ginger ale on the market. The rest are swamp water compared to Vernor's. Rest In Peace James Vernor 1st!

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    ehymes

    Sat Dec 04 2004

    best ginger ale around - even better in the bottle than in the can

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    rapunzll

    Thu Oct 14 2004

    There is no better ginger ale on the planet! Nothing else even comes close!

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    wkyken

    Mon Oct 04 2004

    Maybe you have to be a Michigander to appreciate Vernor's, though I know it's nationwide now. Three generations of my family love it. It's bold, not like other, paler ginger ales. And when blended with ice cream to make a Boston cooler -- as Elias Bros. Big Boys used to do -- wow!

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    broughall

    Sun Sep 26 2004

    One of the finest soft drinks ever. Excellent straight out of the can. Certainly all other ginger ales pale in comparison. Strong ginger flavour without making your eyes water like ginger beer. Available here in southern Ontario but still somewhat hard to find.

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    bairpaws4

    Mon Sep 13 2004

    being 54 and a native of Detroit now living in Fla I have grown up on Vernors especially when sick as child I remember Mom giving me this to settle the stomach. I also would take some on my Fla visit's as hard to find in the area. Now that I am living here it is a rarity to find and when mentioned peole never heard of. How can we get this product more readily available. SJE / Ft Myers,fl

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    dj_lithos

    Fri Sep 10 2004

    Yes! Root beer is to cream soda as regular ginger ale is to Vernor's. It tastes a lot better than cream soda too, that's just an analogy.

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    josie54

    Sun Sep 05 2004

    This is the best ginger ale ever. I brought some to work now everyone loves it. Still hard to get, not impossible but have to work at it.

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    bariblooz

    Mon Aug 09 2004

    I've been drinking Vernor's for 50 years and it is without a doubt the world's premier ginger ale - and I live in Louisiana!

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    beatlesfanstev_eo

    Thu Jul 15 2004

    Pretty good i have always enjoyed this ginger ale when i was sick. although i havent tried it ina awhile i kind of want to try it soon again.

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    tamena

    Wed Jul 14 2004

    My husband turned me on to this stuff...Nectar of the Gods!! Now whenever we have people headed this way (to NJ) from the midwest they all know to bring a case or 5 =) Wish I could get it here...and I'm almost willing to drive the 6 hours to get a truck load at this point!

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    stevepi

    Wed Jul 14 2004

    A good and unique ginger ale. Is good straight, or with a little lemon. An added bonus is that it can make even rotgut whiskey tolerable when used as a mix. Vernor's is versatile to say the least.

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    debbiewalter

    Tue Apr 20 2004

    This is by far the best ginger ale and in fact, the best soda pop ever! I've been drinking it since I was a kid and now that I live in Wyoming, it's almost impossible to get! I load up whenever I'm back in Michigan and Ohio. I LOVE IT!!! It's not your everyday ginger ale!

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    solenoid_dh

    Sun Apr 18 2004

    This is the best ginger ale I know of. (aged in wood first) It was introduced to me when I was just a kid living up north. As great as it is, I don't drink it anymore, because it isn't sold down here - plus I changed over to diet drinks years ago.

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    gregoire

    Fri Feb 20 2004

    I grew up with drinking Vernor's at my great-grandmother's house in Detroit. It's incredible that I was drinking the product made the same way as Vernor had made it, from the same bottling plant built by him. Now that I live in Georgia, I just buy it online at the website of the same name. Kinda expensive, but VERY WELL worth it!

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    dickweener

    Tue Feb 10 2004

    I bought a 12 pack (cans) of this stuff and it is very refreshing....Vernor's taste really good right out of the can to me.

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    mel_lastman

    Wed Sep 03 2003

    My favorite ginger ale of all time!!!

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    tired_of_fruitsnuts

    Tue Sep 02 2003

    Exceptional, in a class of it's own. Like aged single malt scotch compared to a discount blend.

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    donniebrasco69

    Wed Apr 02 2003

    I didnt even know Vernors existed till I worked in a bottling plant that did Pepsi, Dr. Pepper and this. Good ginger ale.

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    warmaid

    Mon Jan 13 2003

    Excellent! Strong and flavourful, knocks any other ginger ale down! Wish it were more widely available, I have a hard time finding it.

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    richardsheehan

    Sat Dec 07 2002

    I have enjoyed and appreciated the taste of Vernor's for over 60 years. Know I have to drive 60 miles to buy it. I'd like to find an outfit that would send me cases of quart or litre bottles.

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    loverboy

    Tue Nov 21 2000

    most amazing. drink, it will make you laugh when the bubbles go up your nose

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    bara2389et

    Sun Dec 05 1999

    Vernor's has a spiciness not found in the major ginger ales. No where near a real ginger beer, but it's great on its own, or adds a kick to holiday punches.