# Favorite brand of Ginger Ale
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-brand-of-ginger-ale/587096
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [June 28, 2011, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-brand-of-ginger-ale/587096 "2011-06-28T02:37:57Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Wolverine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolverine)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2011, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-brand-of-ginger-ale/587096/21 "2011-06-28T15:35:50Z")
Vernors or Ale-8-One depending on my mood.
Very different, but both very good. I used to smuggle Ale-8-One into Michigan for my brother, he loved it so much.
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### Author:  [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2011, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-brand-of-ginger-ale/587096/22 "2011-06-28T15:40:36Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#):
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> I didn’t know Vernors made ginger ale. But I love their root beer so I’d try it.
> .
Wow, I’m from Michigan and I did not know there was Vernor’s root beer.
Vernor’s means Ginger Ale to me.
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### Author:  [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2011, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-brand-of-ginger-ale/587096/23 "2011-06-28T15:41:51Z")
[Oh, and here is Wikipedia’s article on Vernors.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernors)
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### Author:  [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2011, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-brand-of-ginger-ale/587096/24 "2011-06-28T15:56:43Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#):
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> I probably couldn’t tell apart Canada Dry from Schweppes’ blindfolded. but they’re both OK.
I think that, despite the name, Canada Dry is sweeter. Of the two, I prefer Schweppes.
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### Author:  [@Speak\_to\_me\_Maddie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speak_to_me_Maddie)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2011, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-brand-of-ginger-ale/587096/25 "2011-06-28T15:59:03Z")
Vernors
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### Author:  [@ministryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ministryman)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2011, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-brand-of-ginger-ale/587096/26 "2011-06-28T15:59:38Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#):
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> [Vernor’s](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernor%27s)
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> Dude, add Vernor’s to your poll. It’s not complete without it.
+1 and an AMEN!
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### Author:  [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2011, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-brand-of-ginger-ale/587096/27 "2011-06-28T17:01:28Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#):
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> [Vernor’s](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernor%27s)
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> Dude, add Vernor’s to your poll. It’s not complete without it.
Quoted for Truth
Everything else… tastes wrong.
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### Author:  [@Truman\_Burbank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truman_Burbank)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2011, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-brand-of-ginger-ale/587096/28 "2011-06-28T17:07:13Z")
Vernor’s
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### Author:  [@wedgehed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wedgehed)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2011, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-brand-of-ginger-ale/587096/29 "2011-06-28T19:16:01Z")
When I was a kid (in Georgia) there was a brand of ginger ale that was the “hottest” that I’ve ever had. I can’t remember if it was _Rolling Rock_ or _Red Rock_ brand. It was wonderful.
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### Author:  [@emmaliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emmaliminal)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2011, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-brand-of-ginger-ale/587096/30 "2011-06-28T20:20:44Z")
Another vote for [Reed’s](http://www.reedsinc.com/brews/)
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### Author:  [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2011, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-brand-of-ginger-ale/587096/31 "2011-06-28T20:35:48Z")
> [@emmaliminal](#):
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> Another vote for [Reed’s](http://www.reedsinc.com/brews/)
Interesting; I didn’t know they had all those flavors. I’ll have to try tracking them down.
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### Author:  [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2011, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-brand-of-ginger-ale/587096/32 "2011-06-28T20:38:15Z")
> [@wedgehed](#):
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> When I was a kid (in Georgia) there was a brand of ginger ale that was the “hottest” that I’ve ever had. I can’t remember if it was _Rolling Rock_ or _Red Rock_ brand. It was wonderful.
I think you may be talking about [Buffalo Rock](http://buffalorock.com/products/gingerale.html). It’s made in Birmingham, Alabama, but it is widely available regionally. It beats the pants off anything in the OP’s poll. I don’t consider it the hottest, though. That honor, so far, goes to the old formulation for Blenheim’s Old #3. That stuff was so hot that opening the top made you cough. However, they seem to have tamed it recently. I’ve ordered it, and it doesn’t have the same sting.
Buffalo Rock has a very nice, mild burn - it’s definitely spicy. It also has a wonderful molasses-y, brown-sugary depth of flavor that rockets it well beyond the usual ginger ales.
It also makes one HELL of a fine mixer for dark likkers. 🙂
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### Author:  [@wedgehed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wedgehed)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2011, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-brand-of-ginger-ale/587096/33 "2011-06-28T20:58:00Z")
> [@Ogre](#):
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> I think you may be talking about [Buffalo Rock](http://buffalorock.com/products/gingerale.html). It’s made in Birmingham, Alabama, but it is widely available regionally. It beats the pants off anything in the OP’s poll. I don’t consider it the hottest, though. That honor, so far, goes to the old formulation for Blenheim’s Old #3. That stuff was so hot that opening the top made you cough. However, they seem to have tamed it recently. I’ve ordered it, and it doesn’t have the same sting.
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> Buffalo Rock has a very nice, mild burn - it’s definitely spicy. It also has a wonderful molasses-y, brown-sugary depth of flavor that rockets it well beyond the usual ginger ales.
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> It also makes one HELL of a fine mixer for dark likkers. 🙂
Thanks! It was the hottest I’ve ever had, but all I had for comparison in those days was Canada Dry. I’ve never been much of a ginger ale drinker, but I would definitely try that one again.
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### Author:  [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2011, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-brand-of-ginger-ale/587096/34 "2011-06-28T21:34:36Z")
I had a Vernor’s the other day. Does anybody remember it tasting stronger? Somehow it didn’t seem as strong-tasting as it did when I first had it as a kid.
Anyway, while we’re on the subject of strong ginger ale, my vote would’ve been for [Blenheim’s](http://www.blenheimgingerale.com/products/). That stuff’s so strong, you need a chaser afterward.
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### Author:  [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2011, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-brand-of-ginger-ale/587096/35 "2011-06-28T21:36:54Z")
> [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](#):
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> Honestly never heard of it, but will look out for it.
Do. It’ll change your life, or at the very least, the ginger ale related aspects of your life.
> [@silenus](#):
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> Vernor’s sucks. AJ Stephans Ginger Beer beats all comers hands down. Then Reed’s Extra and Bundaberg.
No, you suck!
I’m actually going to try your recommendations because I trust your taste in liquids.
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### Author:  [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2011, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-brand-of-ginger-ale/587096/36 "2011-06-28T21:54:26Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#):
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> [Oh, and here is Wikipedia’s article on Vernors.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernors)
Neat! I too, love Vernors, but I also like pretty much most Ginger Ales I have tried. Ale-8 is also very good and I live right across the Ohio River from KY if I ever need a fix.
I have really swung away from any brown colas as I age, preferring 7-Up, ginger ale and the occasional grape Nehi and Orange Crush when I do drink soda (which isn’t very often anymore).
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### Author:  [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2011, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-brand-of-ginger-ale/587096/37 "2011-06-28T22:09:38Z")
One ginger drink I’ve seen but haven’t tried is [Elixir G Ginger Mix](http://www.elixirg.com/origins.html)…and I haven’t tried it because it costs $9.99 for a 12oz(?) bottle!
Oh, but it sounds good:
> [@](#):
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> \*Exceptional care begins at the ginger estates where each piece of
> ginger is planted by hand. During the maturation process estate
> planners are constantly hand nurturing the crop to ensure perfection.
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> At harvest, each piece is hand pulled, washed, weighed and thoroughly
> examined with great scrutiny. If the piece meets our rigorous standard, it is
> packaged and expedited to our facility where it is prepped for bottling.\*
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### Author:  [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2011, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-brand-of-ginger-ale/587096/38 "2011-06-28T22:15:36Z")
Are there any alcoholic ginger beers? That would be interesting.
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### Author:  [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2011, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-brand-of-ginger-ale/587096/39 "2011-06-29T02:59:33Z")
> [@NDP](#):
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> I had a Vernor’s the other day. Does anybody remember it tasting stronger? Somehow it didn’t seem as strong-tasting as it did when I first had it as a kid.
While we’re on the subject, any other Moxie drinkers out there? Do you feel they’ve changed the recipe? Moxie seems to have gotten sweeter and milder. It lacks that old Moxie edge.
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### Author:  [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2011, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-brand-of-ginger-ale/587096/40 "2011-06-29T03:02:49Z")
Vernor’s all the way. I’m sipping one now.
mmm
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