Vernors: Yay, Nay or "Meh..."?

Cafe Society
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I grew up in Cleveland, drinking Vernor’s while I was growing up in the 60s and still like it today. But it’s not the same flavor that it used to be. The original Vernor’s bottles said “Flavor aged four years in wood”. Later they said “Flavor aged for years in wood” (note the spelling change). The last time I checked, they said “Flavor aged in oak barrels”, or words to that effect. So first they cut the time in half, and then don’t tell you how long it is, covering it up by saying that it’s aged in oak (ooh, classy!). For all we know, they could run it in one end of the barrel and out the other, and say “Well, five minutes aging ought to be enough.”

I still like it for what it is, but if I want a real ginger kick, I go with Reed’s Ginger Brew or something similar.

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Um what? In my experience Canada Dry is far more mild than Vernors, and Vernors at least actually tastes like ginger!

Could it be that the Canada Dry sold in California is different than it is wherever you are or something?

-FRL-

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I tried Vernor’s a year ago or so. Meh. I remember it being very powerful as a child, but now it just leaves me cold. AJSteven’s is so very much better, as is Reed’s Extra. Even Stewart’s beats Vernor’s by a lightyear. Oh, well…different strokes, and all that. I even like a Moxie every now and then.