Lived near the plant as a young kid. My older brother and I would make sad faces while watching the bottles go around the machines. Lots of times the workmen would motion for us to come to the side door where they would slip us one or two. Sure it was room temperature but free trumps temperature every time.
My daughter was sick recently. I brought her Vernors and vanilla ice cream. Her husband was wondering why. She and I told him, simultaneously and spontaneously, "Because it works!" He is not from Detroit, and we live in Colorado now. I don't know if he believed us or if he thinks it is just another one of our weird family quirks.
Omg I love Vernors ginger ale my mother would give it to me when I didn't feel well❤️❤️❤️❤️brings back great memories... except for the being ill part🤣
Your narration voice is perfect. The background music is fantastic. The mood you create is exactly consistent with your channel. The pace is leisurely and calming. You've got a hit on your hands!
Yep, like I said a few episodes a while back, this is one of the few channels that I thumbs up before viewing the video, which says a lot about this channel.👍
@@juliemarchese-temple7749 "Recollection Road" is the narrator, and the music is most likely from RUclips's music library of music that has copyright clearances, free for content producers like Recollection Road to use. I find the music that is used by Recollection Road very soothing and goes well with the narrative.
When I would visit my cousin in Keego Harbor we would ride bikes to a bottling plant and get a free cup of Vernors from an old guy at the back door. I really envied my cousin for having this opportunity nearby.
As a proud resident of Michigan, my brother and 2 sisters grew up on Vernors. I still love it. I didn't know that Vernor's with vanilla ice cream was called a Boston Cooler though. Had MANY of them growing up too. And ginger actually does soothe the stomach. Thanks for letting the world know about this wonderful Michigan product.
Born near Detroit in '57, I'll never forget my first Vernor's 'pop'. I was around 7 or 8, and went to my Uncles little corner bar with my Pops. They were drinking beer, and my Uncle gave me something that looked like what they were having. I felt so grown-up! They also gave me a bag of pork rinds with the little container of hot sauce in it. WOW! It wasn't long after, the Mom would make "Boston Coolers"! NOTHING BETTER!
born inkalamazoo '58,i remember drinking vernors with a bag of pork rinds with a small bag of hot sauce in side the bag ,good eating!! Enjoy vernors here in Charlotte nc now.
I always gave my kids Vernors for tummy aches so now all grown up, they still consider it medicine!! I absolutely love a cold Boston cooler any time of the year 😊😊. Michigander born and raised 💯💙💛
Best one ever! Always had some positive sense about Vernor’s but never knew why ha. Seeing those oak casks labeled 1952 and 1954 awesome! And all those awesome trucks - especially that special efficient loading truck at 1:32 - so ahead of its time! I’m in California we have Vernor’s here - getting some tonight! Great story from Civil War time wow! So glad the Union won and Mr Vernor survived to discover his batch ha. 🇺🇸💯
Seriously fantastic soda, even with a meal. I first tasted the aged version. The non-aged doesn’t have the same depth of flavor, but it’s still better than any ginger ale I’ve tasted. Thanks for another visit to Americana.
My first Vernor’s was at a Jewish deli in Philadelphia, with a Bavarian ham and cheese sandwich on homemade rye (to die for!). I was a pharmacy student at the time (1977), so it was interesting to hear that it was invented by a pharmacist! That sandwich and ginger ale was the best treat ever!
Vernors is a brand I heard about, but never tasted. Thanks to Recollection Road and the internet, I have found a local retailer and now I'll be able to taste what Detroiters and Michigan residents have been enjoying for well over 100 years. Thanks, RC!
I love Vernors gingerale and have been drinking it since I was a child when my parents would buy it. I currently have a case of Vernors in my apartment, just purchased a few days ago.
@Ron Anderson If you ever had their signature hot fudge ice cream topping, you definitely need to try the cake. It's a chocolate cake with chocolate frosting over spaced out streams of butter cream frosting.
I remember as a child of the 60's my first pick was a grape Nehi- then store clerk at little general store suggested a Vernors. Was always thankful for her suggestion. It came in a short glass bottle with Verners cap on top. Had to use a bottle opener to drink it. That was in a very small town near Naples, FL.
I love Vernors, I used to drink it a lot when I lived in Northwest Ohio growing up. Living in the Pacific Northwest now, I hardly see Vernors up here. I wish they expanded sales into this part of the country.
Born and raised in Detroit. Moved to Seattle in the mid 80s. Thank goodness for the internet. I still order Vernors. 80.00 for 32 bottles. Well worth it.
Grew up in Ohio loving it, and was glad to find it in North Carolina. The only thing that comes close to it is another brand called Blenheim, which comes from South Carolina, and is even "hotter" than Vernors.
My family has vacationed in southwest Michigan for generations. My cousins and I would walk to the local convenience store for an Astropop or a Reggie Bar and a bottle of Vernor's. Never saw it anywhere outside of Michigan until recent years. I have a place in my heart for Vernor's.
Vernors has such a unique flavor. I remember Sundays at grandma's, and having Boston Coolers. Another pop that I've always liked, but can't find anymore, is 50/50, by Cotton Club - that was very refreshing.
Great video! But the narrator failed to mention why a drink originally created, sold, bottled, and enjoyed by generations of Detroiters is called a Boston Cooler when mixed with ice cream. The reason for this is that Detroit's Boston Boulevard was very near the original bottling plant, so when the soda fountain started selling it, it needed a name and that's what it got. Other soda manufacturers promote their soft drink mixed with ice cream as "Boston Coolers" as well, but Vernors filed a patent for it in 1967, so that makes it officially theirs. Also, a true Boston Cooler is not just Vernors poured over ice cream, the two are mixed, more like a shake. However, most of us who drink Vernors and love Boston Coolers pour the golden liquid over the vanilla ice cream and then wait for them to melt together. It tastes amazing, and you don't need a mixer to make it.
This has always been a favorite of mine and it's even better that they have a sugar free version that's just as delicious as the original! I can find it in a nearby small grocery and enjoy it several times a month!
I never really understood why drug stores sold soft drinks and had cafes/diners but now I do - all these soft drinks were formulated by chemists as health tonics! I guess once they were selling drinks over a counter it made sense to sell food, too.
Oh, my beloved Vernor's!!!! Growing up in Michigan I was virtually weaned on the stuff and remember it with enormous joy! Grandma would use it to treat an upset tummy by mixing it half and half with milk, and of course, practically every housewife used Vernor's to baste their holiday hams. I STILL LOVE IT and can (thankfully!) purchase it at my neighbor Publix down here in Florida! (p.s....thanks for the great riverfront shot that included the Boblo Boats!)
Thank You So much for these wonderful videos! My Husband and i Really Love Them! Pleases dont Stop Showing them they are So Relaxing and Appreciated So Much! GOD Bless You!! J& K
We had Vernors growing up in Fort Myers Florida. I remember it’d make me cough just as the glass/can reached my mouth for that first sip, Loved it! Great memories and another great video here. 👍
My mom is from Detroit and this is the only pop I ever liked. Yet I never knew it originated in my family’s hometown! (Despite now noticing it says on the containers that it’s a Michigan original.)
Born and raised in Chicago, we would visit our grandparents in Michigan during the summer. This was the only place to get Vernors. Also in Canada. Loved it and would bring a couple of cases back home. Big secret in Chicago.😀
Fell in love with Vernors when I first stumbled upon it on vacation in South Haven, has an added kick to it that I think is missing from the rest of mass produced Ginger ales. The rest of the family prefers Canada Dry or Seagrams, but fortunately for me they're sold at the local Jewel Osco here in IL.
Vernor's golden style ginger ale was popular before prohibition. Afterwards soda companies switched to the "dry" pale version for mixed drinks. Vernor's is a bit sweeter and bolder. (fellow Illinoisan /SW Michigan vacationer)
I've never drank it,,,,, ever! I shall go out and try to get some NOW! My mom, when were kids, and sick, used to have us drink 7 up,,,,,,,, I "heard" that the Lithium stayed in it up until 1970,,, according to the 1970 World Book Encyclopedia.
I still remember my first Vernors given to me by my grandmother in Hamilton, Ohio, in the late 1950s. Had it just before bed and man, I remember the fizz in my nose to this day! I now live in Southern California and it's available here in grocery stores. If you buy it in two-liter plastic bottles it loses its carbonated fizz quite quickly. The taste is the same, but the fizz that gets into your nose and makes you sneeze isn't as evident. The drink also tastes watered down. But hey, everything was better remembered from childhood. Great video. I also remember Vernor's Ice Cream from living in Michigan in the late 1970s. Another video suggestion -- do one on Moxie from New England. Moxie makes Vernors seem really tame.
My Grandparents were from Detroit and had to share a Vernor’s every night before bed. I remember having to go on a search for it in Denver when they came to visit!
I remember my parents always drinking it while growing up. I buy some every now and then. I'd never heard of having it as an ice cream float. Gotta try that!
I’m from NYC, but had lots of relatives in Michigan! Every summer, my aunts would always have Vernors or Faygo sodas in their fridges (two brands that you can’t find in NY! Needless to say, I became a big fan of Vernor’s vanilla shakes since my youth! Thanks for this trip back down memory lane 👏🏼
My mom would give this to us when we were not feeling well w a upset stomach she would stir it until all the bubbles were flat it did taste good instead of water
We lived in the Chicago south suburbs and used to vacation and camp in Northern Michigan, and I remember drinking Vernor's for the first time there and loved it. I now live in Arizona and we get Vernor's here and I still drink it 40 years later. Still the best ginger ale out there!
Little Ceasar's pizza don't taste like it used to. At least where I live. Wish I could go back in time to find out. I would try McDonald's too, cause I know they changed. Also, I would stock up on Pop Shop Pop. They had all these flavors like grapefruit, rock n rye, red pop, and many others, I wish I could remember more of the flavors. They would have wood crates you filled up what you wanted, and returned the bottles for a refund. The cap indicated the flavor, with a company logo in the bottle. I drank so much at a wedding, I got sick and hurled. Then I drank another bottle after that.
Interesting. I haven't thought about Vernor's in over 40 years. The only time we ever saw it, and drank it, was on our family road trip to Michigan in 1980, in which we also went up to Canada, over to NY State, and back home to NJ. All I remember about it is that I liked it. Thanks for this.
Vernors saved me when I was pregnant with my son. I would pop a bottle in the fridge before I went to bed, then when I woke up I would go straight to the fridge, pop open the bottle, drink it , and my stomach would settle down for the day. I still love it today--when I visit with my son, now 36 (!!!), we sit on the back patio with our Vernors!
So cool! A lot of people have commented on being served Vernors when you were sick. It may have been more placebo than panacea but it tasted great and made you feel better. Loved the picture of the Boblo Boat. Vernors, Faygo, Boblo, Better Made, Sanders, Hudsons, Strohs, and Greenfield Village. If you grew up in Detroit back in the day you knew them all well.
In 2000 I took a vacation tour of Michigan. Our guide said Vernors ginger ale was the best there was and bought each of us a bottle. I loved it but it is not sold where I live so I haven't had it since. If I go to Michigan again I will definitely buy some more.
I grew up on Vernors and just assumed I'd always be able to have it. We lived in the Windsor-Detroit area then (Chatham, Ontario). Have not seen it anywhere since the late 1960s. I had no idea it was even made any more. I remember the ads: "VERNORS - Va-Va-VOOM!" It had a much more gingery taste than Canada Dry.
I grew up in Saginaw,MI,,,, When I moved to Wi,,,,,I found out Vernors,, wasn't on the shelf,,,,I went through a period of depression,,,, but soon started to see it in store's,,,,,, not much was said how great Vernors is hot,,, especially in the winter,,,,, nothing,beats taking it out of the microwave,, and smell the brew travel up into your nose tickling,all the way in,,,,, Try it
I live in Ontario Canada, and we can buy Vernors here. They could have called it Ginger Bite ;) ...Gingers Snaps being already purloined by some nefarious cookies of indeterminate alliances :)
I was born in Flint and drank this as a kid. Fast forward and I'm living in Alabama. My daughter would get Canada dry ginger ale and I thought it was just watery. We were in a store one day when I saw Verners for the first time in years and pointed it out to my daughter. She had to try it. Needless to say she never wanted Canada dry again.
If your were from Detroit you would know it! I was from Chicago & its Taste was Different from Canada Dry Ginger Ale, when I Moved to L.A. you could find it Out Here & Still Selling it Today.
@@waynewright2886 I was born & raised in Chicago area,but never seen it in the stores of my town where I grew up at. I love Ginger Ale & I'm I would love that.
@@mattfleischman176 In my Days in Chicago, it was A&P, Jewell, Hillman's National, Hi & Low, Certified Markets, Del Farm, CO-OP & Other Mom & Pop Stores in the Chicago Area. Maybe Some Chicago Area Stores Sold Vernor's... & some Didn't! But it would have & Still is Sold in Chicago.
I remember Vernor's from the late 50's and early 60's. It was great. I haven't had one since then. Saw them the other day though. I will buy some the next time I'm out. What a treat that will be. I wonder if it tastes the same?
I've had vernors it's pretty good I found it at Fred Meyer one time in a specialty soda isle they had it cold and room temperature I got the cold soda it was hot that day and it tasted good. This was in Idaho where o lived at the time.
You couldn't find it outside Michigan for a long time. My wife's eldest sister moved to Wisconsin in 1980 & when she'd come back for family get togethers, she'd buy about 6 cases & stack them in the trunk hoping it would last till the next trip home. It also changed in the early 1980's when it was sold. It used to be you couldn't inhale while taking a drink because you would cough. It hasn't had that effect since it was sold. My wife & I moved to ND in 2009. We couldn't find it at first. Finally the wife found it in one of the areas super markets there were 2 six packs of cans, all covered in dust & 7.99 a piece. Wow! I paid the price because I wanted some. More recently we've found that Wal Mart sometimes has it. When they do, we stock up, not knowing how long it will be before we see it again.
There is nothing finer to enjoy on a summer day like a Boston cooler... That's vanilla ice cream and Vernors. If you never had one, I strongly suggest you try it.
I grew up in the LA area and could find them in our stores. So grew with Vernors and when I later moved out of state, hard to find. Vernors has to be the best ginger drive, the only brand I will drink when ever I have a ginger drink.
Lived near the plant as a young kid. My older brother and I would make sad faces while watching the bottles go around the machines. Lots of times the workmen would motion for us to come to the side door where they would slip us one or two. Sure it was room temperature but free trumps temperature every time.
You got that right. I've never seen Vernors in my neck of the woods. Did it have a strong ginger bite to it?
@@gregggoss2210 Oh yes. My Dad gave it to us hot when we were sick. It helps.
My daughter was sick recently. I brought her Vernors and vanilla ice cream. Her husband was wondering why. She and I told him, simultaneously and spontaneously, "Because it works!" He is not from Detroit, and we live in Colorado now. I don't know if he believed us or if he thinks it is just another one of our weird family quirks.
Omg I love Vernors ginger ale my mother would give it to me when I didn't feel well❤️❤️❤️❤️brings back great memories... except for the being ill part🤣
Your narration voice is perfect. The background music is fantastic. The mood you create is exactly consistent with your channel. The pace is leisurely and calming. You've got a hit on your hands!
One of the superior RUclips original content "channels."
Yep, like I said a few episodes a while back, this is one of the few channels that I thumbs up before viewing the video, which says a lot about this channel.👍
Does anyone know who is narrating, or playing the Piano?
@@juliemarchese-temple7749 "Recollection Road" is the narrator, and the music is most likely from RUclips's music library of music that has copyright clearances, free for content producers like Recollection Road to use. I find the music that is used by Recollection Road very soothing and goes well with the narrative.
Yes !
When I would visit my cousin in Keego Harbor we would ride bikes to a bottling plant and get a free cup of Vernors from an old guy at the back door. I really envied my cousin for having this opportunity nearby.
I will never forget VERNORS ginger ale. My mom would always give me VERNORS GINGER ALE when I was sick with the flu......
My mom did too.
Mine too!
You were lucky. All I got was 7UP. I don't drink it anymore because it reminds me of being sick. But I still love Vernors!
As a proud resident of Michigan, my brother and 2 sisters grew up on Vernors. I still love it. I didn't know that Vernor's with vanilla ice cream was called a Boston Cooler though. Had MANY of them growing up too. And ginger actually does soothe the stomach. Thanks for letting the world know about this wonderful Michigan product.
My husband and I absolutely LOVE the RR site. Thank you for the joy you give us with great history and memories.
My favorite pop of all time
It's definitely pop, not soda😎.
Born near Detroit in '57, I'll never forget my first Vernor's 'pop'. I was around 7 or 8, and went to my Uncles little corner bar with my Pops. They were drinking beer, and my Uncle gave me something that looked like what they were having. I felt so grown-up! They also gave me a bag of pork rinds with the little container of hot sauce in it. WOW! It wasn't long after, the Mom would make "Boston Coolers"! NOTHING BETTER!
born inkalamazoo '58,i remember drinking vernors with a bag of pork rinds with a small bag of hot sauce in side the bag ,good eating!! Enjoy vernors here in Charlotte nc now.
smile~
I always gave my kids Vernors for tummy aches so now all grown up, they still consider it medicine!! I absolutely love a cold Boston cooler any time of the year 😊😊. Michigander born and raised 💯💙💛
I look at 7Up that way. Since we only drank it when we had an upset stomach (when we were little), I can’t even look at it now. 😉
Best one ever! Always had some positive sense about Vernor’s but never knew why ha. Seeing those oak casks labeled 1952 and 1954 awesome! And all those awesome trucks - especially that special efficient loading truck at 1:32 - so ahead of its time! I’m in California we have Vernor’s here - getting some tonight! Great story from Civil War time wow! So glad the Union won and Mr Vernor survived to discover his batch ha. 🇺🇸💯
Seriously fantastic soda, even with a meal. I first tasted the aged version. The non-aged doesn’t have the same depth of flavor, but it’s still better than any ginger ale I’ve tasted.
Thanks for another visit to Americana.
@@captainamericaamerica8090 , Thanks for the recommendation. I will try all three. Great ginger beer is hard to beat on any occasion.
@@captainamericaamerica8090 , I relate!
As a child, whenever I had an upset stomach my Dad would give me Vernors, and it worked. Makes me proud to be a Michigander!
The old trucks are fascinating.🚛
My first Vernor’s was at a Jewish deli in Philadelphia, with a Bavarian ham and cheese sandwich on homemade rye (to die for!). I was a pharmacy student at the time (1977), so it was interesting to hear that it was invented by a pharmacist! That sandwich and ginger ale was the best treat ever!
Pharmacists invented so many soft drinks, including several that are still around today.
Jewish Deli Selling Ham & Cheese? Jews don't Eat or Serve Pork... that's Strange?
Ham @ Jewish Deli???
Loved it as a kid in the 50's. Probably one of the healthiest sodas ever on the market.
@@captainamericaamerica8090 You can still find the cane sugar made variety in some stores, but it can get pricey at $1.49 per 12 oz. glass bottle
Vernors is a brand I heard about, but never tasted. Thanks to Recollection Road and the internet, I have found a local retailer and now I'll be able to taste what Detroiters and Michigan residents have been enjoying for well over 100 years. Thanks, RC!
By now you understand why Detroiters rave about it. All other ginger ales are pale and insipid contenders.
I love Vernors gingerale and have been drinking it since I was a child when my parents would buy it. I currently have a case of Vernors in my apartment, just purchased a few days ago.
I live in Michigan. Vernor's, Faygo soda pop, and Better Made potato chips are a Michigan tradition.
I loved Faygo too. remember "which way did he go, which way did he go? He went for FAYGO!"
A totally winning combo...there is definitely something special about every one of them, and well worth searching for when you can't find them. 😇
Sanders bumpy cakes too.
@Ron Anderson If you ever had their signature hot fudge ice cream topping, you definitely need to try the cake. It's a chocolate cake with chocolate frosting over spaced out streams of butter cream frosting.
Aretha Franklins House with Christmas Ham sautéed in Vernors sauce. Now that would be a party to get invited to! Keep up the good videos R.R:)
Loved it!
My roommate brought me a can of Vernors as a souvenir from his long bus trip; he had a layover in Detroit and bought it there. Good stuff.
Detroit is also home to Faygo soda, still sold in my town as well!
I remember as a child of the 60's my first pick was a grape Nehi- then store clerk at little general store suggested a Vernors. Was always thankful for her suggestion. It came in a short glass bottle with Verners cap on top. Had to use a bottle opener to drink it. That was in a very small town near Naples, FL.
Grape Nehi- the choice of Corporal Walter O'Reilly.
Also my favorite soft drink of all time ....great video .
I love Vernors, I used to drink it a lot when I lived in Northwest Ohio growing up. Living in the Pacific Northwest now, I hardly see Vernors up here. I wish they expanded sales into this part of the country.
When I was a kid I was told we were the only state(Michigan)that had Vernors.I thought that was very cool
Born and raised in Detroit. Moved to Seattle in the mid 80s. Thank goodness for the internet. I still order Vernors. 80.00 for 32 bottles. Well worth it.
As a kid growing up in the 1960s in the Buffalo area, I always enjoyed Vernors.
@@captainamericaamerica8090 no its not
@@captainamericaamerica8090 And they use high fructose corn syrup now.
Grew up in Ohio loving it, and was glad to find it in North Carolina. The only thing that comes close to it is another brand called Blenheim, which comes from South Carolina, and is even "hotter" than Vernors.
My family has vacationed in southwest Michigan for generations. My cousins and I would walk to the local convenience store for an Astropop or a Reggie Bar and a bottle of Vernor's. Never saw it anywhere outside of Michigan until recent years. I have a place in my heart for Vernor's.
I used to drive to Niagara Falls new york years ago to buy this, amongst other things, now its available at my local grocery here in Ontario
Vernors has such a unique flavor. I remember Sundays at grandma's, and having Boston Coolers. Another pop that I've always liked, but can't find anymore, is 50/50, by Cotton Club - that was very refreshing.
Great video! But the narrator failed to mention why a drink originally created, sold, bottled, and enjoyed by generations of Detroiters is called a Boston Cooler when mixed with ice cream. The reason for this is that Detroit's Boston Boulevard was very near the original bottling plant, so when the soda fountain started selling it, it needed a name and that's what it got. Other soda manufacturers promote their soft drink mixed with ice cream as "Boston Coolers" as well, but Vernors filed a patent for it in 1967, so that makes it officially theirs.
Also, a true Boston Cooler is not just Vernors poured over ice cream, the two are mixed, more like a shake. However, most of us who drink Vernors and love Boston Coolers pour the golden liquid over the vanilla ice cream and then wait for them to melt together. It tastes amazing, and you don't need a mixer to make it.
Now I want one!
As a teenager in Cleveland in the sixties Vernor's was my favorite soda.
Used to drink Vernon's &Canfield soda growing up in Chicago the good old day
When I would get sick it was vernors ginger ale settled my atomic. I still look for it just to drink. I love it!
This has always been a favorite of mine and it's even better that they have a sugar free version that's just as delicious as the original! I can find it in a nearby small grocery and enjoy it several times a month!
My grandma would make us Vernors Floats!..Real Vanilla Ice Cream with Vernors in a Soda Glass..YUMMY!!
Best ginger ale ever. I wish they were using the original formula.
And not using high fructose corn syrup.
Mexican Vernors in a glass bottle, with cane sugar?
@@paulforester6996 Yes, that's available in some stores.
I never really understood why drug stores sold soft drinks and had cafes/diners but now I do - all these soft drinks were formulated by chemists as health tonics! I guess once they were selling drinks over a counter it made sense to sell food, too.
You only wish it was still a thing today. I would love to hang out at my local Rite Aid or Walgreens if they had that!
Oh, my beloved Vernor's!!!! Growing up in Michigan I was virtually weaned on the stuff and remember it with enormous joy! Grandma would use it to treat an upset tummy by mixing it half and half with milk, and of course, practically every housewife used Vernor's to baste their holiday hams. I STILL LOVE IT and can (thankfully!) purchase it at my neighbor Publix down here in Florida! (p.s....thanks for the great riverfront shot that included the Boblo Boats!)
Thank You So much for these wonderful videos! My Husband and i Really Love Them! Pleases dont Stop Showing them they are So Relaxing and Appreciated So Much! GOD Bless You!! J& K
We had Vernors growing up in Fort Myers Florida. I remember it’d make me cough just as the glass/can reached my mouth for that first sip, Loved it! Great memories and another great video here. 👍
Great panicia for upset stomach. 😎👍👍👍👍👍👍When you say Vernors...You've said it all.
My mom is from Detroit and this is the only pop I ever liked. Yet I never knew it originated in my family’s hometown! (Despite now noticing it says on the containers that it’s a Michigan original.)
Born and raised in Chicago, we would visit our grandparents in Michigan during the summer. This was the only place to get Vernors. Also in Canada. Loved it and would bring a couple of cases back home. Big secret in Chicago.😀
@@CrimsonRaven51 to this day if I’m up north I have to get one. I’ve lived in Texas for seven years now.
Fell in love with Vernors when I first stumbled upon it on vacation in South Haven, has an added kick to it that I think is missing from the rest of mass produced Ginger ales. The rest of the family prefers Canada Dry or Seagrams, but fortunately for me they're sold at the local Jewel Osco here in IL.
Vernor's golden style ginger ale was popular before prohibition. Afterwards soda companies switched to the "dry" pale version for mixed drinks. Vernor's is a bit sweeter and bolder. (fellow Illinoisan /SW Michigan vacationer)
I've never drank it,,,,, ever! I shall go out and try to get some NOW! My mom, when were kids, and sick, used to have us drink 7 up,,,,,,,, I "heard" that the Lithium stayed in it up until 1970,,, according to the 1970 World Book Encyclopedia.
Ive never heard of Verners, but tuned in just to hear your voice describing yet another American nostalgic brand. Thanks for what you do, sir.
I still remember my first Vernors given to me by my grandmother in Hamilton, Ohio, in the late 1950s. Had it just before bed and man, I remember the fizz in my nose to this day! I now live in Southern California and it's available here in grocery stores. If you buy it in two-liter plastic bottles it loses its carbonated fizz quite quickly. The taste is the same, but the fizz that gets into your nose and makes you sneeze isn't as evident. The drink also tastes watered down. But hey, everything was better remembered from childhood. Great video. I also remember Vernor's Ice Cream from living in Michigan in the late 1970s. Another video suggestion -- do one on Moxie from New England. Moxie makes Vernors seem really tame.
I remember driving up Woodward Ave & seeing the sign! Nothing like a ice cold Verners!
My Grandparents were from Detroit and had to share a Vernor’s every night before bed. I remember having to go on a search for it in Denver when they came to visit!
I love this ginger ale. Michigander thru and thru!!! But hard to find in the south.
Well, I don't know about "mythical" healing powers: ginger is very soothing to an upset tummy
I grew up drinking Canada Dry ginger ale. One day my father gave me some of his Vernor’s ginger ale. I couldn’t believe the difference.
Vernon's Taste was Very Diffrrent than Canada Dry Ginger Ale.
I remember my parents always drinking it while growing up.
I buy some every now and then. I'd never heard of having it as an ice cream float. Gotta try that!
I’m from NYC, but had lots of relatives in Michigan! Every summer, my aunts would always have Vernors or Faygo sodas in their fridges (two brands that you can’t find in NY! Needless to say, I became a big fan of Vernor’s vanilla shakes since my youth! Thanks for this trip back down memory lane 👏🏼
My mom would give this to us when we were not feeling well w a upset stomach she would stir it until all the bubbles were flat it did taste good instead of water
We lived in the Chicago south suburbs and used to vacation and camp in Northern Michigan, and I remember drinking Vernor's for the first time there and loved it. I now live in Arizona and we get Vernor's here and I still drink it 40 years later. Still the best ginger ale out there!
You can tell you're from Michigan if you can drink Vernor's and not cough.
Ginger is supposed to settle an upset stomach. My mom would always bring candied ginger on road trips in case we got car sick.
Vernors is still my favorite. Along with Little Ceasar's Pizza. It's a Detroit thing!
I agree Jeffrey, I have a 12 pack of Vernors in my refrigerator right now. I grew up in Detroit.
Cars, Motown & Vernors, Straight Outa Detroit.
Little Ceasar's pizza don't taste like it used to. At least where I live. Wish I could go back in time to find out. I would try McDonald's too, cause I know they changed.
Also, I would stock up on Pop Shop Pop. They had all these flavors like grapefruit, rock n rye, red pop, and many others, I wish I could remember more of the flavors. They would have wood crates you filled up what you wanted, and returned the bottles for a refund. The cap indicated the flavor, with a company logo in the bottle. I drank so much at a wedding, I got sick and hurled. Then I drank another bottle after that.
I still Love Vernors ginger ale thanks for this upload and memories. 😘😊
OLD STUFF IS GOOD STUFF!!
James Vernor is my 4x grandfathers brother. His niece Anne was my 3 x grandmother through her marriage to Charles Mickinley. I love Vernors!
Thank you.
Interesting. I haven't thought about Vernor's in over 40 years. The only time we ever saw it, and drank it, was on our family road trip to Michigan in 1980, in which we also went up to Canada, over to NY State, and back home to NJ. All I remember about it is that I liked it. Thanks for this.
Vernors is and will always be my best friend. 😊
Do Charles Chips please. Love your vids!
I once had several cases shipped to Boston. For a special summer party 🎈
Vernors saved me when I was pregnant with my son. I would pop a bottle in the fridge before I went to bed, then when I woke up I would go straight to the fridge, pop open the bottle, drink it , and my stomach would settle down for the day. I still love it today--when I visit with my son, now 36 (!!!), we sit on the back patio with our Vernors!
I wish we had the old formula back. A burp could burn your nose.
So cool! A lot of people have commented on being served Vernors when you were sick. It may have been more placebo than panacea but it tasted great and made you feel better.
Loved the picture of the Boblo Boat. Vernors, Faygo, Boblo, Better Made, Sanders, Hudsons, Strohs, and Greenfield Village. If you grew up in Detroit back in the day you knew them all well.
In South Detroit, we used to spell Vernors with a "u" Vernours. Warm milk and Vernor's was always a winters treat!
South Detroit??? Last time I looked, south Detroit was spelled “Windsor, Ontario”.
sounds "hipper" to say you're from "South Detroit" I actually live just south of South Detroit.@@TucsonBillD
❤️❤️❤️for Vernors.....my favorite soda!
My favorite!!!!!
Just Drove by the Detroit Plant the other day. Love the product still but it was better years ago
Grew up in Pittsburgh. We always had some Vernors Ginger Ale on hand.
In 2000 I took a vacation tour of Michigan. Our guide said Vernors ginger ale was the best there was and bought each of us a bottle. I loved it but it is not sold where I live so I haven't had it since. If I go to Michigan again I will definitely buy some more.
Another pharmacist creates a soft drink. Back in the day when being an apothecary was essential to the profession.
I could understand that.
I grew up on Vernors and just assumed I'd always be able to have it. We lived in the Windsor-Detroit area then (Chatham, Ontario). Have not seen it anywhere since the late 1960s. I had no idea it was even made any more. I remember the ads: "VERNORS - Va-Va-VOOM!" It had a much more gingery taste than Canada Dry.
Love the history! Would love to see a video on Circuit City Stores, Inc. and a Mountain Dew story!
Interesting!!!!! I'd love to try it! Great video!
Vernors and milk, very tasty!
My cousin and I always had Vernors and milk growing up in Detroit at our grandparents house.
I grew up in Saginaw,MI,,,, When I moved to Wi,,,,,I found out Vernors,, wasn't on the shelf,,,,I went through a period of depression,,,, but soon started to see it in store's,,,,,, not much was said how great Vernors is hot,,, especially in the winter,,,,, nothing,beats taking it out of the microwave,, and smell the brew travel up into your nose tickling,all the way in,,,,, Try it
Drank Vernors my whole life. Great stuff.
I live in Ontario Canada, and we can buy Vernors here. They could have called it Ginger Bite ;) ...Gingers Snaps being already purloined by some nefarious cookies of indeterminate alliances :)
Checking a store nearby, I have three of these Ginger Ale brands, Vernors, Canada Dry and Schweppes, a tri-national trilogy!
I grew up in Michigan and this was my favorite soda to drink
Best ginger ale, hands down of all time 👍🏆👍
Always loved this stuff! It came into my area in the early 70s, and there’s no better ginger ale.
Funny. I was drinking a diet Vernors Ginger Ale when I came across this video. Wish it came in bottles as well as cans.
Born and raised in MI...I wish I could find Vernor's in CA
I was born in Flint and drank this as a kid. Fast forward and I'm living in Alabama. My daughter would get Canada dry ginger ale and I thought it was just watery. We were in a store one day when I saw Verners for the first time in years and pointed it out to my daughter. She had to try it. Needless to say she never wanted Canada dry again.
Never heard of it or had it. I'm sure it taste good.
If your were from Detroit you would know it! I was from Chicago & its Taste was Different from Canada Dry Ginger Ale, when I Moved to L.A. you could find it Out Here & Still Selling it Today.
@@waynewright2886 I was born & raised in Chicago area,but never seen it in the stores of my town where I grew up at. I love Ginger Ale & I'm I would love that.
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In my Days in Chicago, it was A&P, Jewell, Hillman's National, Hi & Low, Certified Markets, Del Farm, CO-OP & Other Mom & Pop Stores in the Chicago Area.
Maybe Some Chicago Area Stores Sold Vernor's... & some Didn't! But it would have & Still is Sold in Chicago.
I remember Vernor's from the late 50's and early 60's. It was great. I haven't had one since then. Saw them the other day though. I will buy some the next time I'm out. What a treat that will be. I wonder if it tastes the same?
I've had vernors it's pretty good I found it at Fred Meyer one time in a specialty soda isle they had it cold and room temperature I got the cold soda it was hot that day and it tasted good. This was in Idaho where o lived at the time.
You couldn't find it outside Michigan for a long time. My wife's eldest sister moved to Wisconsin in 1980 & when she'd come back for family get togethers, she'd buy about 6 cases & stack them in the trunk hoping it would last till the next trip home. It also changed in the early 1980's when it was sold. It used to be you couldn't inhale while taking a drink because you would cough. It hasn't had that effect since it was sold. My wife & I moved to ND in 2009. We couldn't find it at first. Finally the wife found it in one of the areas super markets there were 2 six packs of cans, all covered in dust & 7.99 a piece. Wow! I paid the price because I wanted some. More recently we've found that Wal Mart sometimes has it. When they do, we stock up, not knowing how long it will be before we see it again.
There is nothing finer to enjoy on a summer day like a Boston cooler... That's vanilla ice cream and Vernors. If you never had one, I strongly suggest you try it.
I grew up in the LA area and could find them in our stores. So grew with Vernors and when I later moved out of state, hard to find. Vernors has to be the best ginger drive, the only brand I will drink when ever I have a ginger drink.