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10 Things You Didn't Know About Vernors Ginger Soda, Detroit Food, Michigan Food, Ale Recipe, Michigan Girl, Vintage Michigan, Food History, When You Leave, Pure Michigan

If you're from Detroit, you weren't at all surprised to see the Lions fall apart down the stretch, and you love Vernors. It’s sweet. It’s creamy. It’s bubbly. It's ginger-y. It mixes well with whiskey, ice cream, and more whiskey. As familiar as you may be with the magic that those green barrel cans contain, you'd be surprised at some of the things you didn't know:

RETRO KIMMER'S BLOG: DETROIT'S DELICIOUSLY DIFFERENT DRINK: VERNOR'S GINGER ALE Drinks Liquor, Detroit History, Michigan Girl, Bourbon Drinks, Flint Michigan, Brewing Beer, Detroit City, Vintage Michigan, Detroit Area

According to company legend, prior to the start of the American Civil War, while a clerk at the Higby & Sterns drugstore in Detroit, James Vernor experimented with flavors in an attempt to duplicate a popular ginger ale imported from Dublin, Ireland. Vernor's Ginger Ale - 'Woody' the Vernor's Gnome has been the brand's mascot used from the turn of the century until 1987. He returned after a hiatus in 2002. When Vernor was called off to serve in the war, he stored the syrup base of 19…

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