Dry Ginger Ale for Mature Tastes

SeaBreeze

SeaBreeze

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We don't drink soda, have rarely even had it when we were young, just don't care for it. We do drink plain seltzer water, only ingredient is carbonated water...no salt, sugar, etc.

When I was young, my parents always had a bottle of Ginger Ale in the refrigerator. My father liked to have it there when he wanted some, and my mother would give us a small glass for medicinal uses, to settle our stomachs, etc. It would usually be White Rock or Canada Dry.

Well, my husband and I got an urge to have some Ginger Ale this week, so I went to the Natural Grocers store to see what they had. We didn't want anything too sweet if that could be avoided, just for taste preference.

I bought a 4-pack of GUS (Grown Up Soda) Ginger Ale, and we like it very much, and will be buying it again. I just enjoyed a bottle of it. http://drinkgus.com/

We used to like a Ginseng soda called "Ginseng Up". It came in a small clear bottle, with a ginseng root on the label, it was very pale in color.

Unfortunately, we haven't been able to find this ginseng soda...or any ginseng soda for that matter in years. If I came across a distributor of Ginseng Up, I'd probably buy a case of it.
 

I remember my Uncle making his own Ginger Ale,and he gave me a small glass of it,
I can still remember the taste and how it caught the back of my throat.
 
The only pop we have in the house is Diet Canada Dry Ginger Ale...
Upon occasion I will buy Schweppes Diet Ginger ale if it goes on special.. It is also very good..
Both are NOT overly spicy and very pleasant..

We almost NEVER buy any other pop than that..... They are NOT overly sweet either...
 
SeaBreeze said:
We don't drink soda, have rarely even had it when we were young, just don't care for it. We do drink plain seltzer water, only ingredient is carbonated water...no salt, sugar, etc.

When I was young, my parents always had a bottle of Ginger Ale in the refrigerator. My father liked to have it there when he wanted some, and my mother would give us a small glass for medicinal uses, to settle our stomachs, etc. It would usually be White Rock or Canada Dry.

Well, my husband and I got an urge to have some Ginger Ale this week, so I went to the Natural Grocers store to see what they had. We didn't want anything too sweet if that could be avoided, just for taste preference.

I bought a 4-pack of GUS (Grown Up Soda) Ginger Ale, and we like it very much, and will be buying it again. I just enjoyed a bottle of it. http://drinkgus.com/

We used to like a Ginseng soda called "Ginseng Up". It came in a small clear bottle, with a ginseng root on the label, it was very pale in color.

Unfortunately, we haven't been able to find this ginseng soda...or any ginseng soda for that matter in years. If I came across a distributor of Ginseng Up, I'd probably buy a case of it.
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SB...Just googled original Genseng Up and and it says Amazon and Walmart have it in stock. Walmart, I'll be darned. Will have to look next time I'm in there.
 
Oooh, now I want some ginger ale, too! I'm not a soda drinker, but like ginger ale now and then. There is a Spanish soda made with tamarind that's pretty good, not too sweet :

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Pappy said:
SB...Just googled original Genseng Up and and it says Amazon and Walmart have it in stock. Walmart, I'll be darned. Will have to look next time I'm in there.
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Thanks Pappy, I never saw it on the shelves in Walmart, will check out Amazon.
 
We always drink plain seltzer water, no sodium, nothing added by carbonated water. Sometimes I'll add a touch of tart cherry juice or cranberry juice to it. Love the simple drinks, never buy artificial juices/sugar added stuff either.
 
jujube said:
Have you tried Vernor's? You used to only be able to get it in Michigan but it's all over now. It's pretty strong. I used to live right around the corner from the Vernor's plant and you could stand on the sidewalk and look through large windows at the operation.
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Hey Jujube. MAN ! Do I know where that is.....At the foot of Woodward Avenue down by the Detroit River. We used to go there a lot.
whenever we had ginger ale, it was always Vernors. We'd take a 6-pack over to Belle Isle. We never thought it was too strong tasting.
 
We rarely drink soda with the exception of an occasional treat in the summer when I make ice cream. We love root beer floats!!! The only other time we Might drink a soda is when we are traveling. When we stop for gas we might get a cream soda. No diet drinks of any kind. We are trying to stay healthy.

Now that it's on my mind I might get some ginger ale next trip to the store. I can't begin to remember how many years it's been since I drank some.
 
My father now and then would enjoy a bottle of sarsaparilla also, I remember him teaching me how to spell it when I was very little. :sentimental:
 
I used to make Sarsaparilla herbal tea - tasted just like root beer.

I find ginger ale too sweet, but ginger root tea can be good served cold with some soda water - good for you too.
 
I keep ginger ale in the fridge. It's good for settling upset stomachs and (I wouldn't have believed it 'til I tried it) easing acid reflux. I really, really like Vernors Diet Ginger Ale.
 
Ginger ale is one of my all time favorites!

I have recently begun drinking Ginger Beer (non - alcoholic) and find the ginger to be much stronger. If you want a tasty surprise pour half of the ginger beer in a full glass of ice to fill halfway. After that squeeze a quarter lime into the ginger drink and drop the squeezed lime in. Fill the rest of the glass with the ginger beer, let cool for 1 minute and take a sip. It is an amazing, refreshing drink that is currently my favorite! I am currently enjoying - "BundAberg," ginger beer found here in London.
 
Thanks everyone. I too have been looking for a non-sweet ginger ale. Now, does anyone know of a good non-sweet root beer like the kind A&W used to make but doesn't any longer?
 
Well, the good ginger ale that wasn't too sweet that I loved hasn't been around for a long time by me, figures that the store that carried it moved and now at the new location they act like they never even heard of it. Tried a couple of other ones, but too sweet, GUS was just perfect.
 
I tried some Canada Dry recently, that's usually what my mother had around when I was a kid, and I kind of remember White Rock brand too. Although I liked it when I was young, it's just too sweet now. I don't care for any sodas really, had a Sprite at the movies a couple of years ago, when I was younger it was a lemony drink that wasn't too sweet, now it tasted horrible, I couldn't even finish it, next time I just went with bottled water.
 
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