A true soft drink connoisseur will see this thread title and nod with approval. Vernors, concurrently with Hires Root Beer, was the first American soft drink, first produced way back in 1866. It is a golden ginger ale as opposed to the more widely-marketed dry ginger ales that most of you have probably had. The golden variety is more strongly flavored but fell out of favor after Prohibition was lifted and the dry variety was created for use as a drink mixer.

Vernors is barrel-aged for several years to give it its unique taste, dominated by ginger and vanilla. It truly is a wonderful soda and I encourage anyone who runs into it at the store to pick up a six-pack and give it a whirl. Be prepared, though. Do not expect it to taste like any other ginger ale you've ever had.

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you my favorite soda. Vernors.

I've never heard of that stuff, but i do enjoy golden ginger ale.

They don't have this on the eat coast. My dad, who grew up in southern california loves this. I remember when I was in kindergarten we took a trip out west and when we were there he must have ordered some from a distributor. A week or so after we got home a truck pulls up with cases upon cases of vernors. It's a ginger soda, not a ginger ale.

I'm a schweppes man through and through.

Every can of this should be a national historical site.

Well done my friend...this truly is the best thing going in the realm of sodas. Nothing like opening up the can taking the first sip and trying not to cough as you breathe in that sweet gingery deliciousness. Nothing compares.

I prefer the dry taste of traditional ginger ale.

This IS traditional ginger ale.

Schweppes and Canada Dry are just bad versions of Sprite compared to Vernors.

Fun Fact: Vernors is manufactured by Cadbury Schweppes now.

I agree. I drink this regional brand called Sussex Golden. It tastes mighty fine with a generous helping of Crown Royal

And yeah, Sussex is owned by Cadbury Schweppes too. Talk about a ginger ale monopoly.

I like the can...where do you find this?

I think you can only get it in the Maritime provinces (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia & PEI)

ginger ale is my favorite soda

All soft drinks: meh.

I wish I could buy you a Vernors right now...I think it would change your opinion.

I've had one. My cousin in Texas swears by them. It's okay. It's still a soft drink.

What are you a milk person? Water person? Juice person? I mean you cant drink alcohol every minute of every day...I know because I try, everyday, but I always lose.

You clearly don't have the strength and self-destructive tendencies needed. In the summer, I start drinking at noon most days.

When I get up in the morning, I have a glass of juice. The entire work day it's water and tea...mostly tea in the winter, and after that it's booze.

i'm a water guy, but i like to have ginger ale with my whisky and i do enjoy the occasional coke while eating out.

eating out and coke?