eastisbest
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WHAT!!
Lived in NY (upstate) and would have to teach people how to drink it. Don't inhale while taking a drink. Vernors Float, haven't had one in decades. Need to correct.
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WHAT!!
Lived in NY (upstate) and would have to teach people how to drink it. Don't inhale while taking a drink. Vernors Float, haven't had one in decades. Need to correct.
Thavoice
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Now, I havent tried it in probably 40 years so maybe now......
I never had a Vernors Float, but we drank "Farmer's Floats" as kids. Pepsi with a couple scoops of vanilla ice cream. I have no idea why we called them Farmer's Floats. Good stuff though.
eastisbest
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I think we called those a brown cow. We called something a brown cow. Vernors float was a boston cooler. I don't know why either.
Thavoice
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We just called em Pepsi Floats......
Yeah, they are excellent.
ohiopup
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Because the place where it was first made was near Boston Boulevard in Detroit.
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Orin Swift
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Barq's Red Cream Soda Floats were always my go to for floats as kid.
Thavoice
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Frostop Root Beer.Have to try Vernors to see what I've missed all these years. Seagrams over Canada Dry for me.
Also, need to do a root beer comparison based on previous post. Just a test, of course.
Don't get me started back on soft drinks, guys!
Local place sells it for $.99/24oz and man that stuff is fantastic.
Matter of fact, going to get one at lunch today.
eastisbest
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Our local here in Toledo was Mohr's Brothers. Way ahead of their time. Foo-foo flavors back in the 60s. For the basics, I stuck to the big guys. Coke, Vernors, Fanta (red or white cream soda only), Dad's or Orange Crush. Everything off the main list was Mohr's.
clarkgriswold
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I'd think Vernors would curdle the dairy in the ice cream!
Zunardo
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The regional names are interesting. When I worked at Arby’s in Columbus, when customers would ask for a brown cow, they meant a root beer shake. We didn’t have it labeled, that’s just what folks called it. We always had extra flavors besides choc/van/strawb back then: orange, root beer , banana, eggnog, and the infamous jamocha.
Nobody really knows why they are called a Boston cooler, but the ice cream stand just down the road makes them.
EagleGuy
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I'll have to look for it in the Teeter (Kroger). Saw eBay had it $60 for 15. Ouch!.
Did not realize root beers came in so many styles. I think this is what I want for Christmas.
Ultimate ROOT BEER Sampler - 12 OZ
The word "ultimate" couldn't describe our root beer sampler any better! Beverages Direct's Ultimate Root Beer Sampler lets you taste a wide variety of root beers from all around the country. We continually mix different root beers from our large selection of gourmet sodas.
www.beveragesdirect.com
Frostop is among the list.
Thavoice
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Yeah, local grocery as frostop, 24 OZ, for a buck¡ Great deal and great. They also do an orange and a caramel vanilla which are good but the root beer is legitI'll have to look for it in the Teeter (Kroger). Saw eBay had it $60 for 15. Ouch!.
Did not realize root beers came in so many styles. I think this is what I want for Christmas.
(Page down).Ultimate ROOT BEER Sampler - 12 OZ
The word "ultimate" couldn't describe our root beer sampler any better! Beverages Direct's Ultimate Root Beer Sampler lets you taste a wide variety of root beers from all around the country. We continually mix different root beers from our large selection of gourmet sodas.
Frostop is among the list.
eastisbest
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Ale 8, where's that from?
The sampler looks good. Don't know if we have frostop here but I'll give a look. I need new habits. Doctor's not happy with my coffee drinking. Or my bacon eating. Pretty much anything ending in "ing."
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The sampler looks good. Don't know if we have frostop here but I'll give a look. I need new habits. Doctor's not happy with my coffee drinking. Or my bacon eating. Pretty much anything ending in "ing."
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EagleGuy
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Ultimate GINGER BEER Soda Sampler - 12 oz (12 Bottles)
Ultimate Ginger Beer Sampler is a terrific way to experience unique ginger beers from around the country. Great gift idea - exclusively at Beverages Direct!
www.beveragesdirect.com
Changed my mind. I want this for Christmas! Ale 8 is first one listed.
Couple comments growing up in Avon Lake and only 9 miles from Lorain , discovered Seber's Old English Ginger Beer came in small stubby bottles, they have been out of business for years Last time I had it was 1970 or 71. I have tried Ginger beers of every make and model since and no one has come close to how good this ginger beer was. 2nd thought what was the name of the bad tasting cola that was advertised that it had all the sugar and twice the cafine?
Thavoice
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Jlolt!
ohiopup
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On a side note; the Coca-Cola corporation is dropping 200 international name brands
from their world wide market...
"Coke has a clear financial incentive for the culling — in July, Quincey said more than half
of its 400 master brands had “little to no scale” and accounted for just about 2 percent of
the company’s total revenue. "
www.businessinsider.com
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from their world wide market...
"Coke has a clear financial incentive for the culling — in July, Quincey said more than half
of its 400 master brands had “little to no scale” and accounted for just about 2 percent of
the company’s total revenue. "
Coca-Cola will scrap around 200 drinks brands, half its portfolio, after falling sales during lockdowns
Coca-Cola will likely remove more brands from its "hydration" category, which includes Dasani, Powerade, and Smart Water, CEO James Quincey said.
www.businessinsider.com
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EagleGuy
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I would think is would be an ongoing thing (why wait until there are 200 duds?), but what do I know?On a side note; the Coca-Cola corporation is dropping 200 international name brands
from their world wide market...
"Coke has a clear financial incentive for the culling — in July, Quincey said more than half
of its 400 master brands had “little to no scale” and accounted for just about 2 percent of
the company’s total revenue. "
.Coca-Cola will scrap around 200 drinks brands, half its portfolio, after falling sales during lockdowns
Coca-Cola will likely remove more brands from its "hydration" category, which includes Dasani, Powerade, and Smart Water, CEO James Quincey said.
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Mr. Slippery
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They sell so much product that even that 2% of revenue likely equates to a decent amount of profit, but it doesn't enable them to maximize their profit. Also, tons of brand loyalty (as we see with TaB), and the world is full of people with unusual tastes. I once toured World of Coca-Cola and sampled numerous sodas that they sell around the world. Some of them were just weird-tasting to me, but people in other parts of the world obviously were buying them.
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Zunardo
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They're dropping Powerade?? NOOOOOOOOOO!
ohiopup
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Your diet affects the taste buds; sometimes what you just ate (drank) before something else changes
the way it tastes. It can also intensify or moderate the flavor.
Sort of like eating handfuls popcorn/potato chips alternated with M&Ms/Raisinets.
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Mr. Slippery
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I understand all of that. Can't remember if they had anything on hand to cleanse the palate. I've done taste testing where they provided the crackers and water between each sample.
FWIW, I have unusual tastes and preferences as it is. They could give all the saltines they wanted between samples, and some of those beverages were still going to taste funky to me.
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Mr. Slippery
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There's some bottler that sells a wide variety of sodas made with cane sugar at the local supermarket. They got your root beer, a couple different cream sodas, birch beer, etc. I think this was it:
kutztownsodaworks.com
Also, up until another bottler acquired them, the Cleveland Bottling Co. was the only Coca-Cola bottler in the U.S. that was still using cane sugar regularly instead of high fructose corn syrup in its Coca-Cola line. They only distributed to Cuyahoga County, so if I would have to make an airport run, I would always stock up at whichever store was running a special. Alas, it disappeared a few years ago. Other bottlers that distribute to large East Coast cities only use cane sugar around Passover since the Jewish population does not consume processed sugar during that holiday.
Anyone like "Mexican Coke" which is the orange-flavored Coca-Cola you can get from the freestyle soda machines?
Kutztown Soda Works – Since 1851
kutztownsodaworks.com
Also, up until another bottler acquired them, the Cleveland Bottling Co. was the only Coca-Cola bottler in the U.S. that was still using cane sugar regularly instead of high fructose corn syrup in its Coca-Cola line. They only distributed to Cuyahoga County, so if I would have to make an airport run, I would always stock up at whichever store was running a special. Alas, it disappeared a few years ago. Other bottlers that distribute to large East Coast cities only use cane sugar around Passover since the Jewish population does not consume processed sugar during that holiday.
Anyone like "Mexican Coke" which is the orange-flavored Coca-Cola you can get from the freestyle soda machines?