Diet Vernors.....

[poltr1]

I don't know why, but the 12-pack of Diet Vernors I bought last Thanksgiving in Buffalo seems to taste a little off. First off, it doesn't have the bite that Vernors usually has; it tastes a lot more smooth. Or maybe because the soda's going flat. Second -- and I found this out the hard way -- diet drinks tend to lose their sweetness after several months as the aspartame breaks down. (That's one reason why I call aspartame evil.)

I found out last week that the local Kroger stocks Vernors in cans, so I don't have to make a special trip back home to get it and bring it back here. I'll have to do that with Weber's horseradish mustard, though.

Does anyone else out there on my flist drink Vernors?

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[yourmommma.livejournal.com]

In Chico, a couple opened a Root Beer store. But they don't just stock root beers. They also stock other flavored soft drinks including ginger beer. You can as for anything that they have out on their shelves and they will serve you the chilled version. And some of them are even diet!

Next time I go up there I'm going to look for Reeds of Jamaica Old Tyme.

[cigfran-cg.livejournal.com]

Old Tyme seems to have gone out of existence. Haven't seen it in years, and just googled it. Someone else apparently went looking for it a couple weeks ago and found out that someone was auctioning a few bottles at $18 per. Yikes!

Reed's is still around though. They make both ginger ale and ginger beer. (The beer is also known as "extra brew"). reedsinc.com includes a store locator to help find a place near you that carries their brews.