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Ginger ale is a soft drink flavored with ginger.

History

Ginger ales come in two varieties: golden ginger ale and dry ginger ale. Golden ginger ale, dark colored and strong flavored, is the older style. Dry ginger ale was developed during Prohibition when ginger ale was used as a mixer for alcoholic beverages and the strong flavor of golden ginger ale was undesirable. Dry ginger ale quickly surpassed golden ginger ale in popularity, and today golden ginger ale is an uncommon, and usually regional, drink. Vernors, Blenheim, Chelmsford, and Red Rock are brands of golden ginger ale, while Canada Dry, Schweppes and Seagram's are major brands of dry ginger ale. Dry ginger ale does not normally contain ginger.

Manufacturing

Brands in North America include Canada Dry, Vernors, Seagram's, Schweppes, Sussex, Buffalo Rock, Boylan Bottling Company, Polar Beverages, Ale-8-One, Blenheim Ginger Ale, Foxon Park, Sprecher, Market Basket/Chelmsford, Red Rock, Northern Neck Ginger Ale, and Reed's.

Ginger content is often listed on labels in a general natural aroma or natural flavoring statement, to preserve secrecy of the complex proprietary mix of spices, fruits and other flavors used.

Vernors is a flavored golden ginger ale aged for four years in oak barrels before bottling. It was the first U.S. soft drink, originating in 1866, although it was modeled on imported Irish ginger beers. In Detroit, Michigan, a drink made with vanilla ice cream and Vernors ginger ale is called a Boston cooler. The name is not taken from Boston, Massachusetts, where this combination is unknown, but from an establishment on Boston Boulevard in Detroit where it is said to have been invented.

Usage

Ginger ale is used as a home remedy to prevent or alleviate motion sickness, to relieve upset stomachs and to soothe coughs and sore throats. It contains high levels of sugar, which can cause an osmotic shift that can affect the bowels more than the desired effect of the ginger.

It is popular in mixed drinks, especially in non-alcoholic mixed drinks. It is sometimes used as a non-alcoholic substitute for champagne, since the beverages resemble each other in appearance.

In the USA, bartenders sometimes cheat and combine 1 part cola and 3 parts lemon-lime soda to create a mixer substitute, though it noticeably lacks the distinctive flavor of ginger.

Variations

Dry ginger ale is also sold with a mint flavoring added. Popular brands of mint ginger ale include Cott and Tom Tucker Southern Style. Some mint ginger ale brands have an artificial green color added, while others are clear in color.

On September 29th Ale Weekly reported that the Coca-Cola company has begun research on cherry ginger-ale and special halloween colored ales.

Some manufacturers have produced fruit-flavored ginger ales, including raspberry, cranberry and grape flavored versions of Schweppes.

Ginger beer is a similar drink that is typically much more strongly ginger-flavored, less carbonated, and less sweet. Some brands may contain alcohol.

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The term soft drink (more commonly known as soda, pop, or soda pop in parts of the United States and Canada, or fizzy drinks in the U.K.[1]) refers to carbonated drinks that do not contain alcohol.
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Vernors ginger ale shares the title of America's oldest soft drink with Hires Root Beer. It was invented in 1866 by James Vernor, a Detroit pharmacist.

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In 1862, James Vernor was called off to the American Civil War.
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Blenheim Ginger Ale is a ginger ale bottled by Blenheim Bottlers in Hamer, Dillon County, South Carolina. It was originally bottled in Blenheim, Marlboro County, South Carolina.
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Canada Dry is a brand of soft drinks marketed by Dr Pepper/Seven Up, a unit of Cadbury-Schweppes. Canada Dry is best known for its ginger ale, but also manufactures a number of other soft drinks and mixers.
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The Seagram Company Ltd. was a large corporation headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada that was the largest distiller of alcoholic beverages in the world. Toward the end of its independent existence it also controlled various entertainment and other business ventures.
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Canada Dry is a brand of soft drinks marketed by Dr Pepper/Seven Up, a unit of Cadbury-Schweppes. Canada Dry is best known for its ginger ale, but also manufactures a number of other soft drinks and mixers.
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Vernors ginger ale shares the title of America's oldest soft drink with Hires Root Beer. It was invented in 1866 by James Vernor, a Detroit pharmacist.

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In 1862, James Vernor was called off to the American Civil War.
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The Seagram Company Ltd. was a large corporation headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada that was the largest distiller of alcoholic beverages in the world. Toward the end of its independent existence it also controlled various entertainment and other business ventures.
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Schweppes may refer to:
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Sussex Golden Ginger Ale is a "golden" ginger ale originally bottled in the town of Sussex, New Brunswick, Canada. It is produced by Cadbury Beverages Canada Inc., a subsidiary of Cadbury-Schweppes and is sold in the Maritime Provinces of Canada.
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Buffalo Rock is an independent Pepsi bottler based in Birmingham, Alabama and founded in 1901. In addition to bottling Pepsi products, the company produces Grapico, a grape soda, and a ginger ale under its own brand name.
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Boylan Bottling Company is a gourmet soft drink manufacturer which is located in Haledon, New Jersey. The Boylan Bottling Company brand was registered in 1891 and has been in operation for over 100 years.
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Polar Beverages

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Ale-8-One, known colloquially as Ale-8 or Ale 81, is a regional ginger-flavored soft drink, distributed only in Kentucky and portions of neighboring U.S. states Indiana and Ohio.
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Blenheim Ginger Ale is a ginger ale bottled by Blenheim Bottlers in Hamer, Dillon County, South Carolina. It was originally bottled in Blenheim, Marlboro County, South Carolina.
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Foxon Park is a soft drink brand produced by Foxon Park Beverage Company. The company is located in East Haven, Connecticut and has been in business for more than 80 years.
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Sprecher Brewery is a brewery founded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin by Randal Sprecher in 1985. Sprecher produces an assortment of beers and sodas. The brewery has since moved to the neighboring city of Glendale in Milwaukee County.
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Red Rock was a popular brand of ginger ale and cola that has since been revived for retail sale in recent years. The Red Rock Company was among the oldest producer of carbonated beverages in the United States.
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Vernors ginger ale shares the title of America's oldest soft drink with Hires Root Beer. It was invented in 1866 by James Vernor, a Detroit pharmacist.

History

In 1862, James Vernor was called off to the American Civil War.
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A Boston cooler is a drink typically composed of ginger ale and vanilla ice cream. Variations abound, however, with club soda, sherbet, rum, milk, sugar, or even coffee sometimes added or substituted for the key ingredients.
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