The Adult Evening Beverage

[RanchRoper]

Just got home from riding. What a gorgeous day. About 65F and big blue skies. No cow work today, just took a horse out and put some miles on him. Once we hit that long trot all the week's cares go away. Love it. Now just relaxing at home, tea brewing, and supper soon.

[RetiredSeabee]

Don't know if my sense of humor use kicked into high gear this evening. Or if it is the second gin and tonic. But there are some hilarious posts on the forum this evening.
Here is a snippet from ditto1958. "Puberty makes some really good guns, though."
That one has me still chuckling.

[ditto1958]

Hey- I resemble that remark.

[Sir Henry]

Don't know if my sense of humor use kicked into high gear this evening. Or if it is the second gin and tonic. But there are some hilarious posts on the forum this evening.
Here is a snippet from ditto1958. "Puberty makes some really good guns, though."
That one has me still chuckling.

I'm afraid to ask.

[RanchRoper]

Just horses left to feed then all chores done. My wife is making a big pot of spaghetti for supper with lots of mushrooms in it. Mmmmmmm....

[RetiredSeabee]

I reckon spaghetti sauce could be considered a beverage.

[RanchRoper]

I reckon spaghetti sauce could be considered a beverage.

Ya I don't drink so it'll have to do. Tea later though if that counts...

[PT7]

Along with RanchRoper (and maybe others) I rarely drink an "adult evening beverage."
But I did stop at the store earlier and picked up a 6-pack of Vernors Ginger Ale. This is really a good drink; I enjoy it.
So would the "ale" maybe count for my evening beverage?

There is an interesting history attached to this "ale." And it occurred at the time of the Civil War.
Here is a brief sketch of that history as posted on Wikipedia:


Vernors Formula Legend

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Vernors is a ginger flavored soft drink and the oldest surviving ginger ale brand in the United States.[1] It was created in 1866 by James Vernor, a Detroit pharmacist.

According to company legend, prior to the start of the American Civil War, while a clerk at the Higby & Sterns drugstore in Detroit, James Vernor experimented with flavors in an attempt to duplicate a popular ginger ale imported from Dublin, Ireland. When Vernor was called off to serve in the war, he stored the syrup base of 19 ingredients, including ginger, vanilla and other natural flavorings, in an oaken cask. Vernor joined the 4th Michigan Cavalry on August 14, 1862 as a hospital steward, was promoted to second lieutenant on September 20, 1864, and was discharged on July 1, 1865. After returning from battle four years later, he opened the keg and found the drink inside had been changed by the aging process in the wood. It was like nothing else he had ever tasted, and he purportedly declared it "Deliciously different," which remains the drink's motto to this day.

[RanchRoper]

Interesting...my dad used to talk about having that when he was a kid. I don't know if they sell it in Canada still. Thanks for reminding me of that. I drink "near-beer" in the summer months once in awhile, but mostly ice tea on a hot day.

[PT7]

Interesting...my dad used to talk about having that when he was a kid. I don't know if they sell it in Canada still. Thanks for reminding me of that. I drink "near-beer" in the summer months once in awhile, but mostly ice tea on a hot day.

I think the Vernor ginger ale has a good taste, RanchRoper -- not overly sweet, and for me it is refreshing. I have had various ginger ale brands over the years -- Schwepps, Canada Dry, Faygo, Shasta. But like the Vernors legend stated, I agree that this ale is "deliciously different." If you can find it, you might like to try it.