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freerangequark
Oct 17, 2009, 1:34 PM
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Anyone who has spent some time at Red River Gorge knows what I'm talking about.
Here is a little trivia for those wondering where the name of this indigenous Kentucky soft-drink came from.
"Still a closely guarded family secret, the Ale-8-One formula was developed by G.L. Wainscott in the 1920’s after experimentation with ginger-blended recipes he acquired during extensive travels in Northern Europe. He sponsored one of America’s first “name the product” contests, and “A Late One” was the winning entry. The drink’s logo, Ale-8-One, was adopted as a pun of its description as the latest thing in soft drinks."
source: http://ale8one.com/history
I brought some back with me from my RRG trip this past weekend... Some of those recipes on the Ale8one website sound good! http://ale8one.com/recipes
-Glenn
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mabijou
Oct 17, 2009, 11:48 PM
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nothing like bringing a little piece of ole kentucky back home!!
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caughtinside
Oct 18, 2009, 12:04 AM
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Delicious and highly addictive!
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shrug7
Oct 18, 2009, 5:55 PM
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Great post Glen 
though... ever notice how the Ale8 in the returnable bottles tastes just that much better then the non-returnables?
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freerangequark
Oct 18, 2009, 11:56 PM
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Good point about the returnable bottles.
Here ya go...
-Glenn
(This post was edited by freerangequark on Oct 18, 2009, 11:58 PM)
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shrug7
Oct 19, 2009, 3:05 AM
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Which reminds me... I have a bunch I need to return.
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AltitudeJunkie
Oct 19, 2009, 1:38 PM
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mmmmm..... breakfast.
the returnable bottles aren't very widely available in lexington which kind of surprises me seeing as its so close to winchester.
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