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Nameless Dec 21, 2003 11:53 PM

Gale Grand's root beer -- commercially available?

In one of the Local Palate issues in midyear, it mentioned that Tru's Gale Grand was having her root beer produced commercially and that it was available at Fox & Obel. When I asked about it a few months later at F&O they didn't have it.

Anyone know if it's still being made & where it's available for purchase?

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    shorty68 Jul 4, 2012 10:35 AM

    I saw it today at Sunset Foods. They are sold as single bottles.

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      ferret Jul 4, 2012 11:33 AM

      If any of the posters from 2003 are still looking they'll be happy to know that.

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        HoosierFoodie Jul 5, 2012 08:58 AM

        And its Gale Gand, too.. And yes it is still being made and available.

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      Shasson Dec 22, 2003 01:49 PM

      I also saw Gale's root beer at Urban Epicure in Andersonville (on Broadway, inches west of Clark).

      I'm trying to track down a small-producer cream soda by a company named Gordon's. I can recall seeing it in the past around town, but not in a long while. Any suggestions?

      Thanks.

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        Bob S. Dec 22, 2003 11:33 AM

        If you want to try it, it isn't hard to find -- I've been finding it in corner stores and food court stalls. (I know at least one vendor at the Nordstorm's food court carries it.) I can't say it's ubiquitous, but it certainly seems like there's been expanded distribution.

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          Ed Fisher Dec 22, 2003 02:20 AM

          I've seen it for sale by the single bottle at The Cheese Stands Alone..

          give it a shot, your experience may be better than my (wholly underwhelming) experience.

          -Ed

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            peg Dec 22, 2003 01:28 AM

            They've been carrying it for quite a while now - at least two years. I have a bottle of it in my fridge as we speak.

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