Cheerwine and Ale-8-One

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Beyond Coca-Cola, two delicious soft drinks came out of the South. Cheerwine, from Salisbury, NC and Ale-8-One ('A Late One') from Kentucky. Both are delicious though Ale-8-One is almost impossible to find outside of Kentucky. My college roommate grew up in Lexington and I first tried this secrect soda over fall break at the Keenland races. A friend from law school would bring cases back to Charleston after visiting his family. The amazing prodcut was launched in 1926 and still going strong in its own secret and exclusive way. While at one time Cheerwine was only distributed in North Carolina, over the years their coverage area has grown (all the way to New York City!). One can find this refreashing soda (in the form of a Cheerwine float) at Brother Jimmy's BBQ (3rd Ave and 8th Ave locations). If you are hoping to find no float with your Cheerwine or Ale-8-One outside of Kentucky, not to fret, they both ship! Click here for Ale-8-One and here for Cheerwine.