  Andylinn Member Username: Andylinn Post Number: 798 Registered: 04-2006 |
Detroit Yes: I am always amazed at how Detroit, a city with so much output in so many ways get's the short end of the stick in some regards... For example... Everyone knows what "Chicago Style Pizza" is and everyone knows what "New York Style Pizza" is... Few know that square thick and greasy pizza is "Detroit Style Pizza"... (think Nikkis, Buddy's, or Pizza Papalis) Likewise, there is no Detroit bar drink. Well, there WAS no Detroit bar drink... If it's your bag, let's start one. If enough people ask for it, it will become so... Next visit to a bar, request a "D-Town Brown" A D-Town Brown (aka Brown Detroit, or Detroit Brown) is: 1/2 Vernors 1/2 Canadian Club Whiskey on the rocks... no straw. If that sounds a little hard to you, ask for it "light on the club" come on... Let's do this! If you think it needs a little more pep, let's give it a little twist of something else... But let's make it happen... discuss... - Andy | ||
Grumpyoldlady Member Username: Grumpyoldlady Post Number: 49 Registered: 06-2005 |
I've been drinking Vernors and CC for years and years. Many bartenders know it as a "highball". I think "D-Town Brown" is an inappropriate name with racial undertones. Let's come up with a better name. | ||
Andylinn Member Username: Andylinn Post Number: 799 Registered: 04-2006 |
unintended racial undertones. the color denotes the color of the beverage. and yes, you are right, a highball is pop + whiskey, but I thought these brands together were "detroit." | ||
Atwater Member Username: Atwater Post Number: 178 Registered: 09-2007 |
quote: Oh geez. This has nothing to do with race! It's an alcoholic beverage made with Detroit products that happens to have a brown hue. That's it! Nothing racial about it.. | ||
Vandykenjefferson Member Username: Vandykenjefferson Post Number: 47 Registered: 06-2006 |
I personally like the name and highly endorse the concept. I plan on ordering several this saturday at the Old Miami. The name doesn't have racial undertones to me. Other drinks with skin-tone colors in their names don't get re-named! Think of Brown Cows, White Russians, Black Hats, Black Russians. You're making something out of nothing grumpyoldlady. | ||
Andylinn Member Username: Andylinn Post Number: 800 Registered: 04-2006 |
hence the name grumpy old lady? | ||
Vandykenjefferson Member Username: Vandykenjefferson Post Number: 48 Registered: 06-2006 |
congrats on 800 posts, Andylinn! | ||
Grumpyoldlady Member Username: Grumpyoldlady Post Number: 50 Registered: 06-2005 |
Before I posted my comment I ran the name past of few of my friends....3/4 said the same thing without me saying anything other than it was a Detroit drink. Add a splash of cream to the drink...takes the bite out of it for those who like something a little more gentle. | ||
Johnlodge Member Username: Johnlodge Post Number: 6072 Registered: 10-2003 |
Call it a Nain-Rouge. | ||
Downriviera Member Username: Downriviera Post Number: 259 Registered: 02-2008 |
I was mixing Vernors and whiskey at a party awhile back, we called them Detroit Car Jacks, inspired by the Irish Car Bomb. Whatever you call it, they sure are tasty and go down nice. | ||
Melody Member Username: Melody Post Number: 185 Registered: 11-2007 |
Zug Island Iced Tea Vodka Orange Juice Faygo Grape Soda Looks gross, tastes great. | ||
Detroitnerd Member Username: Detroitnerd Post Number: 2143 Registered: 07-2004 |
I've been mixing orange Crush and vodka. I call it a hillbilly screwdriver.  | ||
Upinthewoods Member Username: Upinthewoods Post Number: 35 Registered: 12-2007 |
D-town brown= Downtown browns- a low quality brown marijuana Detroit brown- high quality brown heroin | ||
Flyingj Member Username: Flyingj Post Number: 141 Registered: 08-2006 |
Downriviera, whiskey & Vernor's, & all ginger-ale, have been a popular mixer for 100 odd years...heck, that's how Canada Dry got its' name. It's also the drink of choice in Hemingway's "Nick Adams" stories, which tells you the how they passed the time was up in Charlevoix 100-odd years ago(well, that & fishing & screwing around with your Indian girlfriend) When some friends were in the studio we invented the "Rex Morgan"-Dr Pepper & Captain Morgan. The fact that you can order it at any bar today shows how successful we were Dr Pepper also goes well with Canadian whisky, & esp George Dickel | ||
Spitty Member Username: Spitty Post Number: 679 Registered: 07-2004 |
Andy, You wouldn't happen to be a buzz agent would you? | ||
Andylinn Member Username: Andylinn Post Number: 801 Registered: 04-2006 |
no, i'm not a buzz agent. Hey, what could one add to the drink to make it red without changing the flavor? Then it could be the Nain-Rouge... ! | ||
Downriviera Member Username: Downriviera Post Number: 260 Registered: 02-2008 |
Vernor's is not ginger-ale. Its ginger soda. Canada Dry, Schweps etc. taste totally different. Then you have ginger beer, different still. Try a Dark and Stormy, Black Seal dark rum with ginger beer, I prefer Stewarts ginger beer, has a nice spice kick to it. Add ice and a lemon slice, most satisfying for a summer drink. | ||
Sharmaal Member Username: Sharmaal Post Number: 1299 Registered: 09-2004 |
Best Dark and Stormy in town is at Pulse. I believe they use Stewarts. | ||
Sumas Member Username: Sumas Post Number: 95 Registered: 01-2008 |
Given the state of the city and the shaft citizens are getting for their tax dollars, I think we should co opt the name of an old drink...The Sloe Screw. Sloe gin and OJ. | ||
Marauderkev Member Username: Marauderkev Post Number: 67 Registered: 03-2008 |
Yahoo!! Again I learn something new! Is Vernor's ginger ale from Detroit? It's a rare find up here (Toronto, Ontario) but turns up in the strangest places. Anybody have some history of this subject? Vernor's beats the hell out of Canada Dry and Schweppes! | ||
Downriviera Member Username: Downriviera Post Number: 263 Registered: 02-2008 |
Here ya go. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V ernors | ||
Marauderkev Member Username: Marauderkev Post Number: 68 Registered: 03-2008 |
Hey wonderful, Downriv. Many thanks! Too bad about the Schweppes cnnection though. | ||
Jcole Member Username: Jcole Post Number: 117 Registered: 04-2005 |
"Hey, what could one add to the drink to make it red without changing the flavor? Then it could be the Nain-Rouge... ••• You could try Grenadine. It's bright red, very concentrated and used in a lot of drinks. | ||
56packman Member Username: 56packman Post Number: 2167 Registered: 12-2005 |
I like to make something I call Vernor's Grand Dad. | ||
Eriedearie Member Username: Eriedearie Post Number: 1279 Registered: 08-2007 |
Marauderkev - The Canadian version of Vernor's tastes a bit different to me. Seems sweeter and doesn't have as much zing to it as the Vernor's sold in Detroit. Just like the Canadian versions of Coke and Pepsi; they're kind of scaled down too. Not as much raz ma taz or something in those pops. Wonder why? Government regulations? Probably, eh? | ||
Amherstburgmac Member Username: Amherstburgmac Post Number: 1 Registered: 04-2008 |
Good ideas but.... CC is from Windsor.. so how about calling it an "Ambassador", "North and South", or a "Broon Moroun" | ||
Lowell Board Administrator Username: Lowell Post Number: 4734 Registered: 10-2003 |
How about the "Was Not Is" Equal portions of Stroh's beer, Vernor's Ginger Ale and Mohawk Vodka. | ||
Revaldullton Member Username: Revaldullton Post Number: 818 Registered: 07-2007 |
I say bring back Pink and Golden Champale now thats a Motown drink. Yum! When we were kids and our parents used to throw block parties we used to sneak it all the time. Its the best. | ||
Revaldullton Member Username: Revaldullton Post Number: 819 Registered: 07-2007 |
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Revaldullton Member Username: Revaldullton Post Number: 823 Registered: 07-2007 |
My friend drank Grape Kool-Aid, bitters, sugar and Scotch. I dunno, call it Supreme Headache? | ||
Marauderkev Member Username: Marauderkev Post Number: 72 Registered: 03-2008 |
Edearie, I know the coke and pepsi are a bit different, but I'm sure there are differences in the US too as there are several bottling plants. Is Vernors bottled up here? It is so hard to find (which tells me it isn't overly popular), I just assumed it was imported. | ||
Gaz Member Username: Gaz Post Number: 69 Registered: 04-2008 |
This is from a woman who claimed to be a "refugee" from Detroit. Shot of Creme de Cocoa, shot of Kahlua, shot of Vodka mixed in a blender with vanilla ice cream. She called it "Day Old Snow." | ||
Detroit_stylin Member Username: Detroit_stylin Post Number: 5716 Registered: 10-2003 |
You all are being too wimpish with the alcohol... Let's try something stronger like... A shot of Thunderbird... A shot of Cisco... A shot of Mad Dogg 20/20 And chase it with St. Ides... We can call it...."OMG WTF I do to myself" | ||
Jcole Member Username: Jcole Post Number: 140 Registered: 04-2005 |
Hey, are you my ex sister in law? She used to drink Mad Dog and Mogan David, and chase it with Wild Turkey. We called it 'What's that crazy bitch doin' now' | ||
Detroit_stylin Member Username: Detroit_stylin Post Number: 5717 Registered: 10-2003 |
lol | ||
D_mcc Member Username: D_mcc Post Number: 668 Registered: 12-2007 |
How about Faygo red pop and CC... Call it a Red-Wing | ||
Bigb23 Member Username: Bigb23 Post Number: 1171 Registered: 11-2007 |
Back in the day,(teen years),we used to have trash can punch at parties. Whatever you could score in the parking lot of the local liquor store went into the communal can.(with a clean trash bag of course). A main ingredient then was Right Times, fruit flavored malt liquor. | ||
Bulletmagnet Member Username: Bulletmagnet Post Number: 1192 Registered: 01-2007 |
How about a "Motor City Meltdown". It's made with any cheap bar whisky and your choice of street drug. | ||
Gumby Member Username: Gumby Post Number: 1732 Registered: 11-2003 |
I mix Faygo Red Pop with Strawberry Stoli Vodka. No idea for a name though. | ||
Downriviera Member Username: Downriviera Post Number: 269 Registered: 02-2008 |
How bout Red Headed Ho. | ||
Eriedearie Member Username: Eriedearie Post Number: 1288 Registered: 08-2007 |
Marauderkev - I don't know if its bottled here in Canada. I'll look on the next bottle I buy. However, I am thinking it could be bottled in Detroit, but under Canadian regulations for import?? | ||
Vandykenjefferson Member Username: Vandykenjefferson Post Number: 50 Registered: 06-2006 |
Cass Cafe now serves d-town browns! |
