what a blast from the past hearing boones farm and ripple mentioned. I would have to believe that stuff disappeared ages ago.
boones farm apple wine was my start. my friend and I would get one of our older brothers to buy us a case now and then and we would hide it in the bushes by the railroad tracks where we would drink it. it was dirt cheap. we were around 15 yrs. old. I recall getting drunk but not sick. really can't remember as it was over 40 yrs. ago.
that was the beginning of my rapid spiral downwards. lots of drugs and alcohol. I have been lucky. seen many go by the wayside from either one or the other over the yrs. including the friend I just mentioned. he was found dead on the couch about 8 yrs ago along with his g.f. from a bad batch of heroin. wish I never got started.