Sweet man! I'm glad that you're that enthusiastic about Kentucky's soft drink. Most of my family is from Winchester, Kentucky where Ale-8 is made, and I've drank it all my life. Between Timmay and I, we can put some away! In central Kentucky, you can buy returnable Ale-8 bottles that have a 20 cent deposit per bottle. We saved all our bottles one semester and ended up returning over 50 6-packs. If you go to the plant in Winchester, be sure to take a tour, visit the gift shop, and check out all the old memorabilia that they have there. Oh yeah, one more thing. Timmay and I have hypothesised the Ale-8 heirarchy. There are different forms and containers of Ale-8, and some are better than others (even though it's the same drink). Here's the heirarchy from best to worst (which is still good)
Returnable Bottles - Fountain Ale-8 - Non-Returnable Bottles (what we had at the lan) - 20 oz. Plastic Bottles - Aluminum Cans. That's about it, I hope you have fun sharing Ale-8 with others!