Ginger Beer

Adventure_Wagon88 · Post by **Adventure_Wagon88** » Sun Jan 22, 2017 9:45 am

I heard there were some ginger beer fans in the group. I enjoy it but I'm by no means a connoisseur. Here is one of my local favorites. I don't think this is widely distributed so if you're ever in a super market within 100 miles of Reading, PA check for Reading Draft. It's usually in boxes in the soda aisle and the variety pack always has one. Their root beer is incredible too.

REDONE · Post by **REDONE** » Sun Jan 22, 2017 11:21 am

Nice! I have to be honest, I pretty much only drink ginger beer with vodka and lime in a copper cup.

Adventure_Wagon88 · Post by **Adventure_Wagon88** » Sun Jan 22, 2017 11:22 am

Haha that's bad ass. Add a pic sometime. I'm not much of a drinker but that sounds delicious

tgreese · Post by **tgreese** » Sun Jan 22, 2017 4:00 pm

Ha.

It's good in a Moscow Mule. The copper cup is kinda wierd, IMO. That drink is a vodka buck with a name invented by Smirnoff for marketing. I prefer a whiskey buck with ginger beer and good rye... and lime.

The Gosling's Ginger Beer is really good if you can find it in a store that sells it for the price of soda (ie a market not a liquor store). It's good on it's own, but I usually don't drink it that way.

jpswapmohn · Post by **jpswapmohn** » Sun Jan 22, 2017 4:34 pm

My favorite here in the States is Blenheim. They have normal, hot and diet. I don't like the diet at all (grabbed one by mistake once). I seek out the Hot. I am definitely addicted.
Thomas Henry is good stuff, too. In Germany, I found it in the liter bottles. Here it is usually just in the small mixer size.
It goes well with a good gin, as well..

DustinLangston · Post by **DustinLangston** » Sun Jan 22, 2017 5:34 pm

Cock and Bull is one of my favorites but it's pretty strong for a beginner.

Fever tree is a nice smooth one for beginners. I will drink mine in Moscow mules, dark and stormys or by itself. It is my drink of choice.
Gosling will probably be the easiest to find.
Bundaberg is another good one from Australia.
My only other advice is stay away from Reeds. It's aweful.

jpswapmohn · Post by **jpswapmohn** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 4:33 pm

The reeds extra isn't bad. I liked the original when i first turned on to it, now it just doesn't have enough kick.
Having a Blenheim Hot right now.

DustinLangston · Post by **DustinLangston** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 10:05 pm

Those Blenheims are practically weapons grade strong. I can't drink more than half of one at a time. I just don't care for the flavor.

SJTD · Post by **SJTD** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 10:30 pm

I've heard of ginger ale. Only soda my nondrinking parents bought when I was a kid.

Is there a difference?

tgreese · Post by **tgreese** » Tue Jan 24, 2017 9:25 am

Ginger beer is sharper, less carbonated and less sweet. Ginger ale is basically carbonated water and ginger syrup. Ginger beer is (supposedly) fermented, but alcohol content is very low and it's still technically a soft drink.

Adventure_Wagon88 · Post by **Adventure_Wagon88** » Tue Jan 24, 2017 1:42 pm

Just came across Reeds at a health food store, but I got the Spiced Apple Cider

Skerrvydog · Post by **Skerrvydog** » Tue Jan 24, 2017 3:44 pm

I had more than my share of Ginger Beer over the past week on vacation in Tortola BVI - Dark and Stormy company on Bright Sunny Days! (Dark and Stormy is ginger beer with dark rum and lime). Mmmmmm.
Didn't even pay attention to what the local brand is down there but it was strong and delicious

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MidTNJasonF · Post by **MidTNJasonF** » Wed Jan 25, 2017 12:03 pm

Non alcoholic ginger beer makes me sad.

I have had a few good commercial hard ginger beers but the best I have had is homemade.
More rounded flavor and more bite than most commercial options.

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