Ginger ale's grown-up cousin with a lot more ginger and a little less sugar.
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Homemade Fermented Ginger Beer with 3 Ingredients
When I’m not making and writing about my own homebrew my other life is training to be a pediatrician. One of the hazards of this profession is exposure to tons of infectious viruses and bacteria. Good hand hygiene eating right and exercise can ward off most infections but last week I got one—a nasty case of gastroenteritis. As I lay in bed contemplating my impending death I dreamed of an elixir that could soothe the pain and moisturize my lips without causing a crisis. I dreamed of ginger ale.
Even now that I’ve recovered ginger ale is still tempting. I love to drink it with my lunch and it’s a great non-alcoholic alternative to beer during the Superbowl. It can be a sugar rush in the afternoon or a digestif after dinner.
Ginger beer is the sinister cousin of ginger ale. Like ginger ale it’s ginger-flavoured sweetened carbonated and served cold. But where ginger ale is sweet with a hint of ginger ginger beer is ginger with a hint of sweetness. Commercial examples range from lukewarmly gingery to jaw-droppingly spicy and can have a range of additional flavours including citrus and other spices. It’s great on its own and essential for mixing with dark rum in a Dark and Stormy and a host of other cocktails.
