Ginger beer has a hell of a bite to it. Take a piece of ginger root and stick it on your tongue for a second for an approximation. Add to that the fact it smells like back liniment, and there you go.
Incidentally, a ginger beer bottle was at the heart of a famous legal case Donoghue v Stevenson.
Since this thread has resurrected and no-one has made the obligatory…
What does Ginger Beer Taste like?
Braaainssss, with ginger.
I made Ginger Beer for Christmas and it was pretty good. We had some crystallized ginger from our Chocolate Fountain business that was getting a bit old (it does not really go off, but for safety reasons we can’t keep it too long), so I used that for the ginger (blitzed in the food processor). I used 4 Tbsp for a double batch, and could have done with a just bit more, but there was a good bite and aftertaste, not too sweet, and suitably fizzy.
None of this lot hit the ceiling, though.
Easy, and no mucking about with a bug. I had to use a warming bag with hot water bottles to keep things warm (including the in-bottle stage) as it was freezing before christmas in the UK, but it was all done and ready to drink in four days.
Si
Stoneyis our local brand, and I much prefer it to the Schweppes ale we also get. Although I prefer my SoCo with the latter.