Today:
The J&C's international - Ginger Beer Tasting -
...Actually you are not allowed
to call it Ginger “Beer” when it's produced in Germany while it’s not even a beer in the proper german sense, well, to make it simple it's a Lemonade. But, in fact, it is one of the very few “fillers” or “mixers”
that, besides the fizz and the taste in general brings another very
interesting factor into the game which is wonderful to work with
especially behind the bar: Spice
& Hotness!
However today we
only want to focus on the pure taste of these more or less spicy
ginger lemonades. We want to taste and try them to narrow down our
favorite pick. A pick of Ginger Beer which we are looking forward to
working with or we just want to enjoy chilled and with no extras.
This selection
may lead to different results depending on personal liking
considering lemonade and, when it comes to ginger, sensibility
towards spice. For that reason we rated the hotness of each Ginger
Beer in comparison to each other on a scale from 1-5, however that
criterion will not be directly influencing the score.
Is “very hot”
any good? Where does the hotness come from? Is spicy/hot/fiery
actually hot?
Those were quite tricky
questions, which we could only partially answer, which also is why we
chose to use this rating system.
Some manufacturers
tend to work with different ingredients to achieve the wanted hotness
(Chili, pepper,...)
That
is also why it could be that people with a higher sensibility towards
hotness may experience the actually spicier Ginger Beers as more
pleasant than the milder ones because different sources of spice lead
to different results, for example how it develops on your tongue or
if it hits you right in your face (or tongue). We tried to capture
all of these factors in the tab “hotness” behind the slash ( /
).
Hence that value (measured from
1-5) will determine the drinkability for more sensitive people and –
if we did well – finally the overall quality of hotness and the
Ginger Beer containing it.
The table above can
help you to pick the right Ginger Beer for all sorts of purposes. For
cocktails or long drinks containing Ginger Beer for example you will
need one with a much more present fizz, so it won't get lost in the
drink, making it flat. Obviously, that is not the case if you’re
drinking Ginger Beer on its own.
Thus we want to
represent our favorites
and let our readers see the justifiably individual interpretation of
the results.
In our opinion, the
Black Forest Ginger shows
the most natural taste and the most elegant form of spice in this
comparison although we would have wished for the spice to be more
intense.
At the same time the FeverTree Ginger Beer might be the best
Filler for Moscow Mule, Cocktails and Co.
We would be so glad
if you think of us next time you take a sip out of one of those spicy copper mugs or just trying to get that spicy kick on the go! ;)
Until then, we hope you have fun
with our informative listing!
By the way: This article will be a permanent project of J&C's, we will add another Ginger Beers to the Test as soon as we can grab one to make this comparison as complete as possible.
- Any questions? Contact us, we are happy to help!. -
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