| A | B | C | D | |
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1 | Ginger Ales: | Andrew Score | Brian Score | Description |
2 | 365 (Whole Foods) | 8 | 6 | Very light color, nice smell, very carbonated, great ginger flavor, great sweetness, makes us angry that all "cheaper" ales aren't this good |
3 | 365 Zero Sugar (Whole Foods) | 2 | Very light color, faint scent, nice carbonation, essentially no ginger flavor, very dry, not a nice mouthfeel, heavy artificial sweetner flavor, makes me angry that this is so bad compared to their regular version | |
4 | Ale 8-1 | 3 | 3 | Darker color, smells like lemon-lime soda, not much of a ginger smell, tasted artificial, slightly more flavor than CD but not very sweet, aftertaste makes it seem like they're trying to cover up a tonic water taste and it's bitter and not very good, prefer CD but this isn't that much worse to dock it a point |
5 | Ale 8-1 Diet | 2 | 3 | Medium yellow, light generic smell, Splenda flavor seems a bit more pronounced, still no ginger taste |
6 | Ale 8-1 Diet Caffeine Free | 3 | 3 | Medium yellow, light smell, can tell it's a diet but it uses Splenda instead of aspartame so it tastes different, no real ginger taste, what's the point of this drink? Ale8 is all about caffeinated ginger ale so this seems weird |
7 | Americana Honey Lime | 7 | 8 | Very different color, slightly pink, very carbonated, good smell, can even smell the lime, good flavor overall, but doesn't hit me as a ginger ale, there is a ginger flavor, though it's not too strong, can taste the lime and even the honey |
8 | Australian Style Hot (Rocket Fizz) | 7 | 8 | Medium yellow color, no smell at all, has a woodsy initial taste then it hits you hard with a burn, but it tastes like it might be a "fake" ginger burn from capscium and not from ginger |
9 | Appleby's | 3 | Medium golden yellow, strong generic soda scent, very sweet, fake ginger flavor, like a boring fake generic stereotypical grocery store ginger ale (but this time from The Philippines!) | |
10 | Avery's Golden | 6 | 5 | Dark yellow color, faint smell, little carbonation, very sweet, slight ginger smell, yummy sweetness but not enough ginger |
11 | Bai "Jambi" | 7 | Clear, not much of a scent, very nice carbonation, very dry, not a strong flavor but it's definitely ginger ale, only 5 calories and no artificial flavors and unique because it has caffeine from coffeefruit extract, a very grown up ginger ale | |
12 | Barons Ginseng | 5 | 6 | Light yellow color, smells like CD, pretty good, nothing amazing but still pretty good, can't taste and ginseng at all |
13 | Bashew's | 4 | 4 | Opaque, strong citrus scent, good carbonation, interesting because it has both sugar and artificial sweeteners (aspartame and sucralose), very sweet, it tastes like sugar water with an interesting burn that isn't really from ginger but it's pretending like it is |
14 | Bedford's | 3 | 4 | Light yellow, slight sweet ginger scent, light carbonation, sweet carbonated water with maybe a hint of pretend ginger but it's really weak |
15 | Begley's And Bill's | 2 | 4 | Completely clear, sweet smell despite no sugar, maybe a slight ginger smell, creamy flavor and initially more like a root beer, nice flavor but basically no ginger flavor at all, we actually think it might have been mislabeled. |
16 | Big K | 2 | 2 | Darker color, sweet smell, creamy flavor, no ginger flavor |
17 | Big K Diet | 2 | 2 | Medium color, slightly sweet smell, slight creamy flavor, still no ginger flavor |
18 | Bionade Ginger-Orange | 5 | Dark orange color, ginger and fermented scent, very dry, almost no sweetness at all, flavor isn't strong or long-lasting, it's hard to even really describe the flavor because it disappears so quickly, it's slightly orangey and slightly gingery, there's a very mild burn after a few swallows, a kind of stale after-taste, really could use a bit more flavoring and sweetness | |
19 | Black Bear | 5 | 5 | Dark golden color, almost no smell and almost no carbonation, it has a different flavor but doesn't taste much like ginger, can't even really call it a ginger ale, it tastes fine but is just meh |
20 | Blenheim Diet | 2 | 2 | Medium-dark yellow color, not a strong smell, not sweet at all, just a nasty diet flavor, then all flavors dissapear, then there is some heat in the end, but there is nothing good about this |
21 | Blenheim Hot | 9 | 9 | Quite dark yellow caramel color, almost no smell and no coughing, good sweet flavor, nice burn and very hot though not as hot as we were expecting |
22 | Blenheim Not As Hot | 10 | 10 | Medium-dark yellow color, smell makes me cough even though it's not an overwhelmingly strong smell, delicious sweet flavor nice hot burn |
23 | Blue Sky Jamaican | 5 | 5 | Very light color, not an especially strong smell, can defenitely taste the "Jamacian" flavor, more of a Jamacian flavor than a ginger flavor |
24 | Blue Sky Jamaican - with Stevia | 3 | 4 | Light color, nice smell, tastes a lot like the regularly sweeted version but you can tell it uses stevia, it's not as terrible as most stevia sweetened sodas though and was a nice surprise, still nothing amazing, but not so bad either |
25 | Blue Sky Organic | 7 | 7 | Medium dark color, citrus smell with a hint of ginger, not super carbonated, yummy sweetness, warmth in the back of the throat, has hints of a Jamacian ginger beer but it's not overwhelming |
26 | Boylan | 6 | 5 | Quite light color, no smell, very carbonated, mellow but tasty ginger flavor, the cane sugar gives it the right amount of sweetness |
27 | Brooklyn Crafted Extra Spicy | 9 | Clear, medium ginger scent, clean taste with a strong earthy ginger flavor, nice sweetness level, low carbonation, really good! | |
28 | Bruce Cost | 10 | 10 | Before shaking it's almost clear, there's loads of ginger on the bottom of the bottle, smells like freshly cut ginger, great flavor, not too sweet but just enough sweetness, not a major burn, but it's pretty good, this is nearly perfect, the only knock is it could use a little more carbonation |
29 | Bruce Cost 66 | 7 | 8 | Pale yellow with lots of sediment, smells like other Bruce costs, a little more dry than the regular, even though there's no aspartame the monk fruit has a similar aftertaste, good for a low-calorie option, but regulars are much better |
30 | Bruce Cost Blood Orange and Meyer Lemon | 9 | 9 | Cloudy, dark orange ish color, looks like grapefruit juice, smells like blood orange, no burn, advertised perfectly: tastes like a blood orange and Meyer lemon and ginger, nicely sweet and tart, wish it was more carbonated |
31 | Bruce Cost Jasmine Tea | 10 | 9 | Very dark golden color, smells like freshly cut ginger, great flavor, you can taste the tea and it adds an extra element but doesn't overpower the ginger at all, not too bitter like tea can be, still a very nice burn |
32 | Bruce Cost Passion Fruit & Turmeric | 9 | 9 | Golden color, smells like ginger plus something extra that reminds us of Reed's Jamaican, it's mostly a gingery flavor with hints of other flavors, but it doesn't have as much of a passion fruit flavor as we were expecting |
33 | Bruce Cost Pomegranate & Hibiscus | 8 | 9 | Very dark golden brown color, smells like ginger but can also smell something extra, still tastes great, but it's not as amazing as the other two, ginger doesn't seem quite as strong, not as much of a burn, can't say that we can distinguish the pomegranate flavor at all |
34 | Caamaño Bros Hawaiian | 3 | 3 | Pale cloudy yellow, sweet dirty ginger smell, stale taste while still carbonated, mild dirty ginger taste while still sweet, stale taste might just be tonic water, not very pleasant |
35 | Canada Dry | 4 | 3 | Quite light color, smells like Sprite with maybe a hint of ginger, very sweet, not very gingery |
36 | Canada Dry 10 | 4 | 4 | Light yellow color, looks like the regular CD, smells just like the regular, it's inbetween the regular and the diet in terms of ginger taste and sweetness, still prefer diet |
37 | Canada Dry Bold | 6 | 8 | Golden yellow color, not much of a smell, perhaps a slight hint of spicy undernotes and sweetness. Legitimately spicy! Shocking that Canada Dry made this. It reminds me of spice from capsicum but the ingredient list doesn't show it, it lists "ginger extract" so maybe it's actually from the ginger. Overall, though, the drink is not very complex. It's spicy and strong, and then has a thin and sweet end note, and that's it. If it was more complex, it would be a really nice soda and would be rated higher |
38 | Canada Dry Blackberry | 2 | 2 | Purple, no ginger smell, has a generic "berry" scent, the flavor is also just generic, if it had red dye and was called "cranberry" you'd belive it, because it's purple I think of grape, it's just genericly sweet soda |
39 | Canada Dry Cherry Fruit Splash zero sugar | 3 | Red, cherry scent, tastes like a generic cherry soda, sweet and tasty but no ginger flavor | |
40 | Canada Dry Cranberry | 3 | 3 | Red, nice cranberry smell, no ginger, only cranberry taste |
41 | Canada Dry Cranberry Diet | 2 | 3 | Red, slight cranberry/generic fruit scent, very carbonated, no ginger, can tell it's an artificial sweetener |
42 | Canada Dry Diet | 5 | 6 | Slightly darker color than regular Canada Dry, slight ginger smell, way better than the regular! Actually tastes slightly like ginger! |
43 | Canada Dry Ginger Ale and Lemonade | 5 | 5 | Light yellow color, smells the same as regular CD, very carbonated, it's a perfect mix of regular CD and lemonade, has a nice tartness which fades very quickly, still not getting much ginger flavor, but it's a small step up from the standard |
44 | Canada Dry Rich Brown | 6 | 7 | Dark golden brown color, smells like a beer not an ale with a sweet smell, very sweet, it gives a nice tingle in the nose, but the burn doesn't last too long |
45 | Canada Dry with Green Tea | 3 | 2 | More yellow color than the regular, can smell the green tea, tastes like a carbonated green tea, maybe there's a hint of ginger but not much, I like the taste but Brian doesn't, but it's hard to classify as a ginger ale |
46 | Canada Dry Zero Sugar | 3 | Medium dark yellow, citrusy-sweet scent, lemon-lime upfront flavor, followed by sweetness, good carbonation, no ginger flavor at all, disappointing considering the diet was actually pretty good | |
47 | Cariboo | 3 | Medium yellow color, faint sweet scent, little carbonation, unique taste that's not really like any other I've had, essentially no ginger flavor but it's also not just a generic lemon-lime soda like so many can be, instead it's just generically sweet with no outstanding flavor profile at all | |
48 | Celsius | 4 | 4 | Medium yellow color, slight sweet smell, almost no carbonation, not getting much ginger flavor at all, the initial taste is ok and I like the sweetness (splenda) for such a low cal drink, has a very sour aftertaste, unlike other ales it makes our bellies cold - very weird |
49 | Communal Restaurant (house made) | 8 | Cloudy pale yellow, not much of a smell, strong ginger taste but not much of a burn, very sweet but had limes to give it a nice sourness, fresh ginger flavor, really nice! Could use a bit more bite | |
50 | Cool Fizz | 7 | 8 | Opaque, earthy ginger scent, very sweet, but very complex, strong ginger flavor, reminds me of a cheap Maine Root, a little bit of a bite on the back end, nice citric acid sourness |
51 | Crooked Oak | 5 | 5 | Medium yellow color, just smells like a soda, initial taste made me think it was a diet but it's not, as we had more it got better, quite sweet, not much ginger flavor, pleasant by the end |
52 | Cutwater Mixers | 6 | Clear, strong earthy scent, very bubbly - so much so that it makes you cough as you smell it, has a gingery flavor but it's not as strong as you'd expect based on the scent, has a strange aftertaste maybe preservatives or something, makes me think of an artificial sweetener even though it's not | |
53 | Dr. Brown's Extra Dry | 4 | 4 | Light yellow color, very carbonated, slight ginger smell, reminds us of a slightly saltier version of Canada Dry, it does have more ginger than CD, but overall very bland |
54 | Dream Lode Golden | 4 | 3 | Light yellow color, not much of a smell, good carbonation, no ginger flavor, described it as a "honey soda" because that's what it tastes like (despite no honey), cool label |
55 | Dry | 2 | 4 | Completely clear, strong ginger smell, very carbonated with great effervescence, extremely dry - not sweet at all, not as much ginger as we anticipated based on the smell, the best description is "slightly ginger flavored tonic water" |
56 | Empire Bottling Works | 3 | 2 | Medium yellow color, almost no smell, nice carbonation, tastes like a generic ale but there's a strange after taste with it too, tastes "stale" if that's possible |
57 | Engiferdrykkur | 6 | 3 | Medium yellow color, smells a lot like the Naturfrisk with a nice ginger scent plus a fruity vibe, it's made with grape and apple juices, it's slightly sweet, has a unique flavor that I think is ok but Brian really dislikes |
58 | Evervess | 4 | 5 | Light yellow clear color, lots of carbonation with a head add you pour but bubbles pop fast, extremely fresh and sweet smell, no real ginger flavor, seems like an artificial sweeter with artificial ginger flavor but ingredients are in Russian so we're not sure |
59 | Excel Golden | 7 | 7 | Clear slightly yellow, strong clean ginger scent, very sweet, subtle ginger, thick almost syrupy, a slight warmth |
60 | Fentimans | 8 | Golden yellow color, strong brewed ginger and herbal scent, more mild than expected based on the scent, not much of a burn, a nice blend of subtle juices, herbs and botanicals, I like that there's no citrus because it makes it unique | |
61 | Fest Blaze Southern Peach | 5 | Peachy color, peachy scent with a hint of ginger, tastes peachy with a hint of ginger, nicely sweet, refreshing, but could use more ginger, as a ginger ale this fails - but as a delicious drink it nails it | |
62 | Fever Tree | 7 | 7 | Very yellow color, very carbonated, good strong smell, not very sweet, no burn at all, the flavors don't linger in your mouth at all |
63 | Fever Tree Smoky Ale | 7 | Light brown, nice smoky wood scent but the ginger scent is still there too, really well balanced with the smokiness and gingerness, really tasty as a mixer and ok just in it's own but probably not something I'd go to most of the time, but I'm glad it exists because it is so unique | |
64 | Filbert's | 4 | 4 | Dark golden color, not a ton of smell mostly just sweetness with a tiny hint of ginger, nice carbonation, best description is it's a sweet Canada Dry, disappointing |
65 | Fitch & Leedes | 7 | Medium yellow color, faint sweet smell, really nice spicy ginger flavor, nearer a beer than ale, nothing particularly complex but still really nice | |
66 | Fizz Probiotic Ginger Lemonade | 8 | 7 | Cloudy yellow, very lemony scent but there is a hint of Ginger, very tart and really refreshing, nice burn, because of the fizz it really feels more like a ginger ale rather than a lemonade, really good! Could use a tiny bit more ginger |
67 | Foxon Park | 6 | 6 | Medium yellow color, smells like a nice ginger ale with a little bit of ginger, not super sweet and the sweetness fades quickly -so calling it "Extra Dry" is appropriate, nothing too unique but it's ok |
68 | Gene Simmons Moneybag | 4 | Light yellow color, faint sweet scent, boring, taters tastes like any other cheap generic supposed ginger soda, no better than something you'd get from a grocery store brand | |
69 | Gents African Roots | 8 | Medium yellow color, cloudy with a bit of sediment, strong sweet ginger scent, really tasty, the ginger doesn't burn but its flavor is forefront, very good | |
70 | Giant (Giant Food Store) | 3 | 4 | Light yellow color, nice sweet ginger scent, generic taste, no ginger, not bad but not anything to remember, basically just like Canada Dry |
71 | Ginseng Up | 5 | 5 | Medium dark color, fairly average ginger ale smell, ok taste, seems like from the flavor it should have a burn, but it doesn't, not too sweet, not as much of a different ginseng flavor as expected |
72 | Great Value (Walmart) | 2 | 3 | Quite light color, no smell, no ginger flavor, tastes like a generic Lemon Lime pop |
73 | Great Value Cranberry (Walmart) | 2 | 3 | Red color, nice strong cranberry flavor, absolutely no ginger at all, but the cranberry flavor is actually really fantastic, if we were judging this as a soda only it would be a 7, but when considering it as a ginger ale it fails |
74 | Great Value Diet (Walmart) | 3 | 3 | Medium yellow caramel color, big bubbles, slight ginger scent, no ginger flavor, not a terrible aspartame taste but you can tell it's a diet, strange after-taste, there's a slight hint of ginger AFTER you drink, better than the non-diet version |
75 | Great Value Raspberry (Walmart) | 4 | 4 | Pink color, faint artificial raspberry smell, first swallow has a burst of fake ginger and a burst of artificial flavoring in general, but the more you drink it the more the artificalness mellows out, also the ginger flavor dissapears and you're left with a not overly sweet raspberry soda |
76 | Gus | 6 | 6 | Very yellow color, medium ginger smell, VERY DIFFERENT from all others, not at all sweet, has a seltzer water taste, slight ginger flavor while drinking, but a lot of ginger AFTER drinking including a burn in the throat |
77 | Hank's Irish Golden Ale | 6 | Golden yellow, smells like came sugar sweetness, soft ginger taste, very sweet, ginger flavor lingers and builds on the backend after swallowing, not sure what makes it Irish, nothing super unique but still enjoyable | |
78 | Hansen's | 7 | 7 | Medium dark color, no smell at all, great ginger flavor, less carbonation but still enough, very slight ginger burn |
79 | Hansen's Diet | 6 | 7 | Very light color, very nice ginger smell, very carbonated, you can tell it's diet but it has a great ginger flavo, very slight ginger burn |
80 | Harris Teeter | 2 | 2 | Medium yellow color, no ginger smell - only high fructose corn syrup, super bland with no ginger at all, and not even any citrus, somewhat strange and nasty aftertaste, no good overall |
81 | Harris Teeter Cranberry | 2 | 2 | Red, smells like cranberry but no ginger, tastes like cranberry, no ginger, slightly strange aftertaste, no good |
82 | Harris Teeter Diet | 2 | 2 | Medium yellow color, no ginger smell - just scent of artificial sweetness, like the non-diet it's bland with no ginger at all, but there's not nasty aftertaste, better than non-diet but not enough to justify a full point |
83 | Hi✩Ball | 6 | 5 | Light yellow cloudy color, strong ginger smell, really nice ginger flavor, good sweetness level not too sweet - not too dry, the guarana compliments it well, the best caffeinated ginger ale we've had |
84 | Hosmer Pale Dry | 4 | 3 | Medium yellow color, good carbonation, not a ton of smell just slightly sweet, it's very dry and not very sweet tasting, slight ginger flavor, it's like a dryer version of Canada Dry with just a bit extra ginger |
85 | Izze | 5 | 7 | Very light yellow, very light sweet ginger smell, mild flavors, has a club soda taste to it but it's not too overpowering, not very sweet, tastes natural |
86 | Johnnie Ryan | 5 | 5 | Medium yellow color, almost no smell, perhaps a very slight ginger scent, tastes like Canada Dry but made with sugar so it's better, quite bland and disappointing |
87 | Joia Blackberry, Pomegranate & Ginger | 8 | 8 | Red, smells wonderful, tastes amazing, we weren't planning on counting this as a ginger ale, but it has such a nice strong ginger flavor we had to include it, it does have a slight medicinal flavor, very fruity, really delicious |
88 | Joia Ginger, Apricot & Allspice | 8 | 8 | Nice yellow color, can smell the allspice and apricot, this would be a great holiday-time drink, it tastes like allspice and then ginger and then allspice and then apricot and then allspice, it's a lot of allspice but it's VERY flavorful and yummy, especially for a 60 calorie drink, wish the allspice was toned down a bit and that the ginger was more present |
89 | Kimura Wasabi | 4 | 3 | Medium yellow cloudy, very different sweet smell that's hard to describe, not very sweet taste surprisingly, seems like it's an artificial sweetener but it's not, the burn is totally different because of the wasabi (technically horseradish), mouthfeel is like any other with HFCS |
90 | Krisda Natural Soda | 3 | 2 | Dark golden color, has a yeasty smell but there is no yeast so that's a bit worrisome, kinda stinky, doesn't taste as bad as it smells, lemon/citrus flavor, maybe some ginger to it but not much, very unique flavors that are unlike anything else we've tried |
91 | Langers Gourmet | 6 | 6 | Medium golden color, not a ton of smell but there is a slight spicy scent, can taste spice notes but not a lot of ginger, it's got a nice sweetness and nice flavor it just needs more ginger |
92 | Limonitz Ginger Lemonade | 7 | 7 | Cloudy medium yellow, strong lemon and ginger scents, very tangy, has a kind of strange strong herbal taste, strong ginger flavor with a nice burn, barely carbonated |
93 | Mrs. | 5 | 6 | Medium dark yellow color, sweet scent with a hint of spice, pretty generic flavor, tastes ok and has nice sweetness, but no burn and nothing remarkable |
94 | Natural Brew | 7 | 8 | Very light color, strong ginger smell, great ginger flavor, quite sweet, very very good |
95 | Naturfrisk | 6 | 6 | Medium yellow color, strong ginger scent, very different type of flavor because it's carbonated apple juice, has a Jamaican vibe to it, no burn at all despite the strong ginger flavor |
96 | Nixie | 5 | Pale yellow, strong ginger scent with a hint of artificial sweetener, surprisingly mild ginger flavor considering to the scent, no burn, the flavor is short lived and it's very thin on the pallet, the artificial sweetener is stevia which I hate but this is the least worst stevia based soda I've had | |
97 | Old Faithful | 2 | 2 | Dark yellow, nice carbonation, strong sweet ginger smell, can taste the "dirty" flavor and taste sweetness but there's no ginger flavor, it's so weird, tastes super artificial but not sure why (sodium benzoate?) |
98 | Olde Brooklyn | 3 | 3 | Medium yellow color, basically no smell, no ginger taste, hard to identify what tastes like - not cream not fruity maybe flowery? Or maybe it's just a sweet cane sugar, It has a nice flavor but you can't call ginger ale |
99 | Olipop | 7 | Very pale yellow color, light hint of sweetness and ginger scent, botanical she just barely sweet, not overly gingery, crisp and clean taste, it's a grown-up soda, and is nice but not amazing | |
100 | Opalin | 9 | Light yellow color, cloudy with a bit of sediment, strong lime citrus flavor, almost a mild vinegary flavor (in a good way), good ginger flavor with a mild burn that builds as you drink more, very clean flavors that work well together, very nice overall |