| A | B | C | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |
101 | OoGave | 6 | 1 | Lightest opaque color, strong ginger smell, VERY DIFFERENT from most, quite sweet but not a sugary sweet, strong ginger but also has a "dirty" flavor to it |
102 | Organics by Red Bull | 7 | Golden yellow, sweet and floral scent (looking at the ingredients, it has bergamont! so that explains it), subtle ginger flavor but it's mostly "other" flavors that are coming through, like the bergamont and citrus, there's some ginger that hits right at the back of the throat but it fades quickly, still really nice overall, I just wish the ginger lingered longer | |
103 | Pangleheimers | 7 | 8 | Medium yellow color, light smell that causes a little cough, the flavor is very light, not enough flavor, but it has a good spicy burn, somewhat similar to Blenheim without as much heat |
104 | Petal Lemon Lime Jasmine | 5 | Medium yellow color, cloudy, ginger and lime on the nose, light carbonation, a bit thin mouth feel, ok flavor but it disappears very quickly, hint of vinegar but it's definitely not a shrub | |
105 | Petal Apple | 6 | Golden yellow, cloudy, apple ginger and vinegar on the nose, strong apple flavor, not getting much ginger, not too sweet and not too dry, it's a better drink than their other one, but less gingery and not what is call a ginger ale | |
106 | Phillips Soda Works Sparkmouth | 7 | Clear, strong ginger scent, nice flavor, but it's muted and kind of soft based on what I thought when I smelled it, perfect level of sweetness, good but nothing stands out about it | |
107 | Pok Pok Som Sipping Ginger Soda | 7 | 8 | Almost clear barely yellow, light vinegar scent with ginger and sugar too, it's got a ginger flavor and a vinegar flavor but they work well together and the vinegar is really sweet (made with “cane vinegar" so maybe that's why it's sweet), there's no harsh vinegar ending, it's surprisingly refreshing and better than you'd expect from the description, could use more ginger |
108 | Poppi Ginger Lime | 2 | Clear, slight citrus scent, light carbonation, very dry, not much ginger flavor, just tart citrus, a fine beverage but not a great ginger soda | |
109 | Q Ginger | 9 | 9 | Almost florecent yellow, very nice ginger smell, has layers of different flavors, nice burn that's not too strong, this is a "grown-up soda", very crisp and it goes down smooth |
110 | R.W. Knudsen Spritzer | 6 | 6 | Very yellow color, smells like the Reeds, very light carbonation, the ginger seems like a secondary flavor to the juices, it's there but not strong, very nice flavor overall but it's not your typical ginger ale soda |
111 | Red Rock | 7 | 7 | Dark golden-red color, can smell the burn, pretty sweet, spicy and strong burn but somehow missing a ginger flavor, it's all burn but no ginger, makes us think the burn might be from capsicum even though the label doesn't say it |
112 | Reed's Cherry | 7 | 7 | Redish color, no cherry smell just ginger, slight cherry taste good amount of ginger, cherry more pronounced after drinking a cherry-less ale but not as strong when just drinking straight up |
113 | Reed's Natural Energy Elixir | 4 | 4 | Very dark yellow color, smells like other Reed's beverages, bubbly when poured but not once we drank it, no ginger flavor, mostly just pineapple even though the 2nd ingredient is ginger |
114 | Reed's Original | 6 | 6 | Medium yellow color, medium ginger smell, mostly tastes like pinapple juice, not enough ginger |
115 | Reed's Premium | 8 | 8 | Medium yellow color, medium ginger smell, can taste pineapple and lemon, unique "Jamacian" taste, sweet but not too sweet |
116 | Reed's Raspberry | 8 | 8 | Redish color, no raspberry smell just ginger, can definitely taste raspberry and still good ginger though not as strong as cherry |
117 | Reed's Spiced Apple Cider | 8 | 8 | Dark yellow color, smells like apple but no ginger smell, really great apple cider with some ginger in there too, but doesn't feel like it belongs because it's mostly an apple cider |
118 | Refreshe (Safeway) | 5 | 6 | Medium dark yellow, generic sweet smell but no ginger, actually had a ginger flavor, very sweet, for a generic store brand it's actually not bad |
119 | Refreshhh! | 5 | Medium yellow color, just a sweet scent, tastes like a generic American brand, nothing spicy, nothing special but also not bad | |
120 | Rey | 2 | 3 | Medium yellow, smells like lemon lime no ginger smell, bland, sweet but no ginger flavor, its tagline should be "If Canada Dry is too strong for you, you'll love Rey!" - bleh |
121 | Rieme Spicy | 7 | 7 | Medium yellow, spicy scent, spicy flavor but from peppers not ginger, it has the dirty flavor of ginger but somehow not really a ginger flavor, ok carbonation, would be great as a mixer |
122 | Rio | 3 | 3 | Dark caramel brown color, not much scent just slightly sweet, very sweet taste, uses real sugar so it has a nice clean feel in your mouth, no ginger flavor at all, tastes good because it's sweet and it has a nice strong type flavor but that flavor is not ginger |
123 | Rock Creek Pale Dry | 6 | 6 | Light caramel color translucent, mild ginger scent, too sweet for a pale dry but not too sweet overall, sight dirty ginger flavor, pretty tasty for a plastic 2 liter bottle type |
124 | Royal Bliss | 4 | Clear light yellow color, sweet generic soda scent, generic ginger ale flavor, about like a Canada Dry, nothing special to speak of | |
125 | Royal Club | 4 | Dark yellow color, sweet and gingery scent, mild ginger flavor, sweet but not too sweet, nice generic soda just not anything special in terms of a ginger soda | |
126 | Santa Cruz Organic | 7 | 7 | Medium yellow color, cloudy, nice strong ginger smell, very light carbonation, ginger is the primary flavor and there's a little lemon flavor as well, there's a very slight burn, very good overall and very surprising |
127 | Schweppes | 3 | 3 | Slightly darker color than regular Canada Dry, slightly more ginger than CD but not much of a difference, not quite as sweet as CD, slightly better than CD but not enough to raise it a full point |
128 | Schweppes Premium Mixer | 6 | Golden yellow, extremely strong sweet smell with a hint of ginger, nice amount of carbonation, tastes like regular Schweppes except with stronger flavors, it's like the other stuff is watered down and this is full strength, no burn, not much real ginger flavor, nice soda but nothing amazing | |
129 | Seagrams | 3 | 3 | Medium yellow caramel color, smells like sprite with no ginger smell, no real ginger taste, tastes about the same as Canada Dry and Schweppes - boring |
130 | Seagrams Diet | 2 | 2 | Mostly clear with slight yellow tint, smells like generic ginger ale, can taste the aspartame, initial taste was terrible but it got slightly less terrible as we had more, still not good, no ginger |
131 | Shasta | 4 | 4 | Quite light color, slight ginger smell, more gingery than Canada Dry, nice flavor |
132 | Silk Road Ginger with Mint | 6 | 6 | Light yellow and slightly cloudy, minty smell, nice carbonation, surprisingly sweet considering only 80 calories, has vinegar which explains a lot of the uniqueness and strangeness - but it's actually better than some other vinegar-containing sodas I've had |
133 | Sipp | 6 | 5 | Light yellow, really nice sweet smell with pronounced vanilla quite dry but still sufficiently sweet, nice and light and not thick and syrupy, but the flavor is primarily vanilla and ginger is only a secondary note, this is the grown-up version of Vernors |
134 | Smart Sense (K-Mart) | 3 | 4 | Quite light color, no smell, not very carbonated, very slight ginger flavor |
135 | Sobo | 8 | 8 | Opaque, strong lemon scent with a hint of spice, internally very strong citrus followed by sweetness and then a warm burn afterward |
136 | SodaStream | 2 | 2 | Medium carmel color, no smell at all, almost flavorless, maybe a slight lemon-lime flavor but no ginger flavor |
137 | SodaStream Diet | 3 | 3 | Medium caramel color, smells like a generic ginger ale with sweetness and maybe a hint of ginger, tastes like a diet soda, not really getting any ginger |
138 | SodaStream (Soda Press Co) | 7 | Cloudy yellow color, earthy and slightly citrusy scent, dirty earthy honey flavor, mild burn but nothing to dramatic but more than might be expected, overall this was quite good and better than I would have expected from a SodaStream | |
139 | Sprecher | 4 | 5 | Almost clear and not cloudy, has a very light sweet and unique smell, just barely sweet, has a nasty club soda taste but also a unique oak flavor aftertaste, if the initial flavors were better and stronger and it was sweeter, the oak could be a nice light aftertaste (before we read the description we didn't like the oak, but after knowing what it was, it was better) |
140 | Sprite Ginger | 5 | Smells like Sprite and a hint of ginger! clear, getting a minor ginger flavor at first, after swallowing and waiting a bit, the ginger becomes more pronounced and clearly ginger, it's nice and refreshing and subtly different, as a ginger soda it's no good but as a general soda it's actually nice | |
141 | Squamscot Golden | 6 | 7 | Dark golden color, ginger smell, little carbonation, very sweet, ginger flavor but no real burn, tasty but needs more carbonation and a little more ginger burn |
142 | Squamscot Pale Dry | 6 | 5 | Very golden yellow color, not too carbonated, subtle ginger scent, slight ginger flavor, very sweet, nothing amazing but nothing bad about it either |
143 | Starbuck's Golden Ginger Ale Fizzio | 8 | 8 | Slightly cloudy light yellow, nice ginger scent, really nice flavor, nicely sweet, nice account of citrus that isn't overwhelming, clear ginger flavor that's almost dirty but it's cut down by the citrus, too much ice so by the time it's about gone it's very watered down |
144 | Swamp Pop | 8 | 8 | Golden yellow color, very carbonated actually gave a little bit of a head when poured, really amazing smell, with a hint of cucumber, very sweet fruity taste with a bit of melon flavor, disappointingly the ginger flavor is too mild to give it a higher score |
145 | Tesco | 3 | Medium yellow, strong generic/fake ginger ale scent, medium sweetness, fake ginger flavor, basically the same as Appleby's, but maybe just less sweet | |
146 | Thomas Henry | 5 | Golden yellow color, sweet smell, generic sweet taste, generic ginger flavor, no burn, nothing unique, nothing bad | |
147 | Thomas Kemper | 6 | 4 | Quite light color, no smell, has a rootbeer/cream sodaness to it, still some good ginger flavor |
148 | Thomas Kemper Spiced | 6 | 6 | Very light color, slight ginger flavor but can definetly smell "spice", Spices are strong (reminds us of Christmas) but ginger not so much, nice sweetness, good flavor, just not enough ginger |
149 | Thorncroft Pink Ginger | 7 | 7 | Pink! Very nice ginger smell, much more carbonated than the other sodas with juice, VERY sour at first but after first swallow it's not so sour, can taste the ginger but there's no burn or heat, it's less a ginger ale and more a white grape juice plus a hint of ginger |
150 | United Sodas of America | 4 | Medium yellow color, not super carbonated, very thin mouth-feel, artificial sweeteners are apparent but not awful because of the use of a couple different ones plus sugar to attempt a balance, ginger flavor is weak, flavor in general is subdued | |
151 | Veri | 6 | 5 | Pee yellow color, nice ginger sweet smell, can taste the stevia but because also has real sugar it's not so bad, very dry and not at all sweet - tried this one twice, second can much better, first can may have been old? it tasted stale but this one wasn't |
152 | Vernors (Cane Sugar) | 4 | 4 | Nice darkish color, strong creamy smell, extremely carbonated, there's perhaps a slight hint of ginger at the very beginning but it's still overwhelmingly a cream soda, sweeter than the HFCS version and a tastier sweetness, but still difficult to call it a ginger ale |
153 | Vernors (HFCS) | 3 | 3 | Nice darkish color, strong creamy smell, tastes like cream soda NOT ginger ale, very dissapointing |
154 | Vernors Diet | 3 | 3 | Nice darkish color, strong creamy smell, tastes the same as the regular (like cream soda) but with a slight aspartame taste, not quite as good as regular but not worse enough to drop it a full point |
155 | Vina Probiotic Ginger Fizz | 5 | Colorless, scent of citrus and stevia, mostly dry with mild carbonation, primary flavor is ginger but you can tell it's from ginger juice, it's nice but a little different, also has some citrus notes, and an advisory from Apple cider vinegar, the only problem is the stevia which is quite strong and overwhelming | |
156 | Western Family | 2 | 3 | Quite light color, no smell, weird soapy aftertaste |
157 | White Rock | 1 | 1 | Perhaps expired, very little carbonation, fake yellowish attempt at caramel color, no smell - perhaps due to lack of carbonation, grossly sweet and that's about it. No ginger, just a slight citrus flavor with an unidentifiable artificial taste to it |
158 | Whole Earth Organic | 7 | 7 | Light yellow color, smells fruity from all the fruit juices used to sweeten it, nice lightness, needs a bit more ginger bite, but it's light and tasty |
159 | Wild Poppy Grapefruit Ginger | 5 | 6 | Cloudy dark yellow, smells like grapefruit, no ginger smell at all, non-carbonated so it's more of a juice, can taste ginger and then the grapefruit and then ginger again, it's like the flavors are competing, it tastes good but the flavors just don't meld as well |
160 | Wilkinson | 8 | 9 | Very dark brown - almost as dark as a cola, even somewhat smells like a cola, initial taste is like a cola, then that taste disappears and is replaced with a sour taste, then that disappears and then a strong ginger burn that stays on the tongue for a long time, we've never had one that has such distinctive and separate flavors |
161 | Yess | 8 | 9 | Opaque, very good and sweet smell with slight citrus and ginger in the background, has a fermented and earthy flavor, sweet but not overly and the sweetness dies down quickly and is then replaced with a blast of spicy ginger flavor and strong citric acid taste, it's a complex drink that evolves and is unexpected for how generic and cheap it looks |
162 | Zevia | 1 | 2 | Nice darkish color, smells kinda gingery, not very sweet, not a good aftertaste |
163 | Zuberfizz | 1 | 1 | Almost clear and not cloudy, no carbonation, nice sweet smell with a hint of ginger, the artificial sweetener is overwhelming and pretty nasty, there is a hint of ginger, quite sour, not good |
164 | Zuberfizz Raspberry | 2 | 3 | Clear, smells like ginger and artificial sweetener, not tasting any raspberry, just lots of weird artificial flavor, no good |
165 | Average Ale score | 5.13 | 5.15 | |
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167 | Ginger Beers: | Andrew Score | Brian Score | Description |
168 | AJ Stephans Jamaican Style | 9 | 9 | Medium color, strong dirty ginger smell, strong flavor, good sweetness, long lasting nice burn in back of throat, reminds us of Maine Root |
169 | Allganics | 7 | Cloudy pale yellow color, strong ginger scent, nice brewed ginger flavor, very sweet and tasty, no burn, nice overall but there was nothing interesting or unique about it at all | |
170 | Americana | 8 | Dark golden color, strong sweet ginger burning scent, very sweet, strong ginger taste but not as much of a burn as would have been expected based on the scent, still nice and it slowly grows as you drink more, overall very nice if not just a bit too sweet | |
171 | Anchor Ginger Root Beer | 2 | 3 | Dark brown color, not carbonated enough, smells like root beer with the possible slightest hint of ginger, tastes like root beer with the possible slightest hint of ginger, nice sweetness but they really shouldn't have included the word ginger in the name because it's basically non-existent |
172 | Archer Farms (Target) | 8 | 9 | Very dark yellow, nice strong ginger smell, very very sweet, good ginger flavor |
173 | Avec | 7 | Dark golden yellow and not clear, smells mostly of pineapple juice, with a hint of ginger, not very carbonated, dry, not nearly as pineapple flavored as presumed, a bit of tartness from lime, nice ginger burn in the back of the throat, would be really fantastic if it were a bit sweeter, but still nice overall | |
174 | Avery's Golden | 5 | 6 | Brown color, looks like a cola, by far the darkest we've ever drunk, it's got a burn that grows as you sip, somewhat sweet, but it doesn't have a very strong flavor overall, maybe the color is tricking us but it seems almost like it has a cola-like flavor |
175 | Barritt's Bermuda Stone | 8 | 9 | Very light yellow, cloudy, really nice sweet ginger smell, extremely sweet (highest caloric content of any we've drunk), nice ginger flavor but no burn at all, tastes like ginger syrup, the feel in the mouth is somewhat thick, it's all ginger but no burn, MUCH better than the diet version |
176 | Barritt's Bermuda Stone Diet | 4 | 3 | Light cloudy color, good ginger smell, you can tell it's diet, not that good, really off-putting at first, but then after a bit it's better, but still not very good |
177 | Barr's Original | 6 | Clear, ginger sweet smell, nice sweet flavor, gives a tingle in the nose and a burn at the back of the throat, nothing too complex or unique but it's fine and is tasty | |
178 | Bedford's | 7 | 8 | Light yellow color, nice ginger scent with some citrus, nice sweetness, good spicy bite, good but nothing stands out too much |
179 | Bedford's Diet | 6 | 6 | Very light yellow, good carbonation, nice spicy ginger scent, has a definite diet flavor, good in all aspects but not great in any, has a good spiciness, if you're looking for a good diet, this one is a good choice |
180 | Belvoir | 10 | 7 | Medium yellow color, nice ginger smell though it's not super strong, very little carbonation, very strong burn at front of throat as well as back of throat, reminds me of Blenheim without as much carbonation and more sophisticated and complex flavors, Brian's getting a "stale" taste to it but I think it's perfect |
181 | Betty Buzz | 8 | Light yellow color, strong ginger and citrus scent, nice acidity, ginger is present and a decent level but not as strong as would be assumed based on scent, nice sweetness level and not too syrupy, just a nice, clean, simple beverage | |
182 | Bickford's | 6 | Light yellow cloudy color, nice sweetness, had a definite brewed flavor, it reminds me of another one but can't recall which | |
183 | Big Ben's | 7 | 7 | Dark yellow color, sweet smell with a bit of ginger, tasty, good sweetness level, not overly sweet, pretty nice burn, nothing incredible, but still good |
184 | Big Island Organics Gingerade Maté | 8 | 10 | Cloudy dark yellow color, very strong scent, smells like Bruce Cost, no carbonation (it's more of a juice than a soda), nice lemon citrus flavor that helps cut through the ginger, very tasty, slight burn in the back of the throat, the yerba mate adds a nice subtle spice to it |
185 | Big Island Organics Hawaiian Gingerade | 8 | 9 | Cloudy medium yellow color, very strong scent, smells like Bruce Cost plus a nice lemony scent, no carbonation, too strong of lemon flavor, reminds us of Rachel's Ginger Beer, yummy but both of us prefer the Maté though |
186 | Bottle Green Sparkling Presse | 5 | Opaque pale yellow, earthy ginger and citrus scent, light flavors of ginger and lemon, strange aftertaste maybe from the fructose | |
187 | Boylan | 6 | 5 | Pale yellow cloudy color, very different but nice strong citric acid smell, no bite at all, light dirty flavor, sweet but pretty mild overall |
188 | Boylan Heritage | 8 | Very light yellow color, nice strong sweet ginger scent, the ginger gives a nice tingle in the nose, it had a nice burn, it's pretty dry for a soda but the citrus helps give a little more balance, very good | |
189 | Brooklyn Crafted Extra Spicy | 6 | Pale yellow with sediment, strong ginger scent, maybe a slight musty taste for a brief second right up front, then overtaken with a strong and spicy ginger burn followed by sweetness and then more burn, if not for the initial flavor this would be great if you love spicy, but it's too much to ignore and is off-putting (I'd be willing to try this again... I got it from Home Goods, and so maybe it was a bad bottle...) | |
190 | Bruce Cost Original Spicy | 8 | Clear, nice ginger smell, tastes like the standard Bruce Cost, possibly slightly spicier but not significantly so which dissapoints since this is a beer while the others are ales, maybe less sweet, but still really nice, but I like it much more in the glass bottles where I can see the gingery sediment | |
191 | Buderim Ausie Style | 8 | 9 | Light color but cloudy, nice strong smell, good taste, nicely sweet but not too sweet, strong ginger flavor with a nice warm after burn, light "dirty" flavor that's not too strong |
192 | Buderim Yank Style | 7 | 8 | Medium color and cloudy, not much smell or fizz but what's there is nice, just the right level of sweetness, tasty but not an overwhelming flavor, there's a burn but it's not super strong |
193 | Bundaberg | 8 | 8 | Light color and cloudy, not much ginger smell but slight yeast smell perhaps a creamy smell, nicely sweet, slight cream soda but not too much, really good flavor - we compared the domesic to the Australian and they're identical, so it's good to know that what we get here is legit |
194 | Bundaberg Diet | 7 | 8 | Light color, cloudy, slight ginger smell with the yeast smell of the original, seems more mild than the original, not as strong of a ginger bite, can taste the aspartame but it's not too strong, overall it's really close to the original with only 25 calories |
195 | Bundaberg Spiced | 7 | Strong cinnamon and clove scent, smells very nice, nice blend of all of the flavors where no one flavor overpowers the others, very pleasant sweetness, the ginger is a lot more calmed down than in the regular, I would have liked it too be more pronounced, overall it's a very yummy soda but it's not amazing as a ginger beer | |
196 | Capone Family Secret | 8 | 9 | Medium dark color, very light scent that you can hardly detect but smells like any generic ale, initial flavor is sweet but it's a different sweetness than we've ever had, then the sweetness is followed up by a nice ginger flavor, and then it's got some heat, there's also a slight cream soda taste |
197 | Capt'n Eli's | 7 | 7 | Light yellow color, nice spicy smell, dirty ginger flavor, slight burn but only as you have more you drink, very familiar taste that reminds us of another but can't figure out which one |
198 | Caribia | 8 | Cloudy clear color, faint ginger scent but not much of any other scent, nice sweetness and a nice burn, slight herbal flavor gives a little complexity, tart but sweet too, very good overall | |
199 | Cawston Press | 8 | Cloudy and opaque, light scent with a hint of lemon (but it doesn't actually contain lemon, it's just ascorbic acid), just a little sweet, mostly dry but not too dry, had a distinct flavor and a little different because it uses apple, the ginger burn is all in the mouth and not in the throat at all, enjoyable | |
200 | Cock 'n Bull | 8 | 9 | Dark caramely color, basically no smell at all, nice sweetness with good ginger, nice ginger burn, the flavor gets better the more we drink |
201 | Cock 'n Bull Diet | 7 | 8 | Yellow urine color, nice raw ginger smell, you can tell it's a diet and can taste the aspartame but it's not too bad because there's a strong ginger flavor that quickly takes over, nice strong burn, really nice |
202 | Cock 'n Bull Cherry | 6 | 5 | Dark golden yellow, sweet scent with a strong cherry flavor plus a little bit of ginger scent, cherry flavor is front and center but ginger is still there, if you like maraschino cherries you'll probably like this |
203 | Colbeck Jamaican Ginger Wine | 8 | Dark amber color, smells almost like Chinese Xiao Xing wine, there a hint of ginger and spice scent but it's mostly just "wine" scented, very sweet, very strong alcohol flavor (it is 14% ABV!), burns and warms as it goes down, not getting a typical ginger flavor, more about the spices, it actually reminds me of vermouth! | |
204 | Crabbies | 10 | Golden yellow color, strong ginger scent, earthy brewed flavor, strong ginger taste and burn, really fantastic | |
205 | Crabbies Raspberry | 5 | Purple-ish/red-ish color, raspberry scent with a touch of ginger at the end, strong raspberry flavor, very sweet, not much ginger flavor at all, really nice beverage but not enough ginger | |
206 | Craft (Chef's Line) Spicy | 6 | 7 | Dark golden yellow, sweet smell with a hint of ginger, very sweet too sweet, the allspice and nutmeg adds an extra element to it, despite what the label says it's not at all spicy |
207 | D&G Old Jamaican - brown bottle | 8 | 9 | Medium color a little cloudy, pretty good ginger smell with almost a menthol scent too, slight burn, very sweet, maybe too sweet, has some very different and good unique flavors that no others have had |
208 | D&G Old Jamaican - green bottle | 8 | 8 | Very light color but a little cloudy, strong ginger smell, quite sweet, slight burn, Brian's getting a fermented "stale" taste, but I like it |
209 | D&G Spicy | 8 | 9 | Medium color a little cloudy, not a strong smell, but has a bit of a dirty ginger smell, slight burn, sweet but not overly sweet, wish it was spicier |
210 | Drizzle | 8 | 9 | Cloudy, light color, good dirty ginger smell, very strong ginger taste, excellent burn, has a strange but brief aftertaste that knocks it down a bit, this one was a big and pleasant surprise |
211 | East Imperial | 8 | Barely yellow tint with a tiny bit of cloudiness, really nice strong ginger scent, nice brewed flavor, great burn, perfect amount of sweetness, familiar flavor | |
212 | Empire Bottling Works | 9 | 10 | Light yellow, cloudy color, doing dirty ginger smell, strong ginger burn that's similar to a Blenheim burn, very sweet with a great sweet flavor of pure cane sugar, hot in the back of your throat, really nice |
213 | Fée d'Or | 9 | Thick, milky yellow color, STRONG ginger scent but also a nice citrus and vanilla scent, smells amazing, no carbonation at all - this isn't a soda, it's straight up juiced ginger, STRONG burn, even the tiniest sip burns hard - first at the top of your tongue, then way back at the back of your throat, after swallowing you're hit with the sweetness of the sugar and vanilla and it's really sweet and really nice, and then the burn at the back of the throat returns. This stuff is one of a kind and wonderful but impossible to drink on its own, really must be used as a mixer, or even with a club soda. Just fantastic. | |
214 | Fentimans | 7 | 7 | Light color but cloudy, has a fermented and yeasty smell, has a fermented taste, lots of ginger flavor with a little heat - but not too much, not very sweet |
215 | Fentimans Ginger Beer and Muddled Lime | 6 | Pale yellow color, faint yeasty scent, tastes brewed, lime flavor is minor and only an after taste at the back of the throat, ginger seems mellowed it compared to original but it grows as you drink more, ok, not great | |
216 | Fentimans Pink Ginger | 6 | Pink! slightly thin mouth-feel, but not too bad, the initial taste is kind of weak, but the aftertaste helps it get better, there's a bit of a burn but not super hot, the sweetness level is nice, doesn't taste as brewed as the original | |
217 | Fever Tree | 8 | 9 | Light color but cloudy, very strong ginger smell with very slight "dirty" smell, the only taste is ginger and there are no other added flavors at all, you can tell it is meant to be mixed with something, not as hot as we expected |
218 | Fever Tree Naturally Light | 8 | 9 | Light yellow, opaque, nice gingery scent, adding ginger flavor with a nice burn upfront but it seems like it weakens as we continue to drink, pretty dry, good for a low calorie drink, just a straight up nice ginger flavor |
219 | Fever Tree Blood Orange | 9 | Pale pink color, spicy ginger scent with hints of orange, fantastic small-bubble carbonation, spicy ginger flavor up front, transitioning into orange on the finish, nice bold ginger flavor that dominated, but it still allows the blood orange to come through, really nice overall | |
220 | Fever Tree Spiced Orange | 6 | Orange color, spicy orange scent, mild spiced flavor, subtle hint of orange, expected it to be stronger flavors, but it's still nice overall, ginger is still present but seems not as strong as the standard ale | |
221 | Filbert's | 7 | 8 | Dark caramel yellow color, nice sweet ginger scent, nice burn, has a thin mouthfeel-probably because the sweetener used, much better than the Ale |
222 | Fitz's | 7 | 7 | Dark caramel color, light smell, unique flavor, has a minty flavor, subtle ginger, very little burn, nicely sweet, very yummy just wish it had more ginger |
223 | Fizzgard | 7 | Dark yellow color, nice ginger burn scent, quite sweet, flavors are not as strong as I hoped based on scent, after several ounces a slight burn at the back of the throat begins, it's good but not as much as I hoped based on the amazing bottle | |
224 | Frank Damn Tasty | 7 | 6 | Cloudy yellow, light scent, dirty ginger flavor, really strong ginger burn, tasty but not very complex flavors, just needs more than what it's giving us |
225 | Frostie | 8 | 8 | Pale yellow color, nice strong scent, good strong ginger flavor and burn smells and tastes a lot like Maine Root, very yummy, ok carbonation |
226 | Garwood's | 10 | 10 | Dark yellow, cloudy, strong lemon scent, strong sour right off the bat followed by ginger flavor followed by ginger burn, it's a juice instead of a soda, very spicy and sour, very good but could use carbonation |
227 | Garwood's Spicy | 10 | 10 | Looks and smells just like the milder version, even spicier and more sour, it's even better but we already gave the other one a ten so we don't have anywhere else to go |
228 | Garwood's Grapefruit and Honey | 10 | Cloudy pale yellow, looks like lemon juice, smells strongly of citrus, at first the ginger is more mild but it grows as you swallow, the sweetness of the grapefruit is soft and really nice, after the burn of the ginger you're hit with a blast of sour and tartness that balances out the ginger, really really amazing and wonderful if you want something with burn and sourness | |
229 | Gladstone's | 9 | Cloudy with no color at all, amazing strong smell of ginger and spices, brewed flavor, nice sweetness, spiciness gives a little tingle in your nose, great burn, a unique flavor with a similarity to Maine Root but then there's something extra on the back end | |
230 | Ginger People | 8 | 8 | Very light yellow (almost green) color, strong ginger smell, very unique flavor like nothing else we've had, has an almost medicinal flavor to it, very strong ginger flavor not overly sweet, lots of floaties and sediment |
231 | Ginger People Energizer | 7 | 7 | Medium Dark color, foggy with a fair amount of sediment, very similar to the Soother, nice sweet smell of ginger lemon and honey, it's not as thick or heavy and goes down very smoothly, after 3 or 4 swallows the burn starts to grow in the back of the throat |
232 | Ginger People Soother | 7 | 8 | Medium Dark color, foggy with a lot of sediment, nice sweet smell of ginger and lemon and even honey, it's heavy and thicker, had an almost licorice flavor at first, gingery but the burn isn't very strong |
233 | Gingerino Cranberry | 5 | Red! Smells like cranberries with just a hint of ginger, very sweet, tastes like cranberries but not even sure I'm getting any ginger taste, however there is a bit of tingle in the nose and it's not overly carbonated, so I assume that's a bit of ginger but it's just overwhelmed by the cranberry flavor and can't get through, lovely soda but not great as a ginger beer | |
234 | Gingerona | 4 | 4 | Dark yellow cloudy, strong cinnamon smell with a hint of mint smell, not sweet at all but not sour despite the lime, nice blend of flavors, refreshing, no real ginger flavor though, tasty and crisp but they need a name that actually better describes the flavor, as a general beverage this deserves a higher score but grading it as a ginger drink we just can't go higher than a 4 |
235 | Goose Island Spicy | 8 | 8 | Medium yellow color, smells very sweet and very good, not very carbonated, no heat, quite sweet, has extra spices in it that remind us of holiday time(cloves?), very good, reminds us of Archer Farms |
236 | Goslings | 7 | 7 | Cloudy, light color, fairly strong scent of ginger, can tell it's a HFCS soda but it's got a nice flavor, very sweet and the sweetness cuts through the burn a lot, so the ginger flavor disappears quickly after swallowing, after a few more swallows the burn slowly builds in the back of the throat but nothing intense |
237 | Goslings Peach | 8 | Light pale color, scent of peach and sweetness, very sweet, lemon hits first, then overwhelming peach, and then ginger is at the end, the ginger is only really recognizable after you've swallowed and sat for a second, it kind of builds on your palette after the fact, an extremely delicious soda, but it's hard to think of it as a ginger beer because the peach is so dominant, grading it just as a soda it's a 10 otherwise 8 | |
238 | Goya Jamaican Style | 8 | 8 | Medium yellow color, slight smell that has some heat, very very hot but you can tell it's not the usual ginger hot but is instead from the Capsicum, maybe too hot because it covers up the nice taste that it has |
239 | Grace | 10 | 10 | Medium yellow color, nice ginger and lemon scent, little carbonation, strong ginger flavor, nice fruity flavor that's not too overwhelming, very strong burn in the back of the throat, burns like a Blenheim but has a more sophisticated taste, really fantastic |
240 | Herbal Moscow | 10 | Classifying it as a beer because it's fermented, light yellow, a bit of a head when poured, sweet herbal scent, strong herbal flavor followed by strong ginger flavor and burn followed again with herbal flavor, nice sweetness but still spicy, really enjoyable, very nice on its own but probably even better mixed | |
241 | Hollows & Fentimans | 6 | Golden yellow, brewed and fermented scent but with definite ginger notes and ginger spiciness coming through, muted flavors including the brewed beer flavors, soft and easy to drink with a nice level of sweetness, ginger not as evident in the taste as it was in the scent but it's still there especially as you drink more it builds on the palate, nice overall but nothing too amazing | |
242 | Hollows & Fentimans Spiced | 8 | Golden yellow, brewed and fermented scent but with definite ginger notes and other spices coming through, has a nutmeg spice flavor, it pairs well with all of the other flavors, ginger is less obvious but it's there, it's more flavorful than the non-spiced version but feels less like a ginger beer, still very good overall | |
243 | Hosmer Dangerous | 9 | 9 | Cloudy light color, amazing carbonation that gave it a nice head, great dirty ginger smell, very familiar flavor, great burn, great flavor, very spicy and an excellent sipping beer |
244 | Idris Fiery | 6 | 6 | Very light color but a little cloudy, nice light and gingery smell, tastes nice and sweet with nice mild "dirty" ginger flavor, but almost no heat or burn at all |
245 | Jackson | 8 | 8 | Light and slightly cloudy color, nice ginger smell, great flavor, extremely sweet, very good and refreshing just wish it had a little stronger burn and maybe tone down the sweetness a tiny bit |
246 | Jamaica's Finest | 6 | 6 | Medium dark color, good smell, not all that carbonated but almost has a head on it, there's a burn but it seems more like just a Capsicum burn, not a ginger burn, has a "stale" taste that really ruins it |
247 | Jamaica's Finest Hot! Hot! Hot! | 7 | 7 | Slightly darker color than the original, smells the same as the original, slightly more carbonated but no head on it, hotter than the original but it's not as intense as expected, not getting the stale taste of the original so it's better, but still nothing special because there isn't enough ginger flavor |
248 | JCS Reggae Style | 8 | 7 | Medium dark color, very very strong smell that knocks you over when you open the bottle, nice flavor, good burn but it almost seems like maybe it's not a ginger burn, and they added capscium |
249 | Jed's Barbershop Strong Ginger Lime | 7 | 8 | Cloudy, light color, not carbonated, smells like lime, LOTS of ginger bits but the lime cuts through the ginger so much that there's no burn, wish it was carbonated! Very tasty, but not gingery enough and not technically a soda |
250 | Jones Soda | 7 | 7 | Light golden yellow, a nice carbonation level even with a bit of a head, really sweet scent and strong ginger scent, amazing smell that made us really hopeful, but then the taste failed to live up to the scent, it was still nice and had a pretty solid burn, but they're wasn't much complexity in the flavor profile |
251 | Kroger | 8 | Very light yellow clear, nice strong ginger scent that makes you cough, slightly sweet but still quite dry, strong ginger flavor with a nice strong burn at the back of your throat, gives a tingle in your nose as you drink it, really nice for a grocery store brand, very flavorful and nice carbonation too | |
252 | Kure's | 7 | Opaque, strong ginger and citrus scent, not very carbonated, slightly brewed flavor, nice ginger flavor and nice sweetness level, not sugary sweet but also not dry, only 100 calories per can so it seems to be using a bit less sugar intentionally, thin mouthfeel, not very complex and just simple, good | |
253 | Kutztown | 6 | 6 | RED! Not super carbonated and no smell, it's weird that something with this color still tastes gingery, it's not a particularly strong flavor, there's a tiny burn but it needs more carbonation and more flavor overall |
254 | Live Kombucha Spark Soda | 4 | 2 | Dark yellow color, fermented smell, bitter flavor, dry, can taste the ginger but it's not strong, initially off-putting but you get used to it after a few sips, it's different, not something we'd ever crave, it's not the worst ever there's just nothing really good going on that redeems it |
255 | Llanllyr SOURCE Fiery | 9 | Light cloudy color, faint sweet scent, strong ginger flavor and really strong burn, still nicely sweet, it's got a bit of tartness, sweetness and a burn and that's about all, so it's not complex but still very tasty | |
256 | Mac's | 6 | 7 | Very light yellow color, nice light lemony scent, very different from anything we've ever had, has a floral taste, pretty dry, not much of a burn, not a very strong ginger flavor, a bit of a disappointment |
257 | Maine Root | 9 | 9 | Light color but cloudy, strong "dirty" ginger smell, super strong burn, very very gingery, tastes like you're sucking on a piece of (dirty?) ginger |
258 | Maine Root Ginger Lemongrass Lemonade | 4 | 4 | Cloudy light yellow, no scent, has an herbal flavor to it, not to lemony and not too gingery, it's a little bland and dissapointing |
259 | Matilda's (Wallaby's Restaurant) | 9 | 9 | Cloudy yellow color, nice strong ginger scent, a little carbonation, strong ginger flavor, strong burn, quite sweet, reminds us of Maine Root or Bundaberg |
260 | Misty Withers | 6 | Colorless and cloudy, strong scent of ginger followed by a strong scent of lemon, fine initial flavor and then a really strong stevia flavor that overpowers everything else, as you drink more it gives a nice burn, but that stevia is just too much | |
261 | Monster Mule | 7 | Opaque, light ginger and citrus scent, tangy and sour quickly followed by a lot of sweetness, hint of ginger but it's not as strong as I'd hope, it has a slightly brewed taste, which is nice, overall it's very yummy but not quite what I had hoped from the name and description | |
262 | Owen's | 7 | Opaque, nice strong ginger and citrus scent, nice amount of carbonation, the first flavor is lime then sweetness, then a hint of ginger, after drinking more, the ginger builds as does the target if the lime, which causes a puckering at the back of the mouth. I like the sweetness level | |
263 | P.F. Chang's (house made) | 7 | Cloudy light yellow color, essentially no smell, very dry taste, tastes like something I could make from a basic ginger syrup and soda, it's just a straight up ginger flavor with a nice subtle burn, very simple but nice and refreshing | |
264 | Pimento | 8 | 9 | Yellow, very spicy smell, carbonated add it was poured but then no continuing effervescence, quite sweet and very spicy but it's pepper spicy instead of ginger spicy, slight dirty flavor, really good! |
265 | Portland | 5 | 5 | Cloudy medium yellow brown color, strong lemon citrus smell, but add much lemon flavor based on the scent, not sweet but it only has 65 calories, not a strong kombucha flavor, slight ginger burn in the back of your throat, it's ok but pretty mild with nothing standing out |
266 | President's Choice Jamaican-Style | 8 | 9 | Very light yellow color, slightly cloudy, very carbonated, really strong burn, really nice Jamaican-style taste while not overly fruity, considering this is just a cheap store brand it's incredible! |
267 | Q Ginger | 10 | 10 | Light cloudy yellow, light scent not much besides light lime, strong ginger bite, quite hot, not too sweet but just right, unlike the ale you don't get all of the other subtle flavors and spices but it's still amazing |
268 | Q Hibiscus | 10 | Red clear color, floral scent with a slight ginger burn, nicely carbonated, a nice ginger kick upfront, followed by a floral flavor, and then rounded out with sweetness, very delicious and a surprisingly perfect combination of flavors | |
269 | Q Tropical | 9 | Golden yellow, passion fruit and ginger scent, nice strong ginger burn and a really nice fruity sweetness, can feel the burn in the nose and the back of the throat, very good! | |
270 | Rachel's | 8 | 9 | Cloudy very yellow color, tiny bubbles, a lot of citrus smell but also has a fresh ginger scent, very strong lemon flavor, slow burn and more ginger flavor with each swallow, a better description of this would be ginger flavored lemonade |
271 | Reading Draft | 9 | 10 | Pale but cloudy, strong and slightly dirty ginger scent, very sweet with a powerful burn, it's burn is the sweetest strong burn out of any we've had |
272 | Reed's Extra Ginger Brew | 8 | 8 | Medium yellow color, medium ginger smell, can taste pineapple and lemon, unique "Jamaican" taste, sweet but not too sweet, a bit stronger bite than the premium, but not as much as I expected |
273 | Reed's Extra Ginger Brew Light | 5 | 4 | Light color, slight ginger smell but mostly fruity smell, can taste the stevia and it gives it bitter aftertaste, not very good |
274 | Reed's Strongest (200% more than original) | 8 | Medium yellow color, strong ginger and pineapple scent, has a fermented taste to it, it's still a Jamaican style which isn't my favorite, but the increased ginger helps push that flavor back a bit, I like it more than the others, but still never my go-to | |
275 | Regatta | 7 | 7 | Pale yellow color, nice strong ginger smell, nicely sweet, good ginger flavor but not as strong as expected based on smell, no burn at all |
276 | Regatta Diet | 3 | 4 | Very pale yellow color, nice smell but not as strong as regular, nasty diet flavor that overwhelms the rest of the flavors and makes it gross |
277 | River City | 9 | 9 | Dark yellow, scent is very sweet with a lot of ginger, really nice strong ginger burn even after just a sip, very sweet, it has a familiar flavor that reminds us of another but can't put our finger on it, excellent beer |
278 | Rocket Fizz Gingerbread | 2 | 3 | Smells sweet but nothing else, very dark color that looks like gingerbread, not very fizzy, doesn't taste like gingerbread, tastes like an old-school cola (like Moxie or something) |
279 | Rockstar Ginger Brew | 6 | 6 | Light yellow, ginger plus a light citrus scent, the citrus scent not fruity maybe because it's a different type of acid? (malic? benzoic?), flavor is gingery and acidic with some sourness, very sweet with a surprisingly present ginger flavor, though calling it "ginger brew" made me think it was going to be stronger than it is so that was slightly dissapointing, but overall it is better than expected |
280 | Rocky Mountain Soda | 8 | 8 | Very light color, good familiar smell, very sweet but because it's beet sugar it's a slightly different flavor of sweet, light burn in the back of the throat, similar to Schweppes beer |
281 | Rogue CBD | 9 | Very light color, smells strongly of ginger and a hint of CBD, nice spiciness, strong ginger flavor, can't taste the CBD over the spiciness of the drink, medium sweetness which is surprising for how low calorie it is (I would have expected it to be more dry), really good! relaxing, too 😌 | |
282 | Royalty | 9 | Cloudy light yellow color, very faint sweet smell, nice ginger flavor, perfect level of sweetness, an almost brewed flavor but not too yeasty, I wish it had just a tad more burn but otherwise everything about this is about perfect | |
283 | Sanpellegrino | 8 | Opaque and colorless, nice earthy ginger smell with hints of citrus, natural flavors and mild sweetness, pleasant carbonation with tiny bubbles, good spiciness level, a more light and dry and grown-up soda, quite like it | |
284 | Saxbys Original Stone | 8 | 9 | Light yellow color, mild dirty ginger smell, slight carbonation, has a very clean taste, nicely sweet, disappointingly not much of a burn, really good overall |
285 | Schweppes | 7 | 8 | Light color and cloudy, strong sweet smell, nice ginger flavor that's not overly strong but it's there and it lingers for a while afterward, quite sweet |
286 | Schweppes Spicy | 7 | Cloudy and colorless, not much of a smell only a hint of sugar, actually has real brewed ginger, very sweet and not all that spicy, seems like a “safe spicy" soda, it's good for a major brand and easily attainable soda but there's nothing special about it | |
287 | Sioux City | 8 | 9 | Darker caramely color, slight ginger smell, nice sweet creamy flavor with a good ginger burn after swallowing, almost has a yeasty flavor to it |
288 | Soda Beers | 6 | Medium yellow opaque, strong sweet ginger scent, nice sweetness, maybe a bit too sweet and not enough other subtle flavors, it has a nice lightly brewed flavor, there's some ginger and it's nice but not quite enough | |
289 | Spindrift | 6 | 7 | Light yellow, lemon and ginger scent, not much carbonation, it's a ginger lemonade, a lot of ginger flavor but somehow not spicy, refreshing, tasty but forgettable |
290 | Squamscot | 8 | 8 | Dark golden color, mild ginger smell, pretty ok carbonation, stronger flavor and stronger burn than the ale, pretty great in all aspects |
291 | St. John Virgin Islands | 8 | 7 | Very pale yellow color, strong scent with hints of dirty ginger, very sweet, even though it's sugar it coats your mouth like a HFCS, not quite a Jamaican style but something about it seems similar to Jamaican even though there's no pineapple |
292 | Stoli | 8 | 9 | Clear, really strong hot smell, a lit of carbonation, more mild than I expected based on the smell, crisp taste, very unique, no heat, tastes like crystallized ginger |
293 | Stoli Fire and Spice | 4 | 4 | Clear, smells like a cinnamon bear, tastes like cinnamon and we really can't taste any ginger, it's sweet but the sweetness and it's yummy because it's cane sugar, but the sweet is cut by the spicy and neither flavor overpowers the other |
294 | Stoney | 7 | 8 | Very light color but a little cloudy, strong clean ginger smell, very very sweet, I think too sweet but Brian doesn't think so |
295 | Strap Tank Brewing Co. | 9 | Cloudy pale yellow color, strong ginger scent, nice brewed ginger flavor, very sweet and with a nice burn, very tasty, and reminds me a lot of Maine Root, it's really fantastic | |
296 | Strong Water | 9 | Medium yellow, very carbonated with a head that lasts for a bit, strong ginger scent, very citrusy lemon flavor, nice sweetness level, good ginger burn at the back of the throat, quite complex ginger flavors going on, really tasty | |
297 | Taproot Lemongrass Ginger Ale | 6 | Pale yellow, strong earthy ginger scent with hints of honey and citrus, strong honey sweetness, not nearly as strong ginger or citrus flavors as I would have expected based on the scent, it's pleasant and unique but the ginger is too mild, made in Pleasant Grove, Utah! | |
298 | Taylor's Tonics Gingerbread House | 7 | 6 | Dark caramel brown color, has bits off sediment, had a head at first but not too carbonated, smells like a gingerbread house, sweetened with cane juice and molasses! Very complex flavors with cloves and cinnamon and it tastes like a liquefied gingerbread house, it's good but hard to imagine ever craving it |
299 | Tidal | 8 | Pale yellow, ginger and citrus scent, has chili pepper flakes and they're very noticable, reminds me of Jones just without the pineapple so I like this more. | |
300 | Tiger | 7 | 8 | Light cloudy color, a very unique smell that we've never smelled, just a crisp clean citrus scent with a hint of floral that's unlike any other, floral notes also come through in flavor, the ginger is just barely there though and that drops the score, even though as a beverage it's very yummy |
301 | Topo Chico | 9 | Opaque, strong ginger scent, very sweet, very very strong ginger flavor, very spicy, can definitely taste the mineraly underlying water, so it's unique | |
302 | Trader Joe's | 8 | 8 | Cloudy pale yellow, really nice strong ginger smell, good carbonation, very sweet, the smell gave us an indication of how we thought it would taste but it's actually not what we assumed it would be, strong lime flavor without being sour, not enough burn, still quite tasty |
303 | Trader Joe's Pumpkin Pie Spiced | 8 | Light golden color, smells like nutmeg and pumpkin spice! has a brewed flavor, very smooth and sweet, the spice is mellow and pretty good and not overwhelming, it's a nice alternate flavor that's not too crazy different | |
304 | Trader Joe's Triple Ginger Brew | 8 | 7 | Medium dark golden color, very fizzy and foamy with a head, strong ginger and pineapple with other spices in the scent, it's a lot like a Reeds but not as strong a pineapple flavor, very sweet, it's a Jamaican style but glad it's not as much pineapple, nice burn in the back of the throat |
305 | Traveler's Soda Australian Beer | 5 | Opaque, no carbonation, light sweet citrus and jalapeno scent, initial flavor is just sweet with a tiny bit of sour, super minimal jalapeno flavor and then a few seconds after swallowing a hint of ginger hits, the jalapeno isn't working for me and there's not enough ginger, pretty disappointing | |
306 | WBC Spicy Ginger | 1 | 1 | Medium dark yellow color, smells terrible and stale and mildewy, tastes like it smells, no ginger flavor, just sweet plus stale nastiness, no spiciness, the WORST ever of all time, FYI: DON'T BUY SODA AT T.J. MAXX; weird because this is the exact same labeling and bottling as Goose Island except that was pretty good and this is so so so awful |
307 | Western Son | 6 | Medium yellow, opaque, strong earthy ginger scent and can even smell some spiciness, very sweet, less ginger and spiciness than would be expected from the scent alone, nice flavor in general, but not gingery enough and a bit too sweet, a bit of a letdown after the scent | |
308 | Whole Foods Premium Italian Mixer Ginger Beer | 8 | Clear, light citrus scent, nice ginger flavor, nice citrus, good balance, good burn with tingling in the nose, light and refreshing | |
309 | Wild Spur | 6 | 5 | Dark golden yellow, sweet smell, light ginger scent, very sweet with ginger after burn that grows slowly as you sip, it tastes fine but there's nothing special about it |
310 | Zevia Ginger Root Beer | 4 | 5 | Medium-dark brown color, smells like a very sweet root beer but no ginger smell, no ginger taste, is a pretty good diet root beer but ginger doesn't belong in the name |
311 | Zia | 9 | Light, opaque, spicy sweet and citrusy scent, a mild red chili flavor that gives depth of flavor but not heat, sweetness level is perfect, really fantastic soda, and I love the bottle label | |
312 | Average Beer Score | 7.26 | 7.34 | |
313 | Average combined Ale + Beer Score | 6.12 | 6.05 | |
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317 | Blue Text indicates an alcoholic ale/beer |