Cocktails with Ginger beer
Ginger beer is a sweet, carbonated ginger drink, usually a non-alcoholic mixer, spicier and fuller than ginger ale.
ABVUsually 0%Mixer ginger beer is non-alcoholic, but traditionally brewed ginger beer can reach 5%.
Substitutes for Ginger beer
Works in the same amount but is much milder. To bring back the heat, muddle a thin slice of fresh ginger in the glass. A barspoon of ginger syrup works too, though it also adds sugar.
Soda water with ginger syrup
A rougher stand-in. Add the syrup to taste.
Description
Traditional ginger beer is fermented and keeps a little alcohol, while the modern kind is simply carbonated under pressure. Brewed mixers such as Bundaberg keep less than 0.5% alcohol.
Storage
Refrigerate after opening and use promptly, as carbonation is lost once the seal is broken.
