Which ginger ale is best

What can you do though? Each cup was labeled A through O on the side and paired with ginger ale. The cup was then labeled underneath with the ginger ale. The original bottles were then removed and we tasted the cups from A to M without knowing which bottle was paired with it. Cup O was automatically pulled into the second round since it had no mate. Winning letters were taken through the bracket and names were put down on the paper after testing them all.

We also ate a cracker between rounds to clear the palette. Obviously, I had a favorite ginger ale before the experiment; Canada Dry Bold.

But that was without any taste test or direct comparison. Which ginger ale did I think would be the best? What do I like in a ginger ale? Most importantly, I was looking for which ginger ale could become my new favorite. Marcus also played along so you guys would have another opinion from a different perspective.

This was based solely on the loveliness of the bottle lol. Well would you look at that. My winner was unilaterally Vernors and I knew the very first round that it would be. Ginger Flavor: Very low The Verdict: Everyone in Los Angeles has decided that sugar is worse for you than cocaine, so leave it to that city to come up with a zero-calorie line of soft drinks, including ginger ale.

Unfortunately real ginger must have calories, because all I tasted was the natural Stevia sweetener. One of our judges was excited about how this might pair with a whiskey, but none were too excited about it on its own. City: New York, N. City: Winchester, Kent. With lemon-lime fruitiness, the beverage has more in common with Sprite or 7-Up than with most of the other entries on this list. Ginger Flavor: Medium The Verdict: This a much higher ginger content than regular Polar, this funky concoction is also truer to the original style of oak-aged ginger ales.

The flavor is much sweeter, almost cola-like, and the color is a rich amber. City: New Orleans, La. The ginger content may be high, but all we could taste was Spring Break.

Not for the faint of heart. Q Drinks This ginger ale is all about harmony. Fentimans A traditional ginger beer wearing a classy bottle, Fentimans has been at it since San Pellegrino A little bitter, a little sweet, this ginger ale offers a nice bonus in the way of a citrusy zap. Frostie Sometimes, sporting a vintage label is enough. Bruce Cost A higher end ginger ale, Bruce Cost is made with whole ginger, the particles of which you can actually see in the glass.

What is the Cheapest Meal Kit? Best Cheap Dumbbell Deals for November We found the sweetness overpowering, though we did appreciate this soda's excellent carbonation. Sprecher makes a very fine cream soda, but we weren't as wild about the ginger ale, which had a strange plastic aroma, even though it came in a glass bottle.

We found this soda lacking the gingery bite that the label promised, and it was just too intensely sweet for our taste. Not recommended. Have you tried any of the bottles we tasted? Do you have another favorite ginger ale? Let us know in the comments below. Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Use precise geolocation data. Select personalised content. Create a personalised content profile.

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