Ginger ale is a soft drink flavored with ginger. Soft drink is a beverage that does not contain Alcohol. Carbonated soft drinks are commonly known as soda soda pop pop, or Ginger is commonly used as a cooking spice throughout the world
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History
Ginger beer, a strongly flavoured fermented product appeared in the British Isles in the 1700's. Ginger beer is a type of carbonated Soft drink or occasionally Alcoholic beverage flavored primarily with Ginger, Lemon and
Ginger ales come in two varieties: golden ginger ale and dry ginger ale. Golden ginger ale, dark colored and strong flavored, is the older style. Dry ginger ale was developed during Prohibition when ginger ale was used as a mixer for alcoholic beverages as the strong flavor of golden ginger ale was undesirable. Prohibition of alcohol, often referred to simply as prohibition, also known as Noble Experiment, refers to a Sumptuary law which prohibits Alcohol Dry ginger ale quickly surpassed golden ginger ale in popularity, and today golden ginger ale is an uncommon, and usually regional, drink. Vernors, Blenheim, Chelmsford, and Red Rock are brands of golden ginger ale, while Canada Dry, Schweppes and Seagram's are major brands of dry ginger ale. Vernors Ginger ale shares the title of America's oldest Soft drink with Hires Root Beer. Blenheim Ginger Ale is a Ginger ale bottled by Blenheim Bottlers in Hamer, Dillon County, South Carolina. Canada Dry is a Brand of Soft drinks marketed by Dr Pepper/Seven Up, a unit of Dr Pepper Snapple Group. For the rapper Seagram, see Seagram Miller The Seagram Company Ltd
Ginger ale occupies a small niche in the soda market. While vending machines and soda fountains rarely contain ginger ale, the drink is a staple on supermarket shelves, in bars, and on airlines.
Manufacturing
Brands available in North America include Canada Dry, Canfield's, Hansen Natural, Vernors, Seagram's, Seamans, Schweppes, Sussex, Buffalo Rock, Boylan Bottling Company, Polar Beverages, Ale-8-One, Blenheim Ginger Ale, Foxon Park, Sprecher, Vally, Market Basket/Chelmsford, Red Rock, Reed's Ginger Brew, and Northern Neck Ginger Ale. Canada Dry is a Brand of Soft drinks marketed by Dr Pepper/Seven Up, a unit of Dr Pepper Snapple Group. Hansen Natural Corporation ( manufactures natural Soft drinks and fruit drinks including Monster Energy, Hansen's Natural Soda Hansen's Energy Ace Energy Drink Vernors Ginger ale shares the title of America's oldest Soft drink with Hires Root Beer. For the rapper Seagram, see Seagram Miller The Seagram Company Ltd Sussex Golden Ginger Ale is a "golden" Ginger ale originally bottled in the town of Sussex New Brunswick, Canada. Buffalo Rock is an independent Pepsi bottler based in Birmingham Alabama and founded in 1901 Boylan Bottling Company is an American gourmet Soft drink manufacturer Polar Beverages is a fourth- generation family-owned business that traces its roots back to 1882 and is based in Worcester, Massachusetts. Ale-8-One, known colloquially as Ale-8, is a regional Ginger -flavored Soft drink, distributed only in Kentucky Blenheim Ginger Ale is a Ginger ale bottled by Blenheim Bottlers in Hamer, Dillon County, South Carolina. Foxon Park is a soft drink brand produced by Foxon Park Beverage Company Sprecher Brewery is a brewery founded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, by Randal Sprecher in 1985. Red Rock was a popular brand of Ginger ale and Cola that has since been revived for retail sale in recent years
Vernors is a flavored golden ginger ale aged for four years in oak barrels before bottling. It was the first U. S. soft drink, originating in 1866, although it was modelled on imported Irish ginger beers. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world In Detroit, Michigan, a drink made with vanilla ice cream and Vernors ginger ale is called a Boston cooler. Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. Vanilla is a Flavoring derived from Orchids of the genus Vanilla native to Mexico. Ice cream or ice-cream (originally iced cream) is a frozen dessert made from Dairy products such as Milk and Cream, combined Vernors Ginger ale shares the title of America's oldest Soft drink with Hires Root Beer. "Black Cow" redirects here For the 1977 song by Steely Dan, see Aja (album. The name is not taken from Boston, Massachusetts, where this combination is unknown, but from an establishment on Boston Boulevard in Detroit where it is said to have been invented. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States.
Blenheim is a golden ginger ale made in South Carolina; unlike most other brands, it is available in several degrees of spiciness: Old #3 Hot, #5 Not as Hot, #9 Diet, and #11 Ginger Beer.
Ingredients
Ginger ale commonly contains ginger, sugar and carbonated water. Ginger content is often listed on labels in a general natural aroma or natural flavoring statement, to preserve secrecy of the complex proprietary mix of spices, fruits and other flavors used. A spice is a dried Seed, Fruit, Root, Bark or vegetative substance used in Nutritionally insignificant quantities as a Food additive Lemon, lime and cane sugar are the most common of ingredients. Sugarcane ( Saccharum) is a genus of 6 to 37 species (depending on taxonomic interpretation of tall perennial grasses (family Poaceae tribe Andropogoneae Pineapple and honey are also occasional ingredients. Pineapple ( Ananas comosus) is the common name for an edible Tropical Plant and also its Fruit It is native to the southern part of Brazil Honey is a sweet and Viscous fluid produced by Honey bees (and some other species and derived from the nectar of Flowers According to the
Usage
Ginger ale is used as a home remedy to prevent or alleviate motion sickness, to relieve upset stomachs and to soothe coughs and sore throats. A home remedy is a treatment to cure a Disease or ailment that employs certain spices vegetables or other common items Motion sickness or kinetosis is a condition in which a disagreement exists between visually perceived movement and the Vestibular system 's sense of movement See also Strep throat. Pharyngitis (ˌfarɪnˈdʒʌɪtɪs is in most cases a Painful inflammation of the Pharynx, and is It contains high levels of sugar, which can cause an osmotic shift that can affect the bowels more than the desired effect of the ginger. Osmosis is the Diffusion of a solvent (frequently water through a semi-permeable membrane, from a solution of low solute concentration (high water potential
It is popular in mixed drinks, especially in non-alcoholic mixed drinks. A mixed drink is a type of beverage in which two or more different ingredients are mixed together to create a different drink It is sometimes used as a non-alcoholic substitute for champagne, since the beverages resemble each other in appearance. Champagne is a Sparkling wine produced by inducing the in-bottle Secondary fermentation of Wine to effect Carbonation.
Variations
Ginger beer is a similar drink that is typically much more strongly ginger-flavored, less carbonated, and less sweet. Ginger beer is a type of carbonated Soft drink or occasionally Alcoholic beverage flavored primarily with Ginger, Lemon and Some brands may contain alcohol.
Dry ginger ale is also sold with a mint flavoring added. Mentha ( mint) is a Genus of about 25 Species (and many hundreds of varieties) of Flowering plants in the family Popular brands of mint ginger ale include Tom Tucker Southern Style, and Cott (which no longer produces this flavor). Some mint ginger ale brands have an artificial green color added, while others are clear in color. A food coloring is any substance that is added to Food or Drink to change its Color.
Some manufacturers have produced fruit-flavored ginger ales, including raspberry, cranberry and grape flavored versions of Schweppes.
See also
References
External links
- How to make ginger ale from ginger root, sugar and yeast.
- Homecooking ginger ale recipe
- Elise's ginger ale recipe
- Recipe Source's ginger ale recipe
- Reed's Ginger Brew home page
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