Ginger Beer

Ginger Beer (English for ginger beer) is a carbonated soft drink with hot and spicy ginger flavor (ginger = engl. Ginger ). The soft drink ginger beer is similar in these respects to Ginger Ale, but contains more ginger and tastes this can often intense and sharper. In addition, the lemonade often contains lemon juice and sugar or other sweetener.

History and production

The origins of the Ginger Beers are in the 18th century, it was exported from England, among others, in the North American colonies early on.

In most cases, Ginger Beer was an alcoholic beverage that was brewed like beer. In the 19th century, the alcohol content of usually about 11 percent decreased to below 2 percent. Due to the prohibition in the United States 1919-33, the importance of the Ginger Beers dwindled greatly. Previously, there were about 300 U.S., more than 1,000 Canadian and 3,000 British Ginger Beer breweries.

In addition, it was common in many households to brew ginger beer itself. Homemade Ginger Beer was a popular soft drink in the British island. To produce a Ginger Beer Plant it was often with the help of ( German as: ginger beer plant) fermented, a jelly-like mass consisting predominantly of the yeast Saccharomyces florentinus and the bacterium Lactobacillus hilgardii. The origin of the Ginger Beer Plant is unknown. She was widespread in the second half of the 19th century until well into the first half of the 20th century in the British Isles. There, she was passed from family to family and was spread to North America.

Today Ginger Beer is often no longer brewed ( fermented) and then also does not contain alcohol. Nichtfermentiertes Ginger Beer is used for the cocktail Moscow Mule.

Manufacturer

Well-known international brands are Fentimans Ginger Beer, D & G Old Jamaica, Bundaberg Ginger Beer, Fever Tree and Gosling 's. Alcoholic Ginger Beer brands are, for example, Crabbies 's and Stoney's. A reference source, for example, Asia-Stores. 2010, the start-up company Thomas Henry brought the first produced in Germany Ginger Beer on the market. 2011 prohibited the District Court of Berlin to the company but with reference to the German beer purity law, the use of the name Ginger Beer for the soft drink. The Court of Appeal upheld the ban, however, on the grounds that the name deceive you that it is not actually handle to beer. The product was then renamed Spicy Ginger. A little later Krombacher led to the German market a ginger beer with the label Schweppes Ginger B. a. The name "beer" is not allowed so the ginger lemonade internationally known as Ginger Beer in Germany. The Ginger Beer Since 2013 sold by the monastery Neuzelle is accordingly not a Ginger Beer in the sense of this article, but a beer mixed drink based on Bright beer that is mixed with sugar and flavorings.