Fentimans Ginger Beer

My favourite tipple is White wine, however, those that know me, are surprised to learn that I do actually enjoy the odd soft drink !! Of all soft drinks, Ginger Beer is my favourite....the hotter 'n spicier the better, but Hey, that's me all over ! Normally I buy the artificially flavoured Ginger Beer, that is , until I discovered Fentiman's traditional Ginger Beer, and what a discovery !!! *****Background***** In 1900 Thomas Fentiman was approached by a fellow tradesman asking for a loan, Fentiman obliged, in return for a handshake and security, as was the way in those days. The security he accepted was in the form of a traditional Ginger Beer ...  Read the complete review

Fentimans Ginger Beer www.fentimans.com I had never tasted a Fentimans drink until I moved to Newcastle. Mr Siamese is very proud of the fact that they are produced here though and introduced me to them. One of my favourites is the ginger beer variety. This isn't the cheapest drink on the market, a 275ml bottle cost me a staggering £1,35 from a local shop. It can also be difficult to find this stuff as it isn't stocked as much as it should be. Having said all that, if you do ever see this on the shelves, then please do try it because it is delicious. It comes in a brown glass bottle with the Fentimans logo on the ...  Read the complete review

When I was a child I had Ginger Ale at Christmas as a treat, because I thought it was alcohol but it was sweet and mild and I liked the taste. I did not have it for years and then as an adult I saw some ginger beer and declared I loved it as a child and bought some - boy was I surprised when I glugged some back! You see, there is a huge difference between ginger ale and ginger beer. Once you have tried ginger beer you might well wonder if there is any ginger at all in ginger ale. Ginger beer is really biting. The ginger is strong and sharp. You have to really like ginger to like ginger beer. A short while ago I tried Fentimans Ginger beer for the first ...  Read the complete review

Ginger beer is a fermented non-alcoholic ginger based drink. Fentimans comes in a 275ml bottle, in a four pack from the supermarket or also available at some pubs. I usually buy it from Ocado at a price of £3.91 for a four-pack. The beer is bottle conditioned, despite being non-alcoholic, so you do need to pour it (carefully!) into a glass to avoid the sediment. The ingredients are: Water, carbonated water, fermented ginger root extract (water, ginger root, wort syrup, yeast), sugar, glucose syrup, natural flavourings: (ginger, speedwell, juniper, and yarrow extracts.) Pear juice conc., cream of tartar, citric acid. With ginger ...  Read the complete review

This is really the proper stuff. It's not sweet and dilute ginger flavoured water, it's proper ginger beer with all that involves. The ginger flavour is strong but not overpowering, although the timid might be suprised by the considerable heat that it generates in the mouth, the sort of warm almost spicyness that you really don't get from anything else. It does have enough sugar to balance this out, but it's not primarily catering for the sweet tooth unlike so many other fizzy drinks. There is also a nice sophistication and depth provided by a number of botanicals, to be honest I couldn't pick them all out unlike the sister-drink of cola they produce it's not ...  Read the complete review