Tesco Ginger Beer, Cheap and cheerful (Tesco Fiery Ginger Beer)

Member Name: Lunar13

Product:	Tesco Fiery Ginger Beer
Date:	23/04/09 (374 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Good value carbonated drink

Disadvantages: Slightly too fizzy initially

I first bought Tesco own brand Fiery Ginger Beer two years ago when I started being more careful with money and stopped paying out a fortune for branded fizzy drinks. It is normally priced at 47p for a 2l bottle but is currently on special offer at 3 for £1.20. It is quite often on this special offer however keep your eye open for it on offer at 3 for £1, I noticed this offer just before Christmas so stocked up. The ginger beer had a one year best before date so plenty of time to drink up our supply.

Tesco ginger beer comes in a brown transparent plastic bottle with a matching brown label. There is a picture of a glass of ginger beer on the label. It does stand out on the supermarket shelf as most of the bottles are clear plastic.

On pouring out the ginger beer into a glass it is a pale yellow/ginger colour and smells of ginger. This drink does taste of ginger and is not too sweet, I have found that some brands of ginger beer can be too sugary and therefore sickly but Tesco seems to have got the balance just right here. This drink is very fizzy when you first open the bottle and I do find that I need to leave the first glass for 15 minutes before drinking as I don't like the bubbles going up my nose. The taste is very refreshing and thirst quenching, I love it served with ice on hot days.

I have to say that this is not my favourite ginger beer, my preference would be for D & G Old Jamaica Ginger Beer because the ginger taste is stronger. The price of this is about 40p for a can and isn't really worth the extra cost. Taste wise Tesco would come second for me. I recently wasted 99p on a 1litre bottle from Marks & Spencer and was so disappointed to find it was full of bubbles, sugar and no real ginger taste.

Tesco own brand ginger beer has no artificial flavours or colours but does have artificial preservatives and stabilisers. Per 100mls it contains 50 calories and a trace of fat. They cannot guarantee this product to be nut free and it contains gluten.

I thought I would include a drink recipe we have tried using Tesco ginger beer which has proved to be popular with friends and family.


300ml ginger beer
750ml bottle sparkling wine
2 fresh mangoes
200g caster sugar
2 lime juice
Halved lime slices, to serve

Peel mangoes and chop roughly, discard the stones. Blend the mango, sugar and lime juice until smooth. Pour mixture into a jug, when you are ready to serve add the ginger beer and wine. After pouring into a glass add a slice of lime for decoration.


Overall this is a cheap, tasty drink, it just loses one star as it is not my first choice if money wasn't a consideration.

Summary: I would recommend this product