I can't believe it's taken me until Tuesday to try the ginger beer. I completely forgot to try it on Sunday, when it was at the two-week mark, and remembered to put a couple of bottles in the fridge last night before bed.
I couldn't wait any longer so I popped one of the mason jars open and put some in a fruit jar (The only clear glasses I have). I figured I could drive myself to the urgent care if I got really sick.
Promise that I'll put up a picture as soon as I can of the first glass. It is fizzier than I expected.
Taste: It is like no ginger beer I have every tasted, and not in a completely good way. It is insanely intense ginger-wise, which I do like; however, it has absolutely no sweetness to it at all. As I've said earlier, I like an intense ginger beer that is not too sweet; this is not sweet at all and way, way gingery. I actually had to put some sugar in it.
Reaction: I am feeling a little light-headed and I'm beginning to suspect that the ginger beer is slightly alcoholic.
Will update later after the old man gives it a try.
UPDATE: The old man and I finally got a chance to have a ginger-beer tasting after DJ had gone to bed. He thought it was really intense but very good and suggested I make another batch and take notes to make sure I can start being consistent with the recipe. His remark about the taste was, "it is definitely a sipping ginger-beer." The old man, however, did not think that it was alcoholic.
2 comments:
I love ginger beer but stick to the non alcoholic types.
I never even knew there was an alcoholic ginger-beer! My husband is convinced that this stuff if not alcoholic and I'm just grooving on the natural "zing" of the ginger -- it does seem to have the same effect as a whiskey or scotch straight, in that it creates a warm, mild burning sensation going down the throat, so maybe I'm associating the sensation of burning and light-headedness from incredibly intense ginger brew with the effects of alcohol.
On my way to Ward's to get some more ginger!
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