Best ginger ales/brews for bourbon/rye

[callmeox]

Ale 8 One... Why are we talking about the rest.

It is too sweet for me with little ginger bite. Tack on the added caffeine and I give it a pass.

[callmeox]

I prefer the local Cotton Club "less sweet" Ginger Ale. It is dirt cheap and damn good. It has a good ginger taste and is not syrupy like many others.

I'll try to remember to bring a case down to the sampler.

[ThomasH]

The Ale 8 I bought 2 years ago came from Liquor Barn in Louisville at Fern Valley Rd. It was the first place I looked. I have seen it in Columbus, Ohio too!

Thomas

[unclebunk]

Wish I could get Ale-8-One around here. In the mean time, Vernors and rye does the trick every time on a hot summer evening.

[stiffchainey]

I orderd Ale One, and I got it finally in Germany. I shared it in the rehearsal room...with my bandmates....

[StraightNoChaser]

Just out of curiousity, how much ginger ale do you guys use? I typically use about a 4-1.5 ratio.

3:1 or 2:1 for me

[cigarnv]

3:1 or 2:1 for me

With Blenheim Red ....I like 3:1 ..... Love it with WT Rye..... my summer patio drink of choice... No better bottle ginger ale IMO... just tough to find..

[StraightNoChaser]

With Blenheim Red ....I like 3:1 ..... Love it with WT Rye..... my summer patio drink of choice... No better bottle ginger ale IMO... just tough to find..

I have a bottle bunkered in the fridge

[cigarnv]

I have a bottle bunkered in the fridge

Anyone I know who is traveling I-95 between SC and Virginia I get to stop and pick some up... always sitting on a case or two.

[sob0728]

We have Gosling's ginger beer and it's ok. I actually prefer the sweetness of a ginger ale to the spiciness of a ginger beer for a mixer.