On 05/03/2012 4:03 PM, David Dyer-Bennet wrote:
> Dave > writes:
>
>> On 05/03/2012 3:19 PM, Doug Freyburger wrote:
>>
>>>> I think ginger ale is probably very easy. Do you get all
>>>> the punch from the ginger, or do you use cayenne or some other
>>>> chile? Do you use lemon?
>>>
>>> I see very good Jamiacan style ginger ale in stores here in Chicao metro.
>>
>> Is that ginger ale or ginger beer? I have always likes ginger beer. I
>> used to let the 1.5 liter jugs once in a while, but none of the local
>> grocery stores carry them any more. Some don't even have the smaller
>> bottles, which cost almost as much. The only place I can get the large
>> bottles now is in the Caribbean store.
>
> What's the difference? I've never been clear on that.

Ginger ale is generally very light straw colour, probably lightly
coloured with a small amount of caramel. Ginger beer is usually more of
a grey colour with tones of brown and or green. It has a bite too it. I
love the ginger beer, but most people around here steer clear of it.