Dave Smith > writes:

> 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.

I've had both quite a lot, and while the beers vary more and all the
spiciest ones I've tasted use the "beer" label, they're all part of the
same "space" to me, just making little changes to the parameters.
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