518184 Sun May 11 21:19:10 -0700 2008 16 12 Boston Area 0 3677961 Anyone know where I can find ginger beer (the alcoholic kind, not the plain ole soft drink kind)? If I took a trek to say charles st liquor or downtown spirits, would thye have that sort of thing? Sun May 11 21:19:12 -0700 2008 111910 jgg13 1 3680132 Atlantic Brewing in Bar Harbor makes a beer with ginger - email them to see what retailers carry it. aleman52@adelphia.net Or you can make some calls to the usual suspects like charles st, downtown, marty's, bauer, etc to see if they have it in stock before heading out. Mon May 12 13:54:59 -0700 2008 3677961 12014 LStaff 2 3680442 Please let us know your results. I never knew Ginger Beer to be alcoholic and I have drunk quite a lot of it. Mon May 12 15:12:59 -0700 2008 3680132 156718 drbangha 2 3680787 That is a good suggestion. There seem to be few alcoholic ginger beers, many of them brewpub on premise offerings, bet Atlantic is one of the few packaging breweries avail in MA with this style. I prefer the non alcohol versions, Goya or home made at a Carribean restaurant. Mon May 12 16:59:43 -0700 2008 3680132 25266 PaulB 3 3682730 Most microbrewed/brewpub beers with ginger go the subtle route. I inquired about the Ginger beer with the owner of Atlantic a few summers ago and he told me that when they first started making it, it was packed full of ginger like jamaican ginger beer, and even though the people at the brewery loved it, it just didn't sell that well so they had to cut back on the ginger profile. Ordered a ginger flavored beer at a PF Changs in Louisville, KY once and the waiter was trying to sway me away from it saying most people return it because the ginger was too intense. I liked it and inquired about who made it for them, but the waiter didn't have a clue and seemed unwilling to find out for me. I love the Ginger Ale soda at the People's Pint, would be cool if they made an alcoholic version. When I run out of reasonably priced hops, this is something I will try to brew myself. Tue May 13 09:58:44 -0700 2008 3680787 12014 LStaff 4 3682762 I emailed the guy @ atlantic but haven't heard back yet. I liked the ginger beer @ PF Changs, the gf anymore. Speaking of whom, she's the one who is hot on the trail of said ginger beer (i should make her hunt it down!), at PFC and another place she had alcoholic ginger beer and now won't stop talking about trying to find a store that sells it. Apparently my offer to pour ethanol into normal ginger beer wasn't good enough ;) Tue May 13 10:07:12 -0700 2008 3682730 111910 jgg13 5 3684312 Just remembered a beer that might be available, Left Hand (CO) Juju Ginger. Ask for it at any decent beer store (Bauer, Wine Gallery, Liquor World, possibly Kappys) as I know the brand is distributed in MA. Tue May 13 16:55:22 -0700 2008 3682762 25266 PaulB 6 3684831 Ah! It turns out that this is the brand that set the gf on her quest. Why I wasn't told this at the start, I don't know. Now I put it in her hands :) Tue May 13 20:00:57 -0700 2008 3684312 111910 jgg13 6 3698230 Kappy's, Wine Gallery, Liqour World and Bauer's do not have it. Any other suggestions? Sun May 18 09:15:09 -0700 2008 3684312 156718 drbangha 7 3698367 For every 12 ounces of ginger beer, add a shot of vodka. Sun May 18 10:26:08 -0700 2008 3698230 102066 almansa 1 3680575 They always have it at Supreme Liquors in Central Square... Mon May 12 15:55:57 -0700 2008 3677961 46237 k206 2 3680697 Really? Where? I've only seen the non-alcoholic kind, in the front. Mon May 12 16:35:06 -0700 2008 3680575 111910 jgg13 3 3698221 Just called Supreme and they do not carry it. Sun May 18 09:10:20 -0700 2008 3680697 156718 drbangha 1 3696232 I've seen them serve alcoholic ginger beer on occasion at both Publick House and Matt Murphy's in Brookline Sat May 17 07:59:16 -0700 2008 3677961 29146 wags 1 3697579 I've seen it at Trader Joe's Sat May 17 20:54:55 -0700 2008 3677961 44642 bostongal 1 3699231 Traditionally, ginger beer is not alcholic although some jamaicans will spike it with some overproof white rum! But it sounds like you are looking for beer that is made with Ginger. Sun May 18 16:48:14 -0700 2008 3677961 167829 Biba 1 3703717 I had a Dark-and-Stormy at Upstairs on the square last summer with house-made ginger beer. It was out of this world! Mon May 19 21:41:29 -0700 2008 3677961 116933 02138Mike