589111 Mon Jan 19 13:04:32 -0800 2009 12 36 Spirits 0 4339319 We are planning on using Myer's dark rum...any suggestions on the best brand of ginger beer and where to buy it in manhattan? Mon Jan 19 13:04:33 -0800 2009 86136 redygirlnyc 1 4339965 I made my very first dark & stormy Saturday (and my 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th). I used Sprecher's made in Milwaukee. Good, but not as good as The Ginger People Ginger Beer. I've got a Cock & Bull on deck. Mon Jan 19 16:26:56 -0800 2009 4339319 227406 JohnE O 1 4341329 I vote for Buffalo Rock. But it's a Bama product that you'd have to mail order. Still need to try Blenheims sometime. http://www.buffalorock.com/products/gingerale.html Tue Jan 20 07:56:49 -0800 2009 4339319 12626 ted 1 4343155 I like Reed's Extra Ginger. It's available a lot of places and not too expensive, a lot of ginger bite and makes a good D&S. Cheers! Tue Jan 20 19:13:59 -0800 2009 4339319 159754 ed1066 1 4351784 I tried a Fentiman's today. Nice and bitey. Fri Jan 23 13:33:46 -0800 2009 4339319 227406 JohnE O 2 4404269 i love fentimans products... also try the maine root ginger brew for a really fresh ginger flavor and none of the high fructose junk www.maineroot.com Tue Feb 10 10:44:44 -0800 2009 4351784 259971 cockscomb 1 4352699 make your own -- This is the recipe from pegu club's. It isn't carbonated, but it is still delicious. * 10 cups water * 12 ounces fresh ginger, finely chopped (for a lighter colored ginger beer, peel the ginger before weighing it) * 1/4 cup light brown sugar * juice of 1 lime * one bay leaf Bring the water to a boil; turn off heat and add the ginger and the bay leaf. Cover the pot and let steep for no less than four hours, or overnight. Strain the mixture through cheesecloth, squeezing and pressing to express the last, very flavorful drops of liquid from the ginger. Add the sugar and the lime juice, stir, bottle and refrigerate. Fri Jan 23 19:48:11 -0800 2009 4339319 40841 fafner 1 4356291 The classic combination is Gosling's Black Seal and Barritt's Ginger Beer, which are imported by the same company. At least here in Boston, Barritt's is available pretty much exclusively at liquor stores: it's usually with the mixers, but recently, some stores have had end cap displays that have both the Gosling's and the Barritt's together. Barritt's does in fact make a fine drink, but really, any decently bitey ginger beer will do. If you can lay hands on anything marked "Jamaican style," those work really well. Sun Jan 25 12:41:57 -0800 2009 4339319 17548 BarmyFotheringayPhipps 1 4362396 If you have a Super Target somewhere close (regular Target might carry it too but I know for fact that ST has it), pick up the house label Archer Farms ginger beer. It's great. Lots of bite, no HFCS. Tue Jan 27 11:08:19 -0800 2009 4339319 10996 JK Grence the Cosmic Jester 1 4363288 The Goya's was really bitey, like a punch to the back of your throat, but still very tasty. The thing about Dark & Stormy's is that, after 6 or 7, the effects can really creep up on you. Tue Jan 27 14:48:40 -0800 2009 4339319 227406 JohnE O 1 4391653 Tried Regatta ginger beer from Bermuda. I'd compare it with the Ginger People--very tasty but without the overpowering bite. I think I prefer the smoother ginger beers over hte agressively bitey ones. Thu Feb 05 17:44:13 -0800 2009 4339319 227406 JohnE O 1 4394346 I vote for Reed's extra ginger. It has the punch to stand up to the rum. I like Gosling's Black Navy for the rum. but will sub some Appleton X/V if I want something a little lighter Fri Feb 06 14:51:48 -0800 2009 4339319 106255 chazzerking 1 4401485 I like Fentimens and Regatta, the Fentimens has a bit more bite and is a bit pricey. Fentimens can be found at Dean & Deluca. Mon Feb 09 13:07:26 -0800 2009 4339319 20274 llinza