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Amazake Rice Shake Tiger Chai
Whenever I see a new vegan milkshake, I feel the need to try it. I have never had a milkshake made with rice milk before, but when I saw this was chai flavored I had to try it. Sadly, it doesn't have a strong chai taste to it. It mostly taste like almonds and nutmeg. The consistency is really good, not too thin and not too thick. While I'm not crazy about this flavor, it shows promise for the other flavors Amazake offers.
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- Amazake — Website — @amazake_mochi
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- United States
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- Naturally Sweetened
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- Derek Neuland on 10/4/10, 3:32 PM
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College Club Pale Dry Ginger Ale
My friend Mike said that this is the best ginger ale he's ever had. I'll lead off with this. There certainly is a lot of ginger in this lil' bottle. There are some ginger ales that are pretty sweet and some ginger ales that aren't. This is right in the middle. It actually takes you for a loop. You think that it's super sweet, but then you realize that it's all ginger, doing her job. It's sweet, but there might be more ginger than any other ginger ale I've ever had. If you believe that ginger ale will cure your aches and pains, this would be the one to be papa doctor.
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- College Club — Website
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- United States
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- Sugar and or Corn Sweetener
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- Mike Literman on 10/4/10, 1:31 PM
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Archer Farms Simply Balanced Pomegranate Yumberry
My girlfriend got this drink, got maybe 1/4 through it, and said she really didn't like it and offered it up to me. I was expecting it to be completely terrible. As it turns out it wasn't that bad. It's much better than the passion fruit mango one I had a while ago. It really doesn't taste like green tea at all to me though. I guess it's that "green tea powder" I mentioned in my last review. This one does actually taste like pomegranate though. So it's got that going for it. I think if Archer Farms started actually brewing the green tea instead of using the powder, they would have a pretty decent drink on their hands.
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- Iced Tea
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- Archer Farms — Website — @archerfarms
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- United States
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- No Sugar Added
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- Jason Draper on 10/4/10, 12:15 PM
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Westfield Maid 100% Grape Juice
About this time of year I can drive west on the I-90 and be overcome by the scent of the grape orchards that line the highway. It's seriously great. This beverage is made from those exact locally grown Concord grapes.
This is possibly the best grape juice that I've ever tasted. It's really smooth and doesn't have an overpowering tart sensation. I highly recommend checking this out if you're ever in the area.
It is also made by the same parent company that produces Chadwick Bay. A company I can definitely whose products I can definitely get behind. Also, a portion of the proceeds from the sale of this product is donated to the Westfield Maid Cooperative of grape farmers.
This is possibly the best grape juice that I've ever tasted. It's really smooth and doesn't have an overpowering tart sensation. I highly recommend checking this out if you're ever in the area.
It is also made by the same parent company that produces Chadwick Bay. A company I can definitely whose products I can definitely get behind. Also, a portion of the proceeds from the sale of this product is donated to the Westfield Maid Cooperative of grape farmers.
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- Westfield Maid — Website
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- United States
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- Naturally Sweetened
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- Jason Draper on 10/4/10, 11:11 AM
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Bigelow Organic Green Tea Lemon Ginger
Bigelow, the company that has been making tea in bags is now making iced tea and it's good. Very true to it's flavor. I will admit that I do not like ginger too much. I think that it tastes like an old woman. Remember violet candy and gum? I might sound like a hypocrite, but I liked the gum a lot, but that reminded me of chewing on an old woman. Come on...someone agree with me here. Violet gum tastes like chewing on an old woman. Man...alright...
So this tea is lemon and ginger. Both flavors are very apparent and they make a wonderful match. It's great. You initially get the ginger and then it's followed up by lemon-town USA.
Something I didn't know is that this tea, as is their other one that I will review shortly, is (at least) bottled by Arizona. I don't know if Arizona bought Bigelow or Bigelow is just renting their space temporarily when they need to bottle iced tea but who cares. They're doing good things in that plant. Keep up the good work Arizona/Bigelow team.
So this tea is lemon and ginger. Both flavors are very apparent and they make a wonderful match. It's great. You initially get the ginger and then it's followed up by lemon-town USA.
Something I didn't know is that this tea, as is their other one that I will review shortly, is (at least) bottled by Arizona. I don't know if Arizona bought Bigelow or Bigelow is just renting their space temporarily when they need to bottle iced tea but who cares. They're doing good things in that plant. Keep up the good work Arizona/Bigelow team.
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- Bigelow — Website — @bigelowtea
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- United States
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- Organic Evaporated Cane Juice
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- Mike Literman on 10/4/10, 8:46 AM
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Genesis Organic Smoothie Superfood
When I first took a sip of this, I thought it was juice. Only after tasting the chunks of fruit in it did I realize that it said smoothie on the label. I'm not a big fan of drinks with pulp and chunks, and this was REALLY chunky. That aside, I was hoping this would taste a lot more like other green juices I've had. Once again, I should have looked at the label instead of the color of the drink. As you can see, there is a giant banana on the label and this drink has a very strong banana flavor. The only ingredients in this are apples, bananas, and spirulina. I wasn't crazy about it, but that's because I generally don't like banana flavored drinks. Other than that, it was good and probably super good for you.
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- Smoothie
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- Genesis Organic — Website
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- United States
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- Naturally Sweetened
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- Derek Neuland on 10/4/10, 3:36 AM
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Columbia Gorge Red Ginger Limeade
I have a love/hate relationship with this drink. I love it a lot because the ginger juice, lime juice, and the blood orange juice make a great flavor when they're mixed together, but I hate it because it's such a strong combination. It's hard to drink a lot of it at a time due to how much it burns my stomach. I love strong ginger and lemonades/limeades, but this can be even too strong for me at times. The bits of ginger at the bottom are especially hard sometimes. It's a great juice to take a big sip of in the morning to wake you up.
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- Columbia Gorge — Website
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- United States
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- Agave Syrup
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- Derek Neuland on 10/4/10, 12:41 AM
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Natural Brew Chai Cola
This drink had me intrigued from when I first saw it since I love cola and chai. I'm so glad I wasn't disappointed. The soda has a really strong chai smell and taste, but in a good way. It went down really smoothly and the cola complimented the chai tea really well. I would drink this everyday if I could.
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- Natural Brew — Website — @NaturalBrew
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- United States
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- Evaporated Cane Juice
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- Derek Neuland on 10/4/10, 12:35 AM
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Jones Organics Green Tea Mandarin
Can you do me a favor? Go in the fridge and get that mug of tea that I left in there a few hours ago. Thanks. Hey! I didn't say you could taste it. I know it tastes like I put a butt load of sugar in it. That's because I did. That's how I like my tea. Yes I know I have the drinking habits of a child. I've accepted that fact.
This really does taste like I brewed some mandarin green tea, added a whole lot of sugar, and let it steep for a while before putting it into the fridge to get cold. You know what. I like it.
This really does taste like I brewed some mandarin green tea, added a whole lot of sugar, and let it steep for a while before putting it into the fridge to get cold. You know what. I like it.
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- Iced Tea
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- Jones — Website — @jonessodaco
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- United States
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- Organic Cane Sugar
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- Jason Draper on 10/3/10, 7:33 PM
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Cheerwine Cherry
When I first saw this bottle on the shelf, I dismissed this at first because I thought it was some sort of carbonated wine. I looked into it more and found out it was a cherry soda. Like most drinks I have never seen before, I had to try it. The cherry flavor is really rich and good. While this is definitely the best cherry soda I've ever had, I don't think I'll ever buy it again because it wasn't anything special. But for cherry soda lovers, this is definitely recommended.
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- Soda Pop
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- Cheerwine — Website — @CheerwineSD
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- United States
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- Cane Sugar
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- Derek Neuland on 10/3/10, 7:04 PM
- Buy It Amazon.com — Galco’s Pop Stop
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Chadwick Bay Pear Cider
"Hey honey, it's autumn now and I really could go for a nice glass of cider. Can you pick some up from the store on your way home?" "Oh babe, I'm so sick of apple cider. It's the only thing we drink all fall. How about I pick some pear cider up instead?" "Wait whaaaaaaaaaaaat?" That is the imaginary conversation that was in my head when I found out about that pear cider existed. Has this always existed? Was I just oblivious to it? Either way it's great. I really need to look into how cider is made. I love apple juice, but cider is just so superior. In the same way pear cider is superior to pear juice. It also doesn't have that super strong aftertaste that pear juice has.
For the record, I think I would leave my significant other if they ever said they were sick of cider.
For the record, I think I would leave my significant other if they ever said they were sick of cider.
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- Cider
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- Chadwick Bay — @chadwickbay
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- United States
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- Naturally Sweetened
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- Jason Draper on 10/3/10, 4:06 PM
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Cheribundi Cherry
I was scared to try this drink. I was in fear that taking a sip would feel like someone is stabbing my cheeks with sharp spears like that scene in Ace Venture 2 when Jim Carrey had those spears in both his legs. Great scene. Great drink. It's sweetened with apple juice so there are no additional sweeteners. The cherry is the definite showman in this drink. It's tart, but deliciously tart, like a real cherry.
No lies, just juice.
No lies, just juice.
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- Cheribundi — Website — @cheribundi
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- United States
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- No Sugar Added
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- Mike Literman on 10/3/10, 3:59 PM
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Jones Soda Cola
I don't know why I expected more out of this. Jones makes some great original flavors, but apparently they can't make a good cola. This tasted like very generic cola, nothing special to it at all. The only plus to it was that it was made with cane sugar, so it lacked the normal bite colas made with HFCS have. Interestingly, unlike most sodas made with cane sugar this had caffeine in it.
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- Soda Pop
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- Jones — Website — @jonessodaco
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- United States
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- Inverted Cane Sugar
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- Derek Neuland on 10/3/10, 3:47 PM
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Bombilla Gourd Super Fruits Orange Mango
I wasn't too impressed with the other Bombilla Gourd drink I tried, but I decided to give another flavor a try. I'm still not impressed. I don't understand how something made with not much else but juice can only faintly taste like orange and mango. It does say that it's low-cal low-carb, so I guess in the world of "diet" drinks it's doing better than most. When I had two friends try it their responses were "it smells like lemon, but tastes like pool water" and "holy crap it tastes just like a crayon." I don't think it's that bad, but it's not for me. If you are looking into "diet" drinks this is probably something you should check out.
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- Bombilla Gourd — Website
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- United States
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- Organic Evaporated Cane Juice
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- Jason Draper on 10/3/10, 11:36 AM
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Chadwick Bay Juice Apple
You know what's hard to rate? Apple juice. I think what makes a good apple juice is it's lack of ingredients. This is just apples and some preservatives since the juice would probably go bad without it. This is not from an apple orchard on the side of the road. This is a company. It's implied that they would have some sort of preservatives.
It's very good, too. Crisp and has a real good apple flavor. I really like apple juice. It makes me feel like a kid, but who said apple juice is just for kids. Adults need apples, too. What, you think that once you get out of elementary school you're done with apples? If so, you should have stayed in K-3 a little longer because you're wrong.
It's very good, too. Crisp and has a real good apple flavor. I really like apple juice. It makes me feel like a kid, but who said apple juice is just for kids. Adults need apples, too. What, you think that once you get out of elementary school you're done with apples? If so, you should have stayed in K-3 a little longer because you're wrong.
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- Juice
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- Chadwick Bay — @chadwickbay
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- United States
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- No Sugar Added
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- Mike Literman on 10/3/10, 11:01 AM
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Zeiglers Cider Apple
Another good one, and this one's spiced. What's the difference, you ask? Spiced apple cider has nutmeg, cinnamon, and other "fall" flavors. It's good and often bites hard. There is a fine line between good and bad, but this one is good. Also, it should be known, that I got this at a discount/cheaper grocery store for the record-breaking price of only $2. That's a big deal since you can easily get upwards of $3.50 for the same size for apple cider, something to take note of.
This is good and it's just apples and spices. It's actually good for you believe it or not. It's just an apple. Drink it. Oh, on a diet? Shut up and drink it. As I said, apple cider only lasts for a few months out of the year so get it now before it's too late, too expensive, gross.
This is good and it's just apples and spices. It's actually good for you believe it or not. It's just an apple. Drink it. Oh, on a diet? Shut up and drink it. As I said, apple cider only lasts for a few months out of the year so get it now before it's too late, too expensive, gross.
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- Cider
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- United States
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- No Sugar Added
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- Mike Literman on 10/3/10, 10:58 AM
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Chadwick Bay Lite Half and Half
Splenda kills me. I can't deal with the taste of it and I might rather die of dehydration by the ultra-super-sweetness of it.
That aside, I will analyze this drink without that bit as many people are looking for a diet version of this classic beverage.
It's pretty good. It's got a nice, sour bite from the lemonade and the tea smooths it out. I would probably recommend this over an Arizona Arnold Palmer Lite because the aspartame in that is stronger than the Splenda is this so if you're going to be dieting and drinking a half and half, you might want more flavor and less fake sugar.
I am rating this as a diet drink, not as something that I would drink regularly. If you don't like all the sugars because you diet or just don't like sugars because you're 100 years old, I would drink this if I were you.
That aside, I will analyze this drink without that bit as many people are looking for a diet version of this classic beverage.
It's pretty good. It's got a nice, sour bite from the lemonade and the tea smooths it out. I would probably recommend this over an Arizona Arnold Palmer Lite because the aspartame in that is stronger than the Splenda is this so if you're going to be dieting and drinking a half and half, you might want more flavor and less fake sugar.
I am rating this as a diet drink, not as something that I would drink regularly. If you don't like all the sugars because you diet or just don't like sugars because you're 100 years old, I would drink this if I were you.
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- Chadwick Bay — @chadwickbay
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- United States
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- Splenda
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- Mike Literman on 10/3/10, 10:52 AM
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Virgil's Real Cola
After years of searching, I have found the best cola! Seriously, I can't think of a way to make this soda any better. The cane sugar used makes it the perfect sweetness. And I can't even begin to describe how amazing the aftertaste is. The main thing that makes this stand out among all other cola's is a hint of nutmeg. I really think more soda's need to incorporate nutmeg because it's great.
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- Soda Pop
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- Virgil's — Website — @reedsgingerbrew
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- United States
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- Unbleached Cane Sugar
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- Derek Neuland on 10/2/10, 9:34 PM
- Buy It Amazon.com — Galco’s Pop Stop
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New Leaf Lime & Mint Black Tea
This is damn good. I'm always skeptical about mint drinks, but this is great. It's like a really light mojito mixed into iced tea. The lime is the major player in the flavor battle. The mint is more of an afterthought. It doesn't taste like your drinking lime iced tea while chewing gum. I will definitely be picking up more of this in the very near future.
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- Iced Tea
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- New Leaf — Website — @DrinkNewLeaf
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- United States
- Sweetener
- Organic Cane Sugar
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- Jason Draper on 10/2/10, 2:47 PM
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Ginger People Lemon Ginger Beer
When I first took a sip of this, I thought to myself "this is the weakest ginger beer I've ever had". Then I looked at the label and noticed it was lemon ginger beer and it all made sense. It tastes like lemon lime soda mixed with ginger beer. It's actually quite refreshing. As you can imagine, it's much more mild than straight ginger beer. I personally like the strong taste of normal ginger beer, but this is pretty tasty.
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- Ginger People — Website — @TheGingerPeople
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- United States
- Sweetener
- Cane Sugar
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- Derek Neuland on 10/2/10, 12:31 PM
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