Ginger beer

Frostie Ginger Beer

The Frostie Company (Orca Beverage Soda Works) · Clear cane-sugar ginger beer (sweet style)

Mukilteo, Washington, USA

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A nostalgic clear ginger beer tracing its recipe to 1939, Frostie leans unapologetically sweet — cane sugar carries the glass, and it ranks among the sugariest in the category. A moderate, lingering ginger warmth and a citric tang push back just enough to keep it from going flat-sweet, while lighter carbonation and a touch of quillaia lend a faintly piney, soda-fountain lift. The ginger reads more flavoring than fresh root, so this is a crowd-pleasing sipper and mixer rather than a fiery purist's brew.

Taste profile
Flavor fingerprint for Frostie Ginger BeerSweetness 5 of 5, Carbonation 2 of 5, Body 3 of 5, Creaminess 0 of 5, Bitterness 1 of 5, Spice-heat 3 of 5, Aroma intensity 3 of 5, Finish 3 of 5SweetnessCarbonationBodyCreaminessBitternessSpice-heatAromaFinish

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Flavor wheel
Flavor wheel for Frostie Ginger BeerHighlighted: Spice (cinnamon, clove, nutmeg), Ginger & chemesthetic heat, Caramel & molasses, Woody & bark, Off-notes (artificial, metallic, flat, soapy).SpiceGingerCaramelWoodyHerbalFruityOff-notes

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Scores

Our score
33/50
What drinkers think
7/9
early estimate
Critics vs. the crowd
-9
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The maker

Frostie is a heritage soda brand whose roots trace to the late 1930s, originally built around its root beer. The label is now owned and contract-bottled by Orca Beverage Soda Works, a Pacific Northwest bottler of nostalgic and craft sodas operating for over three decades. Orca produces Frostie Ginger Beer in long-neck glass bottles at its facility in Mukilteo, Washington.

Ingredients & nutrition

Carbonated water, Pure cane sugar, Natural flavor, Citric acid, Sodium benzoate (as a preservative), Caramel color, Quillaia extract.

12 fl oz · 200 cal · 50 g sugar(per serving, as labeled)