Ginger beer

Q Mixers Ginger Beer

Q Mixers · Dry premium cocktail-mixer ginger beer (chili-spiced)

Brooklyn, New York, USA

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This sits at the dry, spirit-forward end of the ginger beer spectrum: built as a premium cocktail mixer rather than a sweet sipping soda. Real ginger extract and chili pepper drive a genuine, lingering warming heat, layered with coriander, cardamom, lime, and orange for a brighter, more aromatic profile than the typical mass-market ginger beer. Agave keeps the sweetness restrained and the body lean, while aggressive fine-bubble carbonation gives it the structure to cut through a Moscow mule or whiskey ginger. Drunk neat it reads bracingly dry and peppery, which is the point rather than a flaw; those wanting a rounder, sweeter soda will prefer a traditional brewed style.

Taste profile
Flavor fingerprint for Q Mixers Ginger BeerSweetness 1 of 5, Carbonation 5 of 5, Body 2 of 5, Creaminess 0 of 5, Bitterness 2 of 5, Spice-heat 5 of 5, Aroma intensity 4 of 5, Finish 4 of 5SweetnessCarbonationBodyCreaminessBitternessSpice-heatAromaFinish

Objective sensory intensities (how it tastes) — not a liking score.

Flavor wheel
Flavor wheel for Q Mixers Ginger BeerHighlighted: Spice (cinnamon, clove, nutmeg), Ginger & chemesthetic heat, Herbal & medicinal, Fruity (cherry, citrus).SpiceGingerHerbalFruityOff-notes

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Scores

Our score
42/50
What drinkers think
7/9
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Critics vs. the crowd
+9
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The maker

Q Mixers is a premium cocktail-mixer company founded in 2007 and based in Brooklyn, New York, built on the idea that mixers should be as carefully made as the spirits they accompany. Its ginger beer leans spicy and less sweet, using organic agave instead of high-fructose corn syrup and a heavy dose of real ginger plus aromatic spice extracts. The mixers are made in the USA.

Ingredients & nutrition

Carbonated Water, Organic Agave, Citric Acid, Ginger Extract, Extracts of Chili Pepper, Coriander, Cardamom, Lime, and Orange.

7.5 fl oz · 80 cal · 20 g sugar(per serving, as labeled)