On Sun, 7 Feb 2010 10:56:37 -0800 (PST), aem wrote:

> I have few brand loyalties but I'm pretty firm in these:
> Vernor's ginger ale.

The stuff I get here in TX is really weak compared to what I
remember in the East. I often make my own ginger "ale" drink. It's
not very carbonated, but it's pretty potent. I just steep about
2lbs of shredded ginger, some crushed allspice, 3 or 4 squeezed
lemons or limes, with rind, and a pinch of cayenne. Then water down
to taste. It's pretty potent. I once bottled and fermented it with
champagne yeast and again with bread yeast.

Otherwise it's Blenheims or if I'm in the Bay Area, the Ginger Ale
from King Jamaican Restaurant (sold also at health food stores)
-sw