Cadeillac@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoIs Ginger Ale a Root Beer?message-squaremessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up195arrow-down12
arrow-up193arrow-down1message-squareIs Ginger Ale a Root Beer?Cadeillac@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square22fedilink
minus-squareWolvenSpectre@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29arrow-down1·1 day agoYes, That is why it is also called Ginger Beer and Root Beer is also called Wintergreen Ale
minus-squareDabundis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up36·1 day agoTo be clear, the drinks labeled ginger beer in every store i’ve been to is VERY different from the one labeled ginger ale
minus-squareCadeillac@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·1 day agoInteresting. This goes deeper than I thought. I need to get to the root of this conspiracy
minus-squareCorkyskog@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·15 hours agoSupposedly if you close your eyes you can’t differentiate the flavor of root beer from mint.
minus-squareCadeillac@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·14 hours agoI might have to test this. I’m glad I decided to post this stupid shit lol, I’m learning so much
minus-squareCyborganism@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·1 day agoOooooohhhhhhh!!! THAT’S why so many people say that root beer tastes like toothpaste!
minus-squareMango@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·13 hours agoPeople say that? Also wtf, I never knew there was some kind of mint involved!
minus-squareCyborganism@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4·13 hours agoYes, and this is especially true from people coming from outside of North America.
minus-squareCadeillac@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·13 hours agoI’ve not heard it personally before now. I had no idea either. This has been quite the educational thread
Yes, That is why it is also called Ginger Beer and Root Beer is also called Wintergreen Ale
To be clear, the drinks labeled ginger beer in every store i’ve been to is VERY different from the one labeled ginger ale
Interesting. This goes deeper than I thought. I need to get to the root of this conspiracy
Supposedly if you close your eyes you can’t differentiate the flavor of root beer from mint.
I might have to test this. I’m glad I decided to post this stupid shit lol, I’m learning so much
Oooooohhhhhhh!!!
THAT’S why so many people say that root beer tastes like toothpaste!
People say that? Also wtf, I never knew there was some kind of mint involved!
Yes, and this is especially true from people coming from outside of North America.
I’ve not heard it personally before now. I had no idea either. This has been quite the educational thread