Where did Ginger Beer come from?
Ginger Beer originated in England from its predecessors Mead & Metheglin.
Metheglin was a naturally carbonated, yeast-fermented honey beverage which often included spices such as ginger, cloves and mace.
Originally Ginger Beer also included special yeast for fermentation and was sweetened with honey, molasses or sugar cane. After brewing the Ginger Beer was poured into stone bottles then corked to maintain the natural effervescence.
Up though the mid-1800’s many Ginger Beer contained a significant amount of alcohol (about 11%). Limitation in England in 1855 required that non-excisable beverages contain less then 2% alcohol which led bottlers of Ginger Beer to dilute their brewed concentrate with carbonated water.
Product Line
Barritts Ginger Beer is the perfect mixer for a wide variety of cocktails.
12oz Can Original
Sweetened with sugar, our regular Barritts Ginger Beer cans are available island-wide – by single cans or pick up as a six pack.
12oz Cans (Diet)
Our Diet Barritts Ginger Beer cans are available as single or 6-pack purchases Island-wide. We use a blend of AceK and Sucralose (NO ASPARTAME) to provide the sweet taste with no calories.
Barritts Ginger Beer Bottles
Sweetened with sugar. Barritts Ginger Beer is available Island-wide in 20oz and 2 litre bottles.
12 & 24 Can Travel Packs
Leaving Bermuda? Take some Barritts Ginger Beer with you. Available in handy 12 or 24 can travel packs at the Duty Free shops at the airport.
Barritts Ginger Beer Syrup
For restaurants and bars, we provide syrup in BIB’s (Bag in Box) for use with soda fountain equipment. We also sell 1 gallon bottles of syrup for snowballs and frozen cocktails.
Recipes
The Moscow Mule
2 oz Vodka
1 oz lime juice
4 oz Barritt’s Ginger Beer
Build in given order
Garnish with lime
Classic Bermuda Dark n’ Stormy®
1.5 oz Gosling’s Black Seal Rum
Barri tt’s Ginger Beer
Mix in a tall glass with ice
Garnish with lime
The Mexican Mule
2 oz Tequila
l oz Lime Juice
4 oz Barritt’s Ginger Beer
Build in given order
Garnish with lime & jalapeno
Where to buy
Barritts Ginger Beer is the perfect mixer for a wide variety of cocktails, the most well known being the Dark n’ Stormy®
USA
Barritts Bermuda Stone Ginger Beer is available in the United States from coast to coast in 12oz cans and 12oz glass bottles – in both regular and diet versions. We also offer 10oz glass bottles of Barritts original Ginger Beer for bars and restaurants.
For information on your closest source please visit www.barrittsgingerbeer.com
CARIBBEAN
Barritts Ginger Beer is the most popular ginger beer in the Bahamas and the US Virgin Islands and is widely available in both countries as well as the British Virgin Islands and the Turks & Caicos Islands.
For other information or questions on availability outside of these locations contact us at info@barritts.bm