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The Difference Between Ginger Ale and Ginger Beer. Ginger beer was originally an alcoholic brew made from fermenting ginger, sugar, and water, although most commercial ginger beers nowadays are non-alcoholic. Ginger ale is a non-alcoholic, sweetened, ginger-flavored soft drink. Ginger beer is stronger-tasting and spicier than ginger ale, but less carbonated.
The original recipe requires ginger (often from Jamaica), sugar, and water to which ginger beer plant (GBP) is added. GP is a mixture of yeast and bacteria, called SCOBY and causes to different forms of fermentation to occur. Fermentation over a few days turns the mixture into ginger beer. Ginger ale and ginger beerIf you are talking about the soft drinks (soda, pop, etc.), the carbonated beverages that contain no alcohol, then there is no difference.