Zevia – Natural Ginger Ale Review
Time to bust open another entry by Zevia – this time I think I’ll try the Ginger Ale, which was heartily recommended by the President of Zevia. (As was the Black Cherry, which I liked a lot).
I crack it open and take a whiff, finding a very light scent of… well, whatever ginger ale smells like. I suppose it smells like a Schwepps or a Canada Dry ginger ale. As a born Michigander, I’m a long-time fan of Vernors brand ginger ale, which has a much bolder, richer ginger scent and flavor. (And get this: ironically, it was sweetened with Stevia before it was banned!) Now, unfortunately, Vernors has succumbed to the high-fructose demons, presumably in an effort to lower costs for its national distribution efforts, and so it will not be reviewed on this site until they come to their senses. Dammit, what’s the point of barrel-aging anything with high-fructose corn syrup in it?? You should have stayed as an exclusive, Michigan-only secret instead of watering yourself down for the masses! But I digress…
Right. Back to Zevia. I think Zevia’s sweetener mix does well with potent-flavored drinks like this. The ginger flavor in this entry is sufficient to compete with the stevia/erythritol mix, and indeed makes it almost undetectable. (Then again, maybe I’m just getting used to it. It seems that Wise Guise has been able to pick up on it more than me.)
Zevia’s ginger ale has a slight ginger tang and a dry finish, again similar to a Canada Dry-type flavor, but with a slightly more natural, gingery taste. If this went head-to-head with the other dry ginger ales on a purely flavor basis, I think the ginger-kick in Zevia would win out. To give you an idea, I’d give Schwepps and Canada Dry a 2.5/5 for flavor, while I’d give Zevia closer to a 3.5. The thing is, Zevia pulls this off with no sugar whatsoever, and no artificial sweeteners, so yes, it does get extra points for that.
Rating: 4.0/5 A natural-tasting, dry ginger ale that won’t make you morbidly obese.
-Danithius-
**WiseGuise Review Rebuttal!**
I agree a little more with Danithius on this one, the sweeteners are not so apparent as in some of the other flavors. This reminds me of a 7-up with a bit of a ginger kick, also, I’m not quite as familiar with ginger ales as my amigo here is, although I do know Vernors. It’s pleasantly bubbly and sweet, with a citrus/ginger taste to it. And yes, I can pick up on it, even in this. I think it may be an acquired taste. I’ll give it a 4 as well.
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Tried Zevia ginger ale just now. The taste is god awful! I can’t believe someone would actually stoop so low as to sell this undrinkable swill. Zevia cola is slightly better. I can’t believe anyone would like this stuff. I hate regular diet sodas, but even they are much better than Zevia. It may be all natural, but so is dirt and even as a kid I knew better than to eat that!
I’ll pour the rest of this crap down the sink.