Kraken Storm black ginger beer - Tiki Drinks and Food

T thePorpoise Tiki Socialite Tampa Bay Joined: Jan 23, 2011 Posts: 1519	T thePorpoise Posted posted on Sun, Jan 31, 2016 12:52 PM bought this canned ginger beer over the weekend at a hole-in-the-wall liquor store selling it for a dollar per can. from Kraken website it appears to be limited distribution right now. the can has artwork similar to the rum bottles. sipping it neat, i found it kinda watered-down tasting, weak for a ginger beer, although it had a spicy finish. the can says it is made with molasses, but i didnt notice that component on my palate. i made two unusual Dark and Stormy cocktails with it. Am out of standard jamaican/guyana rums (except for 21-year-old products, which i aint throwing into a glass of ginger beer). so i made one with cruzan black strap, which i thought would work well as the can suggetss mixing wit hspiced rum. it was okay, but too blackstrappy/brown sugary tasting, i added angostura bitters and falernum to balance that out and it was not a bad drink. second one i made with an oiunce and a hald of Plantation dark overproof rum, and a squeezed half-lime-- this worked ver ywell, and tasted quite similar to any standard ginger beer/dark rum combo. tasty. i'm curious if anyone has tried this ginger beer neat on ice, or mixed with a spiced rum?

bought this canned ginger beer over the weekend at a hole-in-the-wall liquor store selling it for a dollar per can. from Kraken website it appears to be limited distribution right now. the can has artwork similar to the rum bottles.

sipping it neat, i found it kinda watered-down tasting, weak for a ginger beer, although it had a spicy finish. the can says it is made with molasses, but i didnt notice that component on my palate.

i made two unusual Dark and Stormy cocktails with it. Am out of standard jamaican/guyana rums (except for 21-year-old products, which i aint throwing into a glass of ginger beer). so i made one with cruzan black strap, which i thought would work well as the can suggetss mixing wit hspiced rum. it was okay, but too blackstrappy/brown sugary tasting, i added angostura bitters and falernum to balance that out and it was not a bad drink.

second one i made with an oiunce and a hald of Plantation dark overproof rum, and a squeezed half-lime-- this worked ver ywell, and tasted quite similar to any standard ginger beer/dark rum combo. tasty.

i'm curious if anyone has tried this ginger beer neat on ice, or mixed with a spiced rum?

Post #758173 by thePorpoise on Sun, Jan 31, 2016 12:52 PM