Reed's Ginger Brews are a revival of the lost art of brewing soft drinks. Before the advent of processed foods, soft drinks were hand-crafted in individual batches. This craftsman- like approach delivered a more natural, healthful, and superior-tasting non-alcoholic beverage. Using the same skills that go into a fine microbrew or wine, Reeds is actually brewed in a brewery, where our expert brewmasters control every step of the process. The ingredients and process are so expensive, no reasonable business people would do it (even if they could figure out how). However, we are happy to lack reason in this regard, and that's why we have become the top-selling beverage in the natural foods industry. Our brewing process is based on the kind of home-kitchen recipes for soft drinks and tonics that were used before the first commercial soft drinks appeared around 1850. Modern sodas, even so-called "natural" ones, are made in bottling plants, by blending water, carbonation, sweeteners, colorings, and flavorings. Reed's is completely different, since it is brewed directly from roots, herbs, spices, and fruits. All the ginger you taste in Reed's brews, for example, comes from actual fresh ginger root, one of the finest tonic roots available.

Reed's is environmentally friendly. Not only do we avoid the solvents used to create high tech flavorings, our brews are packaged in recycled bottles.

The fresh ginger, fruit juices, whole spices and sweetners are brewed and aged in vats. In the old days, carbonation was gained by fermenting the mixture. However, this tends to create an alcoholic beverage, so we simply add the carbonation during bottling. Many former alcoholics have found Reed's the perfect alternative to their previous habits. Has Reed's saved lives? We are too modest to say.

Currently, we make six flavors of Reed's Ginger Brew: Original, Extra, Premium, Raspberry, and Spiced Apple. Non-alcoholic, all are freshly brewed in a brewery using fresh ginger root, spices, and fruit juices. All of our beverages use filtered sparkling water.Other soft drinks use flavor crystals, chemicals, or other flavorings to maintain an inexpensive and consistent taste. That's why some "natural" drinks have no color! All the flavor and health benefits of Reed's brews are from the actual ingredients. The use of fresh ingredients leads to slight variations in both flavor and the heat of the ginger.

Reed's Original Ginger Brew was our first creation, and is a Jamaican recipe for homemade ginger ale using 17 grams of fresh ginger root, lemon, lime, honey, fructose, pineapple, herbs and spices.

Reed's Extra Ginger Brew is the same recipe, but has 25 grams of fresh ginger root for a stronger bite.

Reed's Premium Ginger Brew is the no-fructose version of Reed's Original Ginger Brew, sweetened only with honey and pineapple juice.

Reeds Raspberry Ginger Brew is brewed from 17 grams of fresh ginger root, raspberry juice, and lime. It is 20% raspberry juice and sweetened with fruit juice and fructose.

Reed's Spiced Apple Brew uses 8 grams of fresh ginger root, the finest tart German apple juice, and such apple pie spices as cinnamon, cloves, and allspice. Spiced Apple Brew is 50% apple juice and sweetened with fruit juice and fructose.

Reed's Cherry Ginger Brew Our newest addition to the Ginger Brew Family. Freshly brewed from: sparkling filtered water, fructose, 22 grams of fresh ginger root, cherry juice from concentrate, and spices.

Like a fine wine or beer, each vintage of Reed's has its own distinctive character. Reed's connoisseurs will often tell fellow fans about their favorite batches .To read the date a particular batch was brewed, look at the numbers printed directly on the glass at the bottle's neck. The first three numbers are the day and the next two are the year. For example, 09997 would be the 99th day of 1997. (At normal room temperature our brews will last about one and a half years. If kept cold, they will keep much longer.)

What is the Difference Between Ginger Beer like Extra Ginger Brew and Ginger Ale?In the early 1800's the two terms were used interchangeably. As time went on, the term "ginger beer" became associated with the spicier ginger ales. That's why our Extra Ginger Brew, with 25 grams of fresh ginger, is called ginger beer.