Fentimans Ginger Beer

Fentimans uses a botanical brewing and fermentation process that begins with a botanically derived culture, incorporating ginger root and other plant-based ingredients over several days. This distinguishes it from mass-market ginger ales that are typically flavored and carbonated without any fermentation step.

No, despite the fermentation process, the finished product contains less than 0.5% alcohol by volume, which classifies it as a non-alcoholic soft drink in most jurisdictions. The trace alcohol is a natural byproduct of the brewing process rather than an intentional intoxicant.

In addition to ginger beer, the company produces a range of botanically brewed beverages including Victorian Lemonade, Rose Lemonade, Cherry Cola, and various cocktail mixers such as tonic water and Mediterranean Orange Tonic. All products follow the same philosophy of botanical brewing established when the company was founded in 1905.

Fentimans uses ginger root as a primary ingredient in its ginger beer, sourced to achieve the spicy, warming character that distinguishes the product. The company, based in Northumberland, England, has maintained its original botanical brewing methods since its founding by Thomas Fentimans in 1905.