This Mint & Clove Ginger Beer is guaranteed to make you feel refreshed. It's an easy sparkling drink made with a real ginger syrup, a pinch of clove powder and lots of fresh mint leaves. Triple yum!
Note – This post has been updated with new images and content. First published in 16 September 2016. Recipe remains the same.
A fresh Ginger Beer With Lots of Personality!
I LOVED ginger beer as a kid! It was the ultimate summer drink in our house, with a bottle chilling in the fridge all summer long.
This homemade version is reminiscent of that classic flavour but a little more grown up.
A little clove powder gives depth and spice and mingles with the ginger syrup. The mint leaves are vibrant and make the drink exciting!
I love this chilled ginger beer as part of a summer picnic spread with watermelon mint salad, cooling yogurt sandwiches or sundried tomato chickpea cakes.
It's simple to make too. I blend ginger, mint and sugar until I get a smooth puree. I then flavour with a fresh squeeze of lemon and clove powder. If you don't have clove powder, you can simply blend a whole clove with the ginger. When ready to serve, it's topped up with plain soda, ice and more mint.
Perfection!
Hayley x
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Mint & Clove Ginger Beer
Equipment
- Blender
- Beer mugs
Ingredients
- 30 grams ginger root fresh
- 4 tablespoon mint fresh
- ¼ teaspoon clove powder or 1 whole clove
- ¼ cup lemon/lime juice
- ½ cup muscovado sugar or sweetener of choice
- 2 cup sparkling water chilled
- ice optional
Garnish
- mint
- lime/lemon slices
Instructions
- Wash, peel and roughly chop 30 grams ginger root into small pieces.
- In a blender jug add the chopped ginger, 4 tablespoon mint and ½ cup muscovado sugar.
- Add little water and blend til you get a smooth puree.
- Take a sieve or cheese cloth and strain all the juice.
- Add ¼ cup lemon/lime juice and ¼ teaspoon clove powder, stir well.
- To make one drink, add ice to a beer mugs. Pour in ginger syrup a third of the way into the glass and top two thirds with sparkling water. Repeat for the remaining glasses.
- Garnish with lime/lemon slices and mint.
- Serve immediately.
Nutrition
PLEASE NOTE: Nutritional values are estimated by a computer and may vary based on ingredients and portion sizes. For personalised dietary advice, please consult a qualified healthcare professional.
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in love with the refreshing green color. Awesome click as well Jagruti
Absolutely loved the styling and images. Blame it on global warming, the weather situation will worsen with each passing year. So all we can do is try our best to be kind with nature and its resources, make mugs and mugs of these drinks and enjoy life, while it lasts. PS - I loved the addition of cloves.
Amazing combination of ingredients that are cool, refreshing with a subtle kick! Looks amazing!
Looks so flavorful and fresh. Cloves and mint gives nice aroma to the cooler:) Must try recipe!
This looks stunning..I was thinking why I haven't thought of this combination...this is amazing
This is just what I need at this moment..cool and refreshing ! Ginger , cloves , lemon and mint ..superb combination !!
Wow this sounds amazing. Will try it immediately it's hot n humid here.
Love the combination of ginger and clove. Drink looks refreshing with that soothing green colour
Homemade mint ginger beer looks highly refreshing, a must try while the weather is too hot outside. Such a fabulous drink Jags, feel like grabbing that glass and finishing it rite now.
The soothing green colour of the drink os so appealing to the eyes and loved the flavours you have infused in this drink have to try this soon.
This looks so refreshing. I love ginger. Ginger, lime and cloves wow I can imagine the wonderful taste. I will try it soon.
When I saw "beer", I did back out a little, then you mentioned non-alcoholic. 🙂 Loads of ginger in there, which is very refreshing for summer time. The cloves would add a lovely dimension to the drink for sure...
Hahaha I know. There are many beer you can find here which are non-alcoholic 😉
WoW very refreshing and cool kiwi flavoured drink with a splash of soda is the perfect drink to enjoy on a hot summer day. It is so simple to make. Love to try soon :))
Hope you like it!
This drink has all the flavours that I adore , I would love to drink this warm too , it would be a good replacement for herbal tea.
Thanks Nayna!
Wow, i am going to try this tomorrow itself. I am feeling thirsty.
Thanks Nive..do let me know how it turns out for you .. Cheers !!