Modus Beer Ginger Beer & Double Lemon

Style
Ginger Beer & Double Lemon
ABV
4.0% & 6.0%

Modus brought out their Cerveza at a time when a few other Aussie breweries did the same. But no one else doubled down on the theme with more drinks that would fit right in on a sunny street corner in Mexico. First they released their Tepache; now you’ll find Ginger Beer and Double Lemon alongside them.

Ginger Beer isn’t anything new of course, but I must say this may be the driest ginger beer I’ve ever had. From the first sniff there’s a good gingery spice kick – and maybe a hint of citrus? – but without the sugary accompaniment that’s pretty standard in ginger beers. Give me a glass of this with a wedge of lime (in the glass) and a bowl of corn chips with guac (not in the glass) and leave me by the pool. I’ll still be there when you get back.

With the Double Lemon, I was expecting something familiar. But I was surprised again. This tastes more grown-up than most hard lemon drinks; it’s not just booze dressed up as sugary soft drink. It has an aromatic, pungent lemon peel character, complete complete with complexity and bitterness. It’s drier than I expected, allowing the taste of alcohol and fermentation to peep through, though it’s still worryingly refreshing for a six-percenter. Limonada Refresco, indeed.

And if you’re trying to pass this little Mexican jaunt off as a health retreat, both are marked as being gluten free, lower sugar, and containing nothing artificial.

Mick Wüst

Published September 19, 2024

Name
Modus Beer
Address

14 Harkeith Street
Mona Vale
NSW 2103

Phone
(02) 8407 9864
Open Hours

12pm to 10pm every day

Regular events

Wed: Trivia
Fri: Vinyl Nights
Sat & Sun: Live music (see website for lineup and times)

Tours

By appointment

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