D'oh. Should have looked harder: Ginger: 7. Special comb., as ginger-ale, an effervescing beverage flavoured with ginger.
So specifically, ginger-ale effervesces, and uses god only knows what ingredients, whereas ginger-beer is simply aerated, and has specific ingredients.
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Date: 2003-07-15 04:26 am (UTC)Ginger: 7. Special comb., as ginger-ale, an effervescing beverage flavoured with ginger.
So specifically, ginger-ale effervesces, and uses god only knows what ingredients, whereas ginger-beer is simply aerated, and has specific ingredients.