Non-Alcoholic Beverage Recommendations

[Tom1984]

Hey guys, I am looking for some recommendations for non-alcoholic beverages that go good with cigars. I usually drink homeade lemonade(which is just water and lemon juice with a little bit of natural sweetener). I find this does not go great with some cigars, and gets old after awhile. Tonight, while at Giant Eagle, I picked up some Boylan Root Beer and Boylan Birch Beer. I have never had Birch Beer before, but they were 2/$9 so I figured why not. About to light up a smoke and and try the Root Bear right now, actually. Any recommendations? Thanks!

 

[XYRNTX]

Tom FWIW what I've found to be good includes coffee, espresso, ginger ale, and water

 

[broadleaf]

RC cola, Arizona iced tea rasberry, San Peligrino, Dr. Pepper

Those are usually my go to's

 

[broadleaf]

Tom FWIW what I've found to be good includes coffee, espresso, ginger ale, and water

On the ginger ale topic, world market sells something called "Cock and Bull" ginger beer. It's non-alcoholic and they go great with fuller bodied cigars

 

[RacFocus]

Usually I have an adult beverage but if not, I like root beer or just plain old fashion H2O. Sometimes Diet Pepsi.

 

[RacFocus]

Iced tea might be nice too because the flavor would not over power the cigar flavor like some other "full flavored" beverages.

 

[XYRNTX]

On the ginger ale topic, world market sells something called "Cock and Bull" ginger beer. It's non-alcoholic and they go great with fuller bodied cigars

hmm...noted thanks for sharing bro

 

[daleo8803]

My go to non alcoholic is diet cheerwine, water, and root beer.

 

[luckysaturn13]

Odools red label

 

[Xavier Dredo]

Homemade Kombucha. My favorite is Lemon Ginger.

 

[Mathen]

Warm goat's milk with honey and cilantro.













OK, I just made that up, clearly I'm feeling like a smart-ass today. On a serious note, black coffee.

 

[YodisMatt]

You're on a good path with the Boylan sodas for sure, maybe try their cream soda with something. My soda pairings use to be root beer mostly but soda just gives me really bad heart burn and acid reflux, so I stopped drinking it all together.

For tea, I love a good sun brewed black tea with homemade simple syrup. Some times an Arizona green tea will work as well.

Coffee is always a great pairing with most any cigar. Then you can explore which type of bean and roast you really like, so truly there are tons of different ways you can go with coffee.

If I am going to review a cigar or just really want to see what it has, room temp water.

 

[Whtwtrman79]

I second tea, coffee, ginger ale

 

[sean]

Coffee - black.
Espresso - black with a bit of sugar.
Lime juice in water.
Tonic Water with citrus juice
Club soda with citrus juice
Korean barley "tea."

And @Xavier Dredo, Kombucha sounds like a great idea.

 

[Conan the Cigarbarian]

Root beer, coffee, ginger ale, tea (various)

 

[K Williams]

Iced tea, hot or cold coffee.

 

[PetersCreek]

My favorite hot tea right now is an Assam loose leaf, aged in bourbon barrels.

 

[Angry Bill]

Verners is awesome. I also like Dr Pepper and Ginger Beer.

 

[Lomey]

Root beer for me. A&W or Barq's because they are easy to come by and good.

 

[nayslayer]

Virgil's root beer