Ginger Beer Bottle

Ginger beer was apparently first brewed in the Yorkshire region some time in the seventeenth century. The ginger was one of the spices arriving through the spice trade. It originally grew in South East Asia, and has been around for over 5,000 years with a long history of medicinal use. Later it was imported and cultivated in the Carribbean and other warm climates making it more easily available

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