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Crabbie’s, The Original Alcoholic Ginger Beer, Debuts in United States

By Win Bassett - November 15, 2012

KINGSTON, MA – The United Kingdom’s number one selling bottled beer, Crabbie’s Original Alcoholic Ginger Beer has recently made its debut in the United States.  Now available in 18 states, famed Crabbie’s (4.8%) is fermented with the finest imported ginger and steeped for up to eight weeks to allow the complex natural flavors to fully develop, creating a smooth ginger beer with deep, deliciously spicy flavor and a sparkling finish.  Crabbie’s is a refreshing ginger beer – only for grown-ups – that is ideal served chilled over ice with a slice of lemon or lime.

“Crabbie’s is a great alternative for people who like to drink beer or cider, with no equal in today’s American market,” says Phil Clarke, general manager of St. Killian, the exclusive US importer of Crabbie’s.  “With the current U.S. explosion of beers brewed with herbs and spices, we can’t imagine a better time to introduce Crabbie’s to America’s discerning drinkers.”

Scottish merchant-adventurer John Crabbie first imported ginger from the Far East into the ancient port of Leith, Edinburgh in 1801.  Today, more than 200 years later, John Crabbie’s still uses the same ginger to develop the one-of-a-kind flavor of their ginger beer.

Crabbie’s is available for purchase in two formats:  a four-pack of 11 ounce bottles and a larger 16.9 ounce bottle.  Ideal for sipping, it can also be blended into a variety of ginger beer cocktails, such as the classic Dark and Stormy and the Moscow Mule.

Crabbie’s can currently be found at fine retailers, restaurants and bars in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

Inquiries about Crabbie’s Original Alcoholic Ginger Beer should be directed to [email protected].  For more information about Crabbie’s, please visit them on Facebook or follow them on Twitter @CrabbiesUSA.

38 Comments
  • Tammy Cox says:
    December 8, 2012 at 7:24 am

    I recently experienced my first Crabbies at a local restaurant (in midlothian, VA). WOW! Where can I buy it?

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  • Hugh Jass says:
    January 4, 2013 at 12:47 am

    Did you have it at Capital Ale? That’s where I found it! Very good

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  • Pam Holstead says:
    January 6, 2013 at 10:53 am

    Been looking for Crabbies ever since tasting my frost one in Leith. Is it available in Las Vegas? Where? Is it coming to my home state of Missouri?

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  • Peg Gillard says:
    February 10, 2013 at 6:44 pm

    Loved this at The Guild in So. Burlington, VT. Wishing I could buy it in VT. Great beer!

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  • Zack says:
    February 23, 2013 at 2:10 pm

    Tammy – I’ve had luck finding it @ strawberry street market in the fan and sometimes whole foods.

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  • lita says:
    April 27, 2013 at 11:47 pm

    Where can I get Crabbie’s Green Ginger Wine in New York or the US generally?

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  • Debbie says:
    November 17, 2013 at 3:59 pm

    Just got back from the UK and left the country ADDICTED to Crabbies. Currently live in NE Florida. Where can I buy Crabbies!?!

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    • Rosalind says:
      August 11, 2015 at 7:20 pm

      World market but they don’t sell the 16.9oz one.

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  • HK says:
    November 25, 2013 at 11:40 pm

    Recently discovered your magnificent ginger beer in Glasgow. I am ashamed of what I would do to have some in Arizona, where I live.
    Can you help me one way or another?

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    • wally says:
      January 10, 2014 at 1:43 pm

      I have been drinking your beer in England for some time. I am staying for two months at The Villages in Florida and have not been able to get any. Can you help. I have had your dark one, very goon.

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    • RockyMountain9 says:
      February 26, 2015 at 1:57 am

      The bottle shop at the “1702” pizzeria in Tucson has them for $2.50 each!

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  • Linda says:
    February 6, 2014 at 8:11 pm

    Where can I buy in Wisconsin? Had it at a local restaurant in De Pere! Yummers!

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  • judy says:
    June 2, 2014 at 6:28 pm

    Where can I purchase Crabbies in NC

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  • Martin Cummins says:
    June 3, 2014 at 3:14 pm

    As Brewed Ginger Beer is one of my favourite tipples,and Crabbie’s Ginger Wine is always partaken at Xmas, I was so disappointed to discover that the label is the only “Ginger Beer” you will find here. A confection dreamed up by marketing men-God rest Mr. Crabbie, who must be spinning in his grave! They give the mixture a fake name, festoon it with tinsel & whimsey,and patronise all who think that they are enjoying a genuine, incomparable Ginger Beer. Methinks Crabbie’s is now just a “Brand” to be deployed to fill gaps in the teenage market, as there is no comparasion with the real article, as I found out after been given a bottle! Easier to make, though!

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    • ian says:
      December 26, 2014 at 7:58 pm

      Where do I find the real ginger beer? Does anyone know how Crabbie’s is assembled? I detect ginger extract, sugar, vodka and carbonated water.

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  • Joanne says:
    June 18, 2014 at 8:03 am

    Where can I buy this beer in Miami?

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  • Joanne says:
    August 6, 2014 at 9:29 pm

    Where can I purchase crabbie’s in or near Baltimore Maryland

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  • Roger Foster says:
    August 18, 2014 at 4:20 pm

    Where can I buy your beer in Myrtle Beach South Carolina zip code 29582

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  • Chetan says:
    September 29, 2014 at 7:06 pm

    I like to sale cribbeds in my store Hartford , Connecticut please tell me who is the Distributors

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  • Theresa Brown says:
    November 23, 2014 at 11:26 am

    Is Crabbies ginger beer gluten free.

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  • Jenny says:
    February 22, 2015 at 3:26 pm

    Where can I get Crabbies in Syracuse, NY?

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  • Cheryl says:
    March 1, 2015 at 1:59 pm

    Enjoyed discovering my new favorite beverage the second to last day of a 14 night cruise on a P&O ship in the Caribbean. I want to buy lots of it here in Oregon, USA, But don’t know where to find it?

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    • James says:
      August 20, 2015 at 10:45 pm

      Cheryl it’s around… Try Market of Choice here in Oregon.

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  • Paulette says:
    March 18, 2015 at 8:40 am

    I do not like beer… At all… But I discovered Crabbies Ginger beer at the Mitre Pub in London and Love it!! Where can I find it in the Tampa Bay Area of Florida?

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    • Deanna says:
      October 26, 2015 at 10:37 pm

      They sell 4 pk at ABC liquor store

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  • Mike says:
    July 15, 2015 at 2:23 am

    Paulette – Hope you’ve found it in the last 4 months, but if not… I’m just back from Gulf Coast, FL (Sarasota/Bradenton) and had been eager to try ginger beer (alcohol version). I found it in Total Home Wine &Liquor, a huge store (Walmart-size) with a few stores in the area. And if I could find it there, and up North now too, I’m sure you’ll find it in one of those huge wine/liquor/beer superstores.

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  • Steven Durkee says:
    August 17, 2015 at 1:42 pm

    I experienced Crabbie’s in Cornwall, UK. Where might I find it in Minnesota, US

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  • James says:
    August 20, 2015 at 10:44 pm

    In Oregon I found Crabbie’s at Market of Choice in Eugene. Delicious.

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  • Tommy Elliott says:
    October 13, 2015 at 1:50 pm

    Who distributes Crabbe in the Louisville, Kentucky market area.

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    • JMURDA says:
      March 28, 2016 at 9:25 pm

      Liquor world on Hurstbourne has Crabbies single for $2.99. Theyre in the import aisle kinda hidden in the corner lol. If you can’t find it the staff should know. This is in the strip mall with kansais and office depot where bunsen meets Hurstbourne. Cheers!

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  • Deanna says:
    October 26, 2015 at 10:32 pm

    I had my first Crabbie’s and I’m in love!❤️
    Wish every bar in Tampa Florida stocked it! I’m dying to try the orange flavored one!

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  • Denise says:
    April 2, 2016 at 4:35 pm

    Where can I purchased in the DC and Maryland area? Any distributors/retailers?

    Alternative: Out of state that will ship?

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  • Denise says:
    April 2, 2016 at 4:36 pm

    Where can I purchase Crabbie’s in DC or Maryland?

    Are there any distributors/retailers in this area?

    Alternative: Any distributors that will ship out of state?

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  • bob cochran says:
    June 23, 2016 at 6:14 pm

    In Georgia, Crabbies is available at, Sherlock’s 2156 Roswell Road. Marietta, Ga
    770.971.6333

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  • gary bingham jr says:
    November 12, 2016 at 2:45 pm

    i havent ran across any ginger beer from crabbies yet but at grocery outlet today i did pick up in santa rosa california my second 4 pack of cloudy alcoholic lemonade bottle which is downright refreshing which i recomend thouroughly

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  • Cara says:
    November 28, 2016 at 4:54 am

    Where can I find it???? Just back from London and need need need it ?
    Newport Beach , Ca.

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  • Dee Dee says:
    January 7, 2017 at 4:44 pm

    anyone know where I can find Crabbie’s Ginger Beer in Columbus, ohio area

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  • Wanda Johnson says:
    February 15, 2018 at 3:31 pm

    Where can I find Crabbie’s Original Alcoholic Beer in Georgia

    Reply

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