Pickett’s No. 3 Hot & Spicy Ginger Beer Syrup
Pickett's No. 3 Hot & Spicy Ginger Beer Syrup is the hotter of the two Pickett's ginger beer concentrates — a peppery, hotter kick versus No. 1's medium spice, in a 16oz bottle that makes 96 ounces of finished ginger beer. All-natural with no added preservatives and no alcohol; just add carbonated water. Available to order online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.
- Size: 16oz concentrated syrup (non-alcoholic)
- Yield: one bottle makes 96 oz of finished soda, or 16–20 cocktails
- Ingredients: natural ginger extract, natural spices, cane sugar, filtered water, citric acid, natural color
- Claims: all natural; no added preservatives; contains no alcohol
- Use: add bubbly water (works with soda-making machines); also a cooking ingredient or food topping
Three Brothers, One Fierce Ginger Beer
Pickett Brothers Beverage is an all-natural soda and syrup company run by three brothers — Matt, Jim, and Bob Pickett — born in Cleveland, Ohio and raised in the cocktail-party era, with a combined 50+ years in the food and beverage industry. Their ginger beer syrups are concentrates: one 16oz bottle turns into 96 ounces of ginger beer with nothing but carbonated water, and the brand calls No. 3 the one for drinkers who like their ginger beer with a little bite. Find both heat levels in the Pickett's lineup or shop all mixers.
Tasting Notes
Dry, crisp, and clean with mouth-filling spice that grows and lingers (existing store copy, consistent with brand positioning). The heat is peppery rather than sweet — it holds up to bolder, barrel-aged spirits and balances fruit-, honey-, or maple-infused pours.
How to Enjoy
Mix with chilled carbonated water for ginger beer, or build mules — Moscow Mule, Dark & Stormy, Kentucky Mule — where the extra kick stands up to whiskey, rum, or mezcal. It also works as a cooking ingredient or food topping.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you use Pickett's ginger beer syrup?Just add carbonated or soda water — it works with SodaStream-style machines too. One 16oz bottle makes 96 ounces of finished ginger beer.
How much ginger beer does one bottle make?96 ounces of finished soda, or 16–20 cocktails.
Does Pickett's ginger beer syrup contain alcohol?No — it is a non-alcoholic concentrate. The cocktails come from whatever spirit you add.
What is the difference between Pickett's No. 1 and No. 3?Heat: No. 1 is a medium, earthy spice; No. 3 brings the peppery, hotter kick. Both hold up to stronger spirits.
Turn up the heat on your mules — get Pickett's No. 3 Hot & Spicy Ginger Beer Syrup at Del Mesa Liquor.