Traditional ginger beer is a sweetened and carbonated, usually non-alcoholic beverage. Historically it was produced by the natural fermentation of prepared ginger spice, yeast and sugar.

How many carbs are in ginger beer?

Pass up the ginger beer and go natural

The regular Moscow mule uses ginger beer that has lots of carbohydrates just like other beers (at least 10 grams of carbs per bottle).

Is ginger beer good for Keto?

While a ginger beer is a classic ingredient to a Moscow Mule, that won't work on a Keto diet. Ginger beer is very high in carbohydrates - as much as 50g carbs per bottle. In this case, you'll need to use fresh ginger if you want that spicy, ginger flavor.