Put down your summer ciders, there's a new taste in town.

Lions Nathan has become the first of Australia's big brewers to jump on the emerging popularity of alcoholic ginger beer by announcing the release of their own label next month.

XXXX Summer Cloudy ginger beer is set to hit the shelves in February in a move experts believe is a sign that alcoholic ginger beer could experience a similar 

Australian Brews News writer Matt Kirkegaard said the product differed from traditional alcoholic ginger beers because it was a ginger-infused version of the popular Summer Bright Lager.