about about awards community outreach events and sponsorships from our fans about ginger store policies investors investors management press releases stock information sec filings faq news videos audio web print press releases contact us return to content reed s culture club kombucha reed s ginger brews & other ginger products virgil s soda butterscotch beer and other product lines ceo chris reed talks to entrepreneurs in this inc. magazine exclusive interview . reed s was started in 1989 by chris reed . his research into the history of sodas found soft drink recipes from before the beginning of the modern soft drinks industry he found that back in the early log cabin days the pioneers couldn t go to the store and buy soft drinks they brewed their own sodas . they didn t make them the way modern commercial soft drinks are made even the so called natural ones . they brewed them in their kitchens directly from roots spices and fruits . these early soft drinks besides being natural and delicious were also healthy . many folk used them as herbal tonics . each batch of reed s ginger brew is a throwback to these hand crafted brewed sodas and is made with pride . each batch is carefully brewed and aged like fine wine in small batches by our expert brewmasters . we choose only the finest fresh herbs roots spices and fruits to make our brews . we won t let sugar preservatives or artificial anything spoil reed s natural taste . we now have 7 versions of our famous reed s ginger brews the first commercially brewed sodas in the world and winner of national and international gourmet food awards . in 2000 reed s bought virgil s root beer a three time outstanding beverage award winner of the national association of the specialty food trade the national organization for the gourmet food trade from ed crowley another fanatic of real authentic brewed sodas . since then we have expanded the virgil s line to include many other flavors . in 2012 we started brewing kombucha . our special probiotic kombucha culture is grown in a special tea blend brewed from yerba mate and oolong tea and spring water . our creative kombucha blends use ingredients that are uniquely flavorful and always functional . whatever we do we always search for the best ingredients and take the time to brew a superior beverage . our customers appreciate our passion care and attention to detail and their support has made us the top selling beverage in the natural foods industry . journey through our web site and experience our unique products . we look forward to hearing your feedback once you ve tried our products and we hope you love our products as much as we love making them please email us at info reedsinc.com or call 800 997 3337 to give us your feedback . sign up for our email newsletter follow us reed s inc. on facebook recent tweets esperanzagomez hola bonita 2 days ago reeds is now at target https t.co oiclal9ewf 2 days ago is it friday yet https t.co xmk8ok7d5w 3 days ago follow reedsgingerbrew on twitter home product store locator about us investors news store policies contact us 2015 reed s inc. . all rights reserved .