Sargon Of Akkad's Drinking Habits: Beer Or Not?

Sargon of Akkad, also known as Carl Benjamin, is a British right-wing YouTuber and political commentator. He is a former member of the Eurosceptic UK Independence Party (UKIP) and was one of its unsuccessful candidates for the South West England constituency at the 2019 European Parliament election. Benjamin's YouTube channel drew attention during the Gamergate harassment campaign in 2014. He has been described as politically right-wing and far-right by multiple outlets. He denies this description of his politics, instead calling himself a classical liberal and a sceptic.

Sargon of Akkad is also the name of a ginger beer that has been partially barrel-aged in rum barrels. This fun and flavourful twist on an English Ale is the brewers' interpretation of the classic rum-and-ginger beer combo called a Dark & Stormy.

Sargon Ginger Beer

Pours deep orange to copper in colour, with a dry finish. Ginger is dominant in this sessionable ale that offers fresh root aroma and snappy, peppery taste. Sweet malt provides a balanced counterpoint. The finish is clean and slightly bracing with gently lingering rum notes.

Jerk chicken, roti, satays or pad thai with peanut sauce, La Sauvagine cheese, crème caramel are some of the foods that can be paired with Sargon Ginger Beer.

Local Spring Water, Organic Barley & Rye Malts, Organic Hops, Organic Ginger, Organic Sugar Cane, Brewer’s Yeast are some of the ingredients used to make Sargon Ginger Beer.

Sargon's alcohol percentage

Sargon is a ginger beer that has been partially barrel-aged in rum barrels. It has an alcohol percentage of 6.0%. It is Beau's Wild Oats Series No. 39.

Sargon is also the pseudonym of British right-wing YouTuber and political commentator Carl Benjamin.

Sargon's ingredients

Sargon is a ginger beer that has been partially barrel-aged in rum barrels. It is inspired by the art and mythology of ancient Mesopotamia, specifically the legendary warrior-king Sargon, whose dynasty controlled Mesopotamia for over a century.

Sargon is the brewers' interpretation of the classic rum-and-ginger beer combo called a "Dark & Stormy". Organic ginger contributes the signature aromatics of this spice, along with a snappy heat. An aging in cognac/rum barrels adds the final touches.

It pours deep orange to copper in colour, with a dry finish. Ginger is dominant in this sessionable ale that offers fresh root aroma and snappy, peppery taste. Sweet malt provides a balanced counterpoint. The finish is clean and slightly bracing with gently lingering rum notes.

Sargon's inspiration

Sargon of Akkad, also known as Sargon the Great, was the first ruler of the Akkadian Empire. He is known for his conquests of the Sumerian city-states in the 24th to 23rd centuries BC. He is sometimes identified as the first person in recorded history to rule over an empire.

Sargon's empire, which he ruled from his capital, Akkad, is thought to have included most of Mesopotamia and parts of the Levant, Hurrian and Elamite territory.

Sargon's name means "Legitimate King" in Akkadian. He chose this as his throne name, though it is not known to be his birth name.

Sargon's life inspired many legends and tales, including the Neo-Assyrian literature of the 8th to 7th centuries BC. Tablets with fragments of a Sargon Birth Legend were found in the Library of Ashurbanipal.

Sargon was regarded as a model by Mesopotamian kings for some two millennia after his death. Assyrian and Babylonian kings saw themselves as heirs of Sargon's empire.

Sargon shared his name with two later Mesopotamian kings: Sargon I of the Old Assyrian period, and Sargon II of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.

Sargon of Akkad is also the pseudonym of British right-wing YouTuber and political commentator Carl Benjamin. Benjamin has been a member of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) and was an unsuccessful candidate for the South West England constituency at the 2019 European Parliament election.

Sargon's taste

Sargon is a ginger beer that has been partially barrel-aged in rum barrels. It is a fun and flavourful twist on an English Ale. Organic ginger contributes the signature aromatics of this spice, along with a snappy heat. An aging in cognac/rum barrels adds the final touches to Sargon. It pours deep orange to copper in colour, with a dry finish. Ginger is dominant in this sessionable ale that offers fresh root aroma and snappy, peppery taste. Sweet malt provides a balanced counterpoint. The finish is clean and slightly bracing with gently lingering rum notes.

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