Ginger beer
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Ginger beer was a favourite drink of the fourth and eighth incarnations of the Doctor. (TV: The Android Invasion, PROSE: Rip Tide)
The Fourth Doctor drank ginger pop (another name for ginger beer) after arriving on a facsimile of Earth. He offered some to Sarah Jane Smith, but she disliked it. Later, he offered the beverage to Sarah's android double, who drank it without question. This was one of the ways in which the Doctor was able to discern that this was a fake Sarah, and indeed a fake Earth. (TV: The Android Invasion)
The Tenth Doctor used ginger beer as an ingredient of an antidote for cyanide. (TV: The Unicorn and the Wasp)
Ginger beer seemed to have a strong effect on Time Lord physiology; it reduced the ability to tolerate alcohol. (AUDIO: The Kingmaker)
