26 Drinks That Prove Mixing Beer

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Black Velvet Beer Cocktail Recipe
Makes 1 drink
1 part chilled Guinness
1 part chilled brut sparkling wine
Pour the Guinness into a chilled pint glass and let the foam subside. Place a
spoon on the inside of the glass, horizontal to the beer, and pour the bubbly
over the spoon so as to encourage the wine to float on top of the beer. Drink,
refill, repeat.

Sidewalker

Ingredients
1 1/4 cups applejack
1 1/4 cups fresh lemon juice
3/4 cup pure maple syrup (preferably Grade B)
6 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
4 cups chilled Hefeweizen beer
3/4 cup chilled club soda
8 lemon wedges
Preparation
Stir first 4 ingredients in a large pitcher. Add 1 cup ice. Cover and refrigerate
until well chilled, about 2 hours.Gently stir in beer and club soda. Fill 12-oz.
highball glasses with ice. Divide cocktail among glasses. Garnish with lemon wedges
and serve.

Bananenweizen (Banana Wheat Beer)

Recipe

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Difficulty: Easy | Total Time: 15 to 30 Minutes | Active Time: 3 to 5 Minutes. | Makes: 1 Cocktail

When I was stationed in Germany I tried this delicious concoction that only the true beer
afficionados, the Germans, could come up with.
Banana Beer or Bananenweizen as its known in Germany, tastes best with Wheat Beer. The
banana flavor blends well with the fresh taste of wheat beer and gives it just a slight sweetness.
Perfect for sipping after dinner, or anytime.

INGREDIENTS

1/2 Liter Weissbier (Wheat Beer) - preferably a German Brand (i.e. Weihenstephaner).

1/10 Liter Banana Juice

1 Pilsner beer glass

INSTRUCTIONS
1.

Chill a hefeweizenbier glass, (a tall pilsner glass).

2.

While keeping the glass at an angle, so that it does not develop too much foam, pour
the beer into the glass.

3.

The bottleneck should be dunked slightly into the beer and then slowly pulled up.

4.

Since the yeast that settles at the bottom of the bottle is a small remnant of wheat beer,
shake the bottle and dump it into the wheat beer glass.

5.

Once the foam head sets, fill the glass with well chilled banana juice.

Bul's Eye!

Some people are beer purists. Each beer type has a special glass. The idea of
putting a lemon in anything but a Hefeweizen is tantamount to treason.
Confusing with an IPA with an ESB is as crazy as saying you have ESP in your
IPO.

To you I say bul! No, not bull. Bul! As in the refreshing beverage sipped by
Cubans that incorporates beer, ginger ale, and lime juice. Never heard of it?
Never fear, Ill show you how

Youll need four limes, 1 12 oz can of light beer, 1 12 oz can of ginger ale, 1
2 tablespoons of sugar, and ice.

Juice enough limes to make 1/3 cup. Youll need about 3 limes for this. (Hints:
Nuking your limes for 5-10 seconds will help get the juices flowing. A citrus
reamerwill make quick work of the juicing.) Thinly slice the remaining lime for
garnish.

Pour the lime juice into a pitcher, then add one 12 oz can of your favorite light
beer. Make sure the beer is cold!

And one 12 oz can of chilled ginger ale.

Add one to two tablespoons of sugar, to taste, and stir it up until the sugar is
dissolved. (Superfine or bakers sugar makes this go faster.)

Serve it over ice and add a lime slice garnish.

This is the perfect beverage to enjoy with a Cubano, a toasted Cuban sandwich.
Stay tuned for that recipe next week!

SNAKEBITE
In the UK they drink a lot of hard cider. They usually have several varieties on tap at most
bars. Also popular in the British bar scene is the Snakebite, which is a layered concoction of
beer and cider. The best of both worlds.
Our rating: B+ A pretty interesting combination of flavors, and especially good if you can find
the blackcurrant syrup.

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RECIPE

1/2 a pint of beer. Brits like to use lager, in the States we seem to use Guinness more. I guess we think it's
more "authentic." For craft brew lovers, try Old #38 Stout from North Coast Brewing Co., orBlack Sun
Stout from Three Floyds Brewing Company.
1/2 a pint of hard cider, such as Woodchuck or Strongbow.
a dash of blackcurrant syrup (optional)
Pour into the same glass. If you want to get really fancy, use the back-of-the-spoon method. Turn a spoon
upside-down over the beer and gently pour the cider over the back of the spoon. This allows the cider to
pour down the edge of the glass and rest on top of the beer in a pousse-cafe layering..

2.

WHERE TO FIND IT
Try local Irish pubs. Usually they'll advertise Snakebites if they serve them. Really, any bar that serves
cider on tap can make you a Snakebite. It's the blackcurrant juice, a necessity by the drink's definition in
England, that's really hard to find. Try Whiskey Tavern on Baxter Street in Manhattan, orThe Slaughtered
Lamb in the West Village.

Spicy Michelada
Makes 2

Ingredients:
2 teaspoons honey, spread into a thin layer on a plate
1/4 cup kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika

1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)

2 limes, juiced (plus extra lime wedges to garnish)
2 cups light Mexican beer
2 1/2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons hot sauce (preferably a more vinegar based hot sauce such as Tabasco)
1 teaspoon low sodium soy sauce
1/2 jalapeno, seeded and diced (optional)
freshly cracked black pepper
1. Dip the rims of two glasses into the honey. (you want only a very thin layer)
2. Place salt, paprika and cayenne (if using) onto a plate and stir together with a fork until
combined. Finish rimming glasses with salt mixture, fill with ice and set aside.
3. Fill a large shaker partially with ice followed by the remaining ingredients, except for the
jalapeno. Close and shake until well mixed. Divide mixture among the two prepared glasses
and finish with lime wedges, black pepper and jalpaenos (if using). Serve.

Chelada/Michelada
There are quite the variations of micheladas. Some are made with lime juice and assorted
sauces, spices, peppers, and tomato juice, but I like to keep mine simple and make more of a
Chelada.

INGREDIENTS:
1/4 cup ice
Mexican beer (recommend: Dos XX or Tecate)
cup fresh lime juice
Sal Limn or coarse salt

DIRECTIONS:
Moisten rim of glass with a lime and coat with Sal Limn or salt. Add ice and lime juice. Add
beer, and drink before the ice melts.

Lemon Shandies
Ingredients

1/2 cup sugar

3/4 cup fresh lemon juice (from about 4 lemons), plus wedges, for serving (optional)

8 mild pilsner beers (12 ounces each)

Directions
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Place eight 16-ounce glasses or mugs in the freezer.

In a small saucepan, combine sugar and 3/4 cup water over medium heat. Cook, stirring, until
sugar dissolves, about 1 minute. Refrigerate until cool, at least 10 minutes and up to 1 week.
In a 2-cup liquid measure or small pitcher, combine sugar mixture and lemon juice. Pour 1 beer into each
chilled glass; add about 1/4 cup lemon mixture and, if desired, a lemon wedge. Serve immediately.

Blood Orange Shandy

Yield: 1 drink
Glassware: Pint glass
Ingredients
1 bottle wheat beer
1 can or bottle of blood orange soda
Orange slice, for garnish
Instructions
1. Fill a pint glass three-quarters of the way with the beer.
2. Top with blood orange soda.
3. Garnish the rim of the pint glass with an orange slice.

How to Make a Red Eye

For anyone who's seen the Tom Cruise movie Cocktail, you'll be familiar
with this drink. It's definitely a pick-me-up/morning after drink to get you
up and running.
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1 oz (30 mL) vodka

6 oz (180 mL) refrigerated tomato juice
12 oz (350 mL) beer
1 egg

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1.

Pour 1 ounce of vodka into the frosted mug.

2.

Add 6 ounces of refrigerated tomato juice into the mug.

3.

Open one can of beer (12 ounces) and pour it into the mug and leave
upside down to let the beer pour into the juice.

4.

Crack egg. Drop contents into the mug. Do not stir.

5.

Serve drink.

Black and Tan

Made with traditional Guinness Draught and Harp Lager, when made right the Black and Tan
forms two distinct layers in the glass. The secret to making a great Black and Tan is the Black
and Tan spoon and the proper pouring technique. Follow our simple steps for the perfect pour!
Step 1:
Pour a pale ale, like Harp Lager, into a pint glass, filling the glass halfway. Whether the glass is
half full or half empty at this point well, thats your call.

Step 2:
Float the Guinness on top to fill the glass by slowly pouring it over the back of a teaspoon. Place
the spoon down in the glass just above the lager (it may help to bend the spoon so it fits down in
the glass). As your pour the Guinness, slowly raise the spoon until the glass is full.
Step 3:
Remove the spoon; two distinct layers will appear in the glass. Enjoy!

The Dirty Flower Recipe

Difficulty: Easy | Total Time: Under 10 mins | Makes: About 7 servings

Pegu Club bartender Kenta Gotos lovely cocktail La Fleur de Paradis spends its evenings
perched atop a weathered zinc bar, sipped by the beautiful people of New York. Our rendition of
it using wheat beer instead of champagne is more at home in a plastic cup, enjoyed by folks
sporting cut-off shorts and soaking in the sun on a picnic blanket or the open gate of a pickup
truck.
What to buy: We like Plymouth English gin in this drink because of its smooth juniper finish and
earthy flavor.
St-Germain is an elderflower liqueur that is sweet and floral. It can be found at high-end liquor
stores and online.
Game plan: If youre bringing this to a tailgate or party, make the recipe through step 2 and
keep chilled. Add the cold beer when ready to serve.
This drink was featured as part of our Beer Cocktail Recipes photo gallery.

INGREDIENTS

1 medium grapefruit

6 ounces gin, chilled

4 1/2 ounces St-Germain elderflower liqueur, chilled

3 ounces freshly squeezed lemon juice (from about 3 medium lemons), chilled

3/4 teaspoon granulated sugar

3 dashes orange bitters

6 (12-ounce) bottles wheat beer, such as Paulaner, chilled

INSTRUCTIONS
1.

Using a vegetable peeler, remove 6 wide strips of peel from the grapefruit, making sure
to avoid the white pith; set aside. Squeeze 3 ounces of juice from the grapefruit and place in a
3-quart container (save the remaining juice for another use).

2.

Add the gin, St-Germain, lemon juice, sugar, and orange bitters to the container and stir
until the sugar has dissolved. Add the beer and gently stir to combine.

3.

To serve, twist one grapefruit peel over a beer glass or cup and drop inside. Top with
the beer mixture and serve.

Guinness Cream Soda Recipe

Difficulty: Easy | Total Time: Under 10 mins | Makes: About 6 servings

The classic, nonalcoholic version of a cream soda contains club soda, cream, and usually
vanilla syrup. Our boozy version uses vanilla and ginger liqueurs instead of syrup and the
creamy froth of Guinness stout instead of cream to take this drink from soda fountain to bar top.
What to buy: Domaine de Canton is a ginger-flavored liqueur that can be found at specialty
liquor stores.

Navan vanilla liqueur is a vanilla-infused Cognac made by Grand Marnier. It can be found at
high-end liquor stores or online.
We preferred the creamy head attained with canned Guinness Draught versus the bottled
variety.
Game plan: If youre bringing this drink to a tailgate or party, mix the ginger and vanilla liqueurs
together and keep chilled. Add the cold club soda and beer when ready to serve.
This drink was featured as part of our beer cocktails recipe slideshow.

INGREDIENTS

6 ounces Domaine de Canton ginger liqueur, chilled

6 ounces Navan vanilla liqueur, chilled

3 (12-ounce) cans club soda, chilled

3 (14.9-ounce) cans Guinness Draught, chilled

INSTRUCTIONS
1.

Place the ginger and vanilla liqueurs in a (6-cup) pitcher and stir to combine. Add the
club soda and stir gently to combine.

2.

To serve, fill a chilled pint glass halfway with the club soda mixture. Holding a spoon
over the glass, slowly pour the Guinness over the back of the spoon until the glass is full. Stir
gently if desired and serve immediately.

Summer Hoedown Recipe

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About 3 quarts, or 8 servings

15 mins, plus 90 mins chilling time

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2 tablespoons granulated sugar

1/4 cup maraschino liqueur, preferably Luxardo
4 (12-ounce) bottles white beer, such as Hoegaarden, chilled

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Steamroller Recipe

Difficulty: Easy | Total Time: Under 5 mins | Makes: 1 drink

Steam beer, created in California in the 1800s, is made with lager yeast and fermented without
refrigeration at ale fermentation temperatures. The result is a beer that is full-bodied and more
bubbly than ale, but still clear and crisp. San Francisco bartender Joel Teitelbaum uses the
unique qualities of this style of beer in a cocktail sweetened with cherry and elderflower liqueurs.
What to buy: Cherry Heering is a Danish cherry liqueur invented by Peter Heering in the early
1800s. It is viscous and sweet with an intense dark-cherry flavor. A little goes a long way, so use
it sparingly in cocktails.
St-Germain is an elderflower liqueur that is sweet and floral. It can be found at high-end liquor
stores and online.
This drink was featured as part of our Beer Cocktail Recipes slideshow.

INGREDIENTS

1 ounce St-Germain elderflower liqueur

1 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice

1 ounce rye whiskey

1/2 ounce Heering Cherry Liqueur

Ice

1 lemon twist

1 (12-ounce) bottle steam beer, such as Anchor Steam, chilled

INSTRUCTIONS
1.

Place a pint glass in the freezer to chill.

2.

Combine the St-Germain, lemon juice, rye, and Heering in a cocktail shaker and fill the
shaker halfway with ice. Shake vigorously until the outside of the shaker is frosted. Strain into
the chilled pint glass and add the lemon twist. Top with the beer.

Coupe de Ville Recipe

The Grand Marnier-spiked Cadillac margarita is a staple in chain restaurants across

America, but weve turned it into a tailgate-party big-batch cocktail by adding frosty lager.
Pair it with some Tacos al Pastor before a day game and youll forget how uncomfortable
those bleacher seats are. Game plan: If youre bringing this to a tailgate or barbecue,
combine all the ingredients except the beer beforehand and keep chilled. Add the cold beer
when ready to serve. This drink was featured as part of our Beer Cocktail Recipes photo
gallery.
Ingredients

tequila

lime juice

orange juice

orange liqueur

light mexican beer

For the instructions please see Chow.

Cuisine: Mexican
Yields: 7servings

Total Time: 5 minutes

Steps:

juice

stir

combine

serve
Equipment:

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GRIDIRON PUNCH

6 bottles beer

2 cups pineapple juice

12 ounces lemon-lime soda

Lemon, lime, and orange for garnish

Serves 6

Simply pour and stir! Now, you can use disposable cups but if you want to add some fun,
then pre-pour this gridiron punch into mason jars.

Tie with jute or a ribbon in your teams colors and add a little tag like this one which has the
recipe for guests to take home! Love this tag? Here is a downloadable copy for you! Print as
many as you need.

Make a gridiron punch for the kids too! Just omit the beer by mixing the pineapple juice,
lemon-lime soda, and citrus garnishes. Be sure to label these clearly for kids. Serve with
striped paper straws in your teams colors and youll be on your way to tailgate perfection!

Stay tuned for more fun tailgate decorating ideas coming soon!

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Ingredients

Ice

medium orange, thinly sliced

6 ounces raspberries (about 1 cup)

6 ounces Lillet Blanc, chilled

2 (11.2-ounce) bottles Hoegaarden white ale, chilled

1 (750-milliliter) bottle Framboise lambic, such as

"Lindemans,":http://www.vinquire.com/wines/search/buy/?
search_text=Framboise+Lambic&myrets chilled
Combine all of the measured ingredients in a large pitcher and stir until evenly mixed. Serve
over ice.

MxMo Retro Redemption: Harvey Weissbanger

This months Mixology Monday theme, as chosen by me, is Retro Redemption. The challenge:
To resurrect a cocktail from the Dark Ages of mixology that fell between Prohibition and the
contemporary cocktail renaissance, defending it on its merits or giving it new life with the
addition of better techniques and ingredients.
This is a fitting theme for me to choose, because part of my job as a brand ambassador for
Lucas Bols is promoting Galliano, an Italian liqueur flavored with anise, vanilla, and other herbs.
Galliano was absolutely huge in the 1970s, showing up in a variety of cocktails served against
the wall and by far most prominently in the Harvey Wallbanger. My parents, who dont drink
much but do keep a well stocked bar for guests, include a bottle of Galliano in their collection.
They estimate they acquired it around 1978. I am pleased though not surprised that Galliano
has shown up in several of the MxMo entries that have been sent in so far.
In the year-and-a-half that Ive been working for Bols Ive thought off and on about how to
update the Harvey Wallbanger, which is made with vodka, orange juice, and Galliano. Theres a
good flavor pairing there. Vanilla and orange go very well together. Look at the Creamsicle
cocktail or the success of the Orange Julius chain. This combination works. The ingredient that
doesnt bring anything except alcohol to the drink is vodka. Its just there in the background, not
doing anything aside from getting people drunk. So to modernize the Harvey Wallbanger, the
obvious thing to do is replace the vodka with something else.

So OK, what else pairs well with orange? If you read this blog you know that I love beer
cocktails, and people have been putting oranges in wheat beers for years. Sometimes they do
this in the brewing stage, as with Belgian witbier thats flavored with coriander and orange peel.
Sometimes a wedge of orange is simply added to the rim of the glass, as with some less
complex American wheats. Either way, this is another flavor pairing that works.
Putting these pairing ideas together, you can omit the vodka and replace it with beer. Then you
get the Harvey Weissbanger:

1 oz Galliano
2 oz orange juice
6 oz quality wheat beer
Build in an ice-filled collins glass, stir gently, and garnish with a strip of orange peel.
You can make this with just about any wheat beer, but the more flavorful ones work best. At
my beer cocktail seminar with Ryan Conklin last month we served it with the Upright Four made
here in Portland. For something more widely available, the classic Weihenstephaner is also
fantastic. Give it a try. I think its a refreshing beer cocktail for sipping on the patio or knocking
back at brunch.

Cascadian Caipbeerinha
A Portland favorite.

2 oz Novo Fogo Silver Cachaa

2 wedges lime
2 wedges lemon
6 mint leaves
0.5 oz agave nectar
Ninkasis Total Domination beer or another IPA
Muddle citrus and agave nectar. Add mint and cachaa and shake with ice. Top with beer in the
mixing glass and serve

Beer Cocktails: Redneck Mother

Ever since I first had a "beer-tail" at Beaver's Icehouse, one of my favorite places in Houston, or
the world, I have longed to create one of my own. It seemed so simple, and yet so terribly
difficult - I know which liquors go together, but what goes with beer?

I started with sloe gin, beloved of Anglophiles and snooty mixologists, and Lone Star, beloved of
me, while floating down the river. While some friends had suggested that 'Down the River With
Nancy' would be a delightful name for a cocktail, I was stuck on 'Redneck Mother', and sloe
gin (which is red) and Lone Star (which is a little redneck) seemed to fit the bill. To this I added
ruby red grapefruit (newly in season - buy local!) and ginger beer. I confess I was inspired in this
by the Shiner brewery's summer seasonal, the Ruby Redbird, which is (was) brewed with ginger
and grapefruit. So it's unsurprising that the finished product is a bit reminiscent of Shiner's
summer brew - but that's not a bad thing. I could use a little remembrance of summer right now.

Redneck Mother
1 oz Rio Star ruby red grapefruit juice (fresh-squeezed!)
.75 oz sloe gin (Get the Plymoth, if you can. It's a bit hard to find, but completely worth it. If you

can't hunt down the Plymoth, use a bit less, as other brands tend to be sweeter.)
Lone Star beer
Ginger beer

Add the sloe gin and grapefruit juice to the bottom of a pint glass (or mason jar). Fill the
remaining portion of the jar halfway with Lone Star and top with ginger beer. Cheers.

Beer Margaritas

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4 12 ouncebottles cold light-flavored beer

1 cup (8 ounces) tequila

1 12 ouncecan frozen limeade concentrate, thawed

Lime wedges
Kosher salt, for rimming glasses

directions
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In a large pitcher, combine the beer, tequila and limeade. Rub a lime wedge around
the rim of each of glass and dip it in the salt. Pour the margaritas into the glasses and garnish
with a lime wedge.

Hangman's Blood Drink Recipe

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1/4 oz gin
1/4 oz Rum
1/4 oz Whiskey
1/4 oz brandy
1/4 oz port
oz Guinness stout
oz Champagne

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1) Add all five shots to a pint glass
2) Fill to top of glass with champagne