Beer cocktails combine beer with other ingredients, including other alcoholic beverages, juice, and soda. Basic versions include a Black and Tan, while more advanced versions can include fruit juice and secondary alcohol. Hosting a party and experimenting with different combinations is a fun way to try new drinks, but be aware of the potency.
A beer cocktail is an unusual alcoholic creation that combines beer with a variety of other ingredients. There are cocktail recipes available for nearly any type of beer, from deep, dark porters to pale, fruity ales. Beer cocktails may be an acquired taste for some, but they’re a wonderful way to combine flavors and conduct sometimes bizarre experiments with drinks.
The most basic varieties of beer cocktails are a combination of two different beers. A Black and Tan, named for paramilitary officers of the Irish Revolution, is a layered mix of lager and stout or porter’s. A popular Halloween drink is the Black and Orange, which combines a stout like Guinness with seasonal pumpkin ale. An Evil Santa is a similar holiday drink, combining stout with a holiday or Christmas beer. These basic strains are a good introduction to beer cocktails before moving on to more advanced versions.
Combining beer with a different alcoholic beverage can lead to a variety of strange-sounding but often tasty results. Perhaps the most famous beer cocktail is the Black Velvet, traditionally a combination of champagne and Guinness. There are dozens of different recipes for snake bites, mixing beer or lager with apple or pear cider. A popular bar drink is the Sake Bomb, in which a shot full of hot sake is dropped into a pint of beer and then shot down.
Beer can also be mixed with juice or soda to make a simple beer cocktail. A popular mix is the classic Shandy, which combines beer with lemonade, ginger ale, or lemon-lime soda. A similar drink is the bee, a layered drink of porter and orange juice. Barhiers in Japan are often extremely fond of Broadway, a beer-and-cola cocktail or cherry-flavored cola.
For the more adventurous, beer cocktails can become blends of beer, secondary alcohol, and fruit juice or soda. These drinks are generally not for the faint of heart and should be tested with an open mind. A Wisconsin Lunch Box contains light beer mixed with orange juice and topped with a splash of amaretto liqueur. An interesting variation of the Bloody Mary is the Michelada beer cocktail, featuring beer on the rocks with lemon juice, Tabasco sauce and a shot of tequila. The relaxing named Caribbean night is not relaxing at all, it contains stout and a shot of coffee liqueur.
As you can see from the examples above, everything goes well with beer cocktails. To really kick-start a brainstorming experiment, host a party for your friends. Encourage guests to bring their own mostly empty bottles of whatever spirits they have on hand, provide a variety of beers, and let the brewing begin. Or come up with unusual cocktail names and challenge people to make a drink to match them. Keep in mind, however, that blending alcohols can be extremely potent and can cause you to become inebriated faster than usual.
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