Beer cocktails?
A Web site called That's The Spirit has a number of recipes for "beer cocktails."
One called a Michelada is made as follows:
"Pour your beer into a glass filled with ice and add the juice of one small lemon. Add a dash of soy, Tabasco and Worcestershire. Add a pinch of salt and pepper. For some, a true Mexican Michelada is not complete without a shot of Tequila mixed in ."
Ugh!
I can see "lager a lime," a dash of lime juice in a light larger.
And maybe on a very hot day a shandy, which is a mixture of beer and lemonade.
But that's as far as I can go.
How about you? Are you open to the idea of cocktails made with beer?
Comments
A-B has a Budweiser Chelada, for the Hispanic market, which is Budweiser and Clamato mixed together.
Don't forget your Irish Car Bomb or a Chocolate Truffle
(Young's Double Chocolate Stout with a splash of Lindemans Framboise (Raspberry) Lambic)
Posted by: Chippewa29 | May 27, 2009 10:56 AM
Similar to the shandy is beer mixed with...well any fruit-flavored soda. I first heard it as 1 part Beer, 1 Part any Fanta flavor. A friend of mine brought back the recipe(?) from Germany. I tried it, it was good. I've since made do with Sprite and Sunkist since then.
But other than that, I'm with you, that's probably the end of my beer cocktail list. I've had a few different Michelada recipes while traveling through Mexico. Some were fine, basically a little lime and a little something hot. But some were meaty, salty nightmares. I've been afraid of them since.
Posted by: Jim | May 27, 2009 10:59 AM
Oooh ... my two favorite beverages (Young's and Framboise Lambic) combined? Thanks for the tip, Chippewa29, I need to try this!
Posted by: Car | May 27, 2009 2:15 PM
Back in the 70's there was a product called Hop - N - Gator. It was a mix of Gatorade and beer.
Posted by: RayRay | May 27, 2009 2:36 PM
We had a bev in college called "sip and go naked" Beer, vodka, and pink lemonade. Good times.
Posted by: SeagullDude | May 28, 2009 1:01 PM
I first saw the Michelada at a Mexican restaurant in Houston, which offered it as an option for any beer. Their version was a splash of lime juice, a generous shot of Tabasco, and a salted rim on the mug. I was sure that this was some sort of cruel trick they played on the tourists for fun.
Posted by: Nick | May 29, 2009 3:01 PM