Beer Cocktails

Founders Breakfast Stout with Cap'n Crunch

i was just joking but that's funny. that actually sounds interesting.

 

I was also in this camp of scoffing at people for putting OJ in their ZD (dustosas). Eventually tried it, and it is actually very good. The OJ and the citra hops mesh nicely. Obviously I prefer my ZD straight, but it is by no means a waste to make a dustosa. Take this with a grain of salt though, I have fairly easy access to ZD and its brewed year-round. I would never do this with a beer that I don't have easy access to or don't get to enjoy often.

I've seen "beermosas" on bar/restaurant menus at 2 places I can remember this past year. It really isn't as ludicrous as it seems. Try making a beermosa with a more readily available floral/citrusy IPA. Its surprisingly tasty.

 

I only had an irish car bomb I liked and would do again. I do like the chase beer but I am not a big fan of mixing. I almost added some Woodford reserve to DFH palo santo the other day, AKA NY eve. but I stuck with my orange.

 

I always thought beer-cocktails were a bit blasphemous, but my gf recently brought me back a case of Westbrook Gose from her trip and I have a new favorite beach drink.

Juice from 1/2 a lime
2oz of pineapple juice
1+oz of tequila
12oz Westbrook Gose

I plan to play around with some other ideas. Anyone else try anything like this?

 

Wow, that really does sound awesome since the only liquor I ever actually enjoy is tequila.

 

I invented a pretty simple one in the days of my youth. It had a lewd name (reflecting my attraction to southeast asian women) that I won't repeat. Haven't tried it in years. It may not be as good as my 25 year-old self remembers.

1 pint Singha
1 shot apricot brandy

 

My beermosa is OJ with Paulaner hefe. Sometimes with a nip of vodka in there.

 

Ten FIDY (or stout/porter of your liking) poured over some quality vanilla ice cream. Makes a nice float. The ratio is up to you

 

Half a Guinness and port.

And the old classics,
Lion bitter, half a bitter topped up with a bottle of light ale. So called as a northern accent turns 'a light and bitter' into
A li' 'n' bitter.
A Mother -in -law, a mix of old and bitter
A Granny, a mix of old and mild.
Barley Bitter, a bitter with a drop or two of barley wine

 

Beer and a shot of irish whiskey. Keeping it simple.

 

Short article on beer cocktails on BBC -

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-28683074

 

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2014/jul/31/craft-beer-shandy-five-recipes

 

I had a few of those for my birthday last month. Before then I haven't had it several years. Try an Irish Bus Bomb. Its the same thing as the car but only pour a glass of Bailey's with a full shot of Jameson's in a pitcher of Guinness. Never tried it but seen it on The Layover With Anthony Bourdain.

Anyway, as for beer cocktails, I've used Old Rasputin or Long Trail Stout with Eggnog and Knob Creek. I haven't been able to get it right though, the bourbon is a bit overpowering.

 

I always wanted to try a beer-Bloody Mary cocktail. I was thinking that perhaps a nice Hefeweizen would work with that.

 

The kinderd spirits in BA mag issue #86 called breakfast of champions is awesome!

 

My favorite has been a DIPA(7-11oz), pick one, V8(8-4 oz), garnish with vegetables and spices. Hello to football mornings.

 

i wouldn't call my practices "cocktails" as the volume of additions are in very small quantities. below are a few whiskeys i've used as well as some home concocted bitters. the Jefferson's 100% Straight Rye bottle centered has worked really well with multiple beers. most of the instances i've resorted to going this route have mainly involved porters & stouts, in some cases that were allegedly barrel aged, where as i've felt the beer was weak or missing enough that it needed some help. i use a medicine dropper (leaning against the bottle).

 

A shot of amaretto topped with 151, light on fire and drop into glass filled with 2/3 of a bottle of coors light. Chug the whole thing in one drink.


Good old Flaming Dr. Pepper.

 

Bartender at my local gave me a Shipyard Pumpkin Head with a shot of Vanilla Vodka, it was pretty good. But I prefer my beer to consist of beer, and for that beer not to be Shipyard Pumpkin Head.

 

Woodford Reserve is not a good bourbon. So many people get turned off from bourbon because of Woodford. Woodford Reserve is a very overrated bourbon. There are many better options out there at the same price point - Buffalo Trace, Weller 12 Year (if you can find it), anything from Four Roses, Elijah Craig 12 Year, Evan Williams Black Label or Evan Williams Single Barrel.

Different bourbons certainly provide different nuances when adding to stouts. I'll bet you have much better results if you try this same mix with a better bourbon. I have tried many different bourbons in stout and Four Roses Single Barrel is by far and away my favorite. Coincidentally, Bell's uses only Four Roses bourbon barrels to age Black Note. And don't pour too much bourbon in your stout. A tablespoon is plenty, maybe even less. You want to enhance the stout, not dominate it.