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10 Beer Cocktail Recipes To Keep Your Memorial Day Extra Cool
Nothing says summertime like popping open an ice-cold beer — until now. Instead of going for the bottle or the can, consider drinking your beer in cocktail form this Memorial Day. From sweet citrus shandys to icy-cool floats, your favorite brew just got a whole lot cooler with these 10 recipes.
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Michelada
A Michelada is basically the original beer cocktail. The Kitchn’s recipe adds tons of heat to Mexican beer with hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and chili powder.
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Grapefruit Shandy
Skip the canned summer shandys and step up your cocktail game with A Cozy Kitchen’s grapefruit version. Make yours with just four ingredients: beer, juice, water, and sugar.
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The Bull
The Shiksa in the Kitchen’s cherry-sweet cocktail packs a punch! It mixes beer with vodka and rum, and gets its color from a healthy splash of grenadine.
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Ginger Beergaritas
Ok, you got us. This spiced-up margarita from How Sweet Eats calls for ginger beer, not the real stuff. But adding a little Tecate couldn’t hurt, could it?
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Beer Floats
Adding ice cream to beer? We consider Ari’s Menu genius for coming up with this creamy creation.
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Rum Cider
Save this recipe from Jelly Toast Blog for a cool summer night. The hard cider beer and rum-fused cocktail will warm you right up!
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White IPA + Raspberry Beermosa
We’ll take this beermosa for a weekend brunch on the beach! You can’t beat waking up to this fizzy, citrusy sipper from A Better Happier St. Sebastian.
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Pitcher of Micheladas
This big-batch version from Up Close & Tasty is made with Bloody Mary mix and extra-spicy sriracha.
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Irish Ale Cocktail
If you like your whiskey, you’ll love it with spicy ginger and a squeeze of lime, per Love and Lemons.
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A Broadway
We love that A Beautiful Mess made this cranberry-beer mixer with homemade cranberry soda.
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