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Beer is known for adding an effervescence and brightness to cocktails. While conventional cocktail recipes might seldom accommodate this drink, it is in fact lagers, stouts and certain ales that build a lot of structural density into imaginative modern mixes. Now, beer is appearing more and more in the ingredient list of many experimental mixologists coming up with creative blends.
When you turn mixologist at the next house party you host during monsoons, you might want to try out some of these cocktails made using a frothy, foamy beer which can transform the flavour and texture of your blends. Simple and quick to make, these DIY cocktails are the perfect mixture of airy and citrusy beer variations and signature cocktail staples.
Desi Shandy
Putting a subliminally desi twist on the classic beer cocktail, this shandy infused with the citrusy flavours of nimbu paani is a blend easily made at your next gathering.
Ingredients
- 30 ml wheat beer or lager
- 60 ml homemade nimbu paani or lime water
- A dash of chaat masala
- Mint sprig and a green chilli slice for garnish
Method
- In a tall cocktail glass, mix 60 ml homemade nimbu paani or lime water and a dash of chaat masala. Top this off with 30 ml wheat beer or lager and stir gently. Garnish the drink with a mint sprig and a chilli slice.
Black Velvet
A cocktail complete with the richness and creamy, almost dessert-like finish of a dark stout beer, black velvet is an exquisite two-ingredient cocktail to serve on a cold monsoon evening.
Ingredients
- 30 ml chilled dry stout
- 45 ml non-alcoholic sparkling cider
- Orange wedge for garnish
Method
- In a flute glass, add 45 ml non-alcoholic sparkling cider. Next, layer this with 30 ml chilled dry stout by adding the beer into the glass over the back of a spoon. Once the drink appears adequately creamy and foamy, garnish with an orange wedge.
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Tropical Beer Punch
A drink complete with the flavours of tropical fruity and sweet ingredients, this is a cocktail well-suited for a get-together hosted when monsoons arrive along Indian coastal regions.
Ingredients
- 10 ml quality white rum
- 30 ml pineapple juice
- 20 ml orange juice
- A dash of grenadine syrup
- 20 ml Belgian wit beer
- Ice as required
- Pineapple wedge for garnish
Method
- In a cocktail shaker, add 10 ml quality white rum, 30 ml pineapple juice, 20 ml orange juice and a dash of grenadine syrup. Shake well with ice. Transfer this drink into a cocktail glass and top it off with a frothy 20 ml Belgian wit beer. Garnish the drink with a pineapple wedge.
Beergarita
An inventive, beer-infused take on the classic margarita cocktail, this drink contains all the citrusy elements of the classic blend integrated with the tart, fruity and acidic notes of a premium lager.
Ingredients
- 10 ml tequila blanco
- 10 ml lime juice
- 5 ml triple sec
- 15 ml premium lager
- Ice as required
- Salt and lime wedge for rimming
- Lime wheel for garnish
Method
- In a cocktail shaker, bring together 10 ml tequila blanco, 10 ml lime juice and 5 ml triple sec with ice. Shake well. Use a lime wedge to moisten the rim of a margarita glass. Dip this in salt to make the classic margarita rim.
- Transfer the mixture into the margarita glass containing ice and top this off with 15 ml premium lager. Garnish the drink with a lime wheel before serving.
