6 Craft Beer-Styled Cocktails to Try This Summer!

It’s summer time, which also means a it’s grab-a-cold-craft-beer-at-anytime-of-day season. If you don’t want to stray too far from your craft beer, but want to try something new.. we recommend you try to mix it up a bit with some craft beer cocktails! This is a fun way to mix it up and the best part is that many of these ingredients are likely found hanging out in your fridge/freezer!

The ones we’ve chosen here for you are pretty easy with most having 3 ingredients or less! These recipes are there for you to follow, but if you want to heat things up a bit please feel free to get a little crafty even if that means adding more alcohol than suggested 😉 !

Let’s start with some simple ones:

Boilermaker– 1 part whiskey and 1 part beer

We suggest that you stick with a lighter beer in this case because whiskey is considered a heavy alcohol. You can try a darker beer as well if you would prefer. We suggest Alesmith’s Extra Pale Ale as a lighter beer option, and if you want it to be heavier you can try using Alesmith’s Wee Heavy Scotch Ale. The lighter craft beer will help lighten up the whiskey, which naturally gives this cocktail an extra kick. To be safe we suggest 2oz of whiskey and 6oz of beer. If you experiment with a variety of whiskeys out there, we are sure you will find your perfect concoction!

Black Velvet– 1 part stout and 1 part sparkling wine or champagne

Want the best of both worlds? With this drink you get both craft beer and “wine” in one! For this pair, we suggest picking your favorite light sparkling wine or champagne and pairing it with a fun stout like Belching Beaver Peanut Butter Milk Stout. There are many different tasty stouts to experiment with this one! Try 4oz of each first and then you can adjust from there!

Snake Bite– 1 part lager and 1 part hard cider

This one is a bit on the lighter side. For the lovers of hard cider this could be a good way for you to transition into more craft beer. It could also be a good way to spice things up if you’re tired of just craft beer. We suggest Ballast Point Longfin Lager and your choice of hard cider. This craft beer cocktail is great with either a fruity cider or sticking with an original. We suggest mixing 4oz of each and you can add more of either if you feel the need.

Adult Root Beer Float– 1 12oz bottle of adult root beer and 1 or 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream

Did someone say dessert?! If you love root beer, vanilla ice cream and alcohol… you can’t go wrong with this winning combination! There are more and more options these days when it comes to hard root beer, but we suggest Mission Brewery Hard Root Beer. This one is not overly sweet, which is a good thing in our opinion since vanilla ice cream itself will add to the sweetness. So grab a spoon and dig in!

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Radler– 1 part lemon-lime soda and 1 part weissbier (or white beer)

This one is pretty common especially if you’re familiar with German beer. It can also be mixed with lemonade! To follow the German tradition we suggest Karl Strauss Windansea Wheat and your favorite lemonade or lemon-lime soda. This is another one that works well with a 50/50 ratio, but it can be made with more or less of either to meet your taste.

Southern Shandy– 12oz of light beer, 3/4 cup of lemonade and 1/4 cup of peach brandy

This is a fun one! You can choose any kind of lemonade or fruity brandy to mix it up. We would suggest a blonde to create this shandy like Saint Archer Blonde Ale or you can try a fruity, light beer like Green Flash Passion Fruit Kicker to add a bit more fruit flavor. If you are looking for something fruity and refreshing with an extra kick this is one combo that is perfect for a fun, summer craft beer cocktail.

If you have some these ingredients or beers on hand, have some fun and mix away. Nothing like a fun craft beer cocktail to sip on during these warm summer evenings! We hope you enjoy!

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