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I have done a few cocktails with beer in them but never beer cocktails so this week I will make the most well known beer cocktials. I think the last one may end up being the drink of the summer.
Michelada (aka Red Beer):
Cut a lime wedge and rub it around the rim of your glass
Rim you glass with Tajin spice mix (can sub salt)
Add ice to your glass
2 oz. or 60 ml. Tomato Juice
1 oz . or 30 ml. Lime Juice
Tabasco to taste
Worcestershire sauce to taste
Tajin to taste
Give it a stir
Top off with Tecate (or mexican lager)
Shandygaff:
Equal Parts
Smithwick's Red Ale
Ginger Beer
Radler:
Equal parts
Harp Lager
Angostura Lemon Lime Soda
Black Velvet:
Equal Parts
Sparkling wine (or champagne if you have it)
Guinness (or other stout)
Half and Half:
Equal Parts Ale and Stout
Brooklyn Tai:
In Shaker
.75 oz. or 22 ml. Lime Juice
.75 oz. or 22 ml. Orgeat
2 dashes angostura bitters
1 oz. or 30 ml. Appleton Estate Rum
Add ice and shake
Strain into tiki mug
Top off with Brooklyn Lager
Garnish with mint and lime wheel
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[@pyeitme508]

Wow

[@bubu1le295]

Big

[@darthsinister9942]

Any cocktails to use strawberry lager

[@tobin9575]

For Radler Sprite is often used, but there are plenty of nme brands Like Gösser (austrian), Shöfferhofer Grapefruit is also very very popular.

[@4StringSickoSIXX]

Try a black russian with a topped with a sweet dark beer, it's like drinking dark chocolate cake

[@RJFMurray]

Am I the only one that's really disappointed that he didn't just put a beer in a glass and grate nutmeg over it and say "And there it is! Your first beer cocktail!"

[@karstenkunneman5219]

John Townsends be like (yes I know this is a 2 year old comment)

[@shutuppabs323]

4 drops. Goes on to release 7 full streams of hot sauce “I might have gone a little heavy handed on the hot sauce.” Yeah, Greg. Yes.

[@MrTheSmoon]

as a German hearing Radler referred to as a cocktail feels odd

[@hannahwismath243]

You mean because it‘s not considered alcohol😂😂😂

[@r.m.ocinneide6935]

Bestimmt. Vergiss nicht der komische Art er sagt „Radler“ auch 😂

[@GridironGnoll]

my brain and heart hurt

[@the_senate8050]

Radler is a soft drink, change my mind.

[@DereineBrotmann]

@@the_senate8050 Radler is a sportsdrink. no? okay. but i tryed :D

[@jsalmons84]

My experience is here in LA, Micheladas (with an “h”) are spicy clamato and lime beer cocktails and are literally everywhere. Our little bodegas even have styrofoam cups that are rimmed with a mix for you to pour your tall boy Mexican lager can into to make your instant michelada on the go. My travels in Mexico when ordering a michelada vary, mostly by how many gringos visit the region. Cheladas are universally available in Mexico though. Also, michelada means “mi chela helada” or “my iced beer” based on my experiences.

[@chloedamone3014]

with an n minch e

[@LifeEnemy]

​@@chloedamone3014 ¡pinche michelada!

[@CaffienatedMothman]

My ex moved back to florida and apparently most people she talked to had never heard of tajin. Here in Texas it's just kind of known as 'fruit seasoning' and it's stacked high around the watermelons.

[@paladonis]

Is the same in Southern California and Arizona in my experience too. Everyone knows it and always around the fruits, especially watermelon.

[@xdifficultviper9916]

Depends where she’s at, lots of Hispanics of Mexican descent around my area so it’s veryyyyy popular. In central Florida btw

[@elliotdeclet594]

I think she’s an outlier tajin is popular here too

[@stinkyfungus]

Its killer sprinkled on watermelon, mango, pineapple, etc.

[@talonviperchef4048]

You can see the similarities there. In southern China you get a lot of sour fruits (unripe mangos, sour papayas) coated with sour plum powder, chilli powder, and/or salt. Sometimes you find soy sauce in there to but I haven't tried that.

[@torgfriednilzram1248]

In Germany we say: "Radler ist kein Alkohol.", and I think that's right. 😂

[@RyanFrizey]

What does that translate to?

[@timshark6800]

@@RyanFrizey Radler is not alcohol

[@pyroforlife6051]

Lol genau das hab ich auch gedacht wo ich das Radler gehört hab XD

[@themtnlord]

Surprised there was no bananaweizen or cola weizen.

[@amoredfist]

@@themtnlord well in germany weizen istn very popular anymore except a small part of bavaria. most people in germany drink pils or helles, een in bavaria helles is no1 by a huge margin. weizen is mostly beer of very old bavarian men. and banana weizen is like a meal, drink one and your full. :D

[@robtype0]

To add to the confusion around shandy, in the UK, the word "shandy" usually refers to a 50/50 mix of beer and lemonade (the sprite-like type). This can either be a lager shandy or a bitter shandy. We also have the lager top, which is a pint of lager but the pull is stopped about half an inch short of full and topped off with lemonade. It's a popular choice for summer, or if you're hungover and would like one slightly easier-drinking mouthful before you fully get back on it.

[@tombooze74]

He hasn’t done his homework

[@ShrapnelTwo]

Yeah I can also confirm this 👍🏾

[@frasersweeney7229]

I don't know if I'd ever use sprite or a similar lemon & lime drink in a shandy, anytime I've made them I've went for either R Whites or Schweppes lemonade

[@ShrapnelTwo]

@@frasersweeney7229 yeah, personally I'd go with R White's, I feel it has more zing

[@robtype0]

@@frasersweeney7229 Absolutely. He referred to the clear, sparkling type of lemonade as sprite-like in the vid so that what I was referring to.

[@DerDoctor69]

A few other good ol‘ german Beer „cocktails“: Goaß Maß (literally Goat Liter): 1/2 l Dark Beer, 1/2 l Cola, 2 cl (or to taste) Cherry Liquor (best is Ecke‘s Edelkirsch) Isar Wasser (called that because it is as green as the Isar): equal parts wheat beer and apple or orange juice, top it of with blue curaçao (around 2-4cl) Russian: Equal parts Wheat beer and Citrus Lemonade Cola Weizen: Equal Parts Wheat Beer and Cola

[@paddybo3128]

no Banana Wheat Beer?

[@DerDoctor69]

@@paddybo3128 never heard of it

[@paddybo3128]

@@DerDoctor69 it's the same as Cola Weizen, just with equal parts of Wheat beer and Bananajuice. You can get it more and more often here in Germany but no everywhere.

[@CharredSteak]

@@paddybo3128 I’ve never even heard of banana juice in the US lol, sounds like it would be damn good

[@davidbischof7951]

I´d put a shot of Asbach in my Goaß Maß aswell, i think its the regional traditional way to do it where i live

[@melthrandir]

I’m not sure if harp is the best choice for a Radler. Irish beers do have a different taste from German ones. And in Germany, at least nowadays, Radler is not limited to lager but it’s made with all possible kinds of beers. The Austrian Gösser Radler is really popular.

[@Dreadnought_XIII]

where i live you will always get a pils for radler, and that is a type of lager

[@12Blackangel12]

Vorallem die plärre die die in den usa Bier nenen ist ne Beleidigung. Und wer Bier mit irgendwas mixt gehört weggesperrt.

[@iliapachulia9012]

Is a so obwohl warum Radler so berühmt ist bei uns versteh I sowieso net

[@LupoSenpai]

@@iliapachulia9012 Ganz einfach, schmeckt gut

[@ArigatoPlays]

Gösser beste

[@rezalustig6773]

Black Velvet IS one of my favorite drinks. I agree with Greg, to some extent: the taste is dominated by the bubbly, but I like the rich maltiness the stout gives it. For those of you who haven’t had it, I highly recommend trying it for yourself . And don’t feel too bad about not being able to layer the drink: I haven’t gotten it down either. If you want to try, though, you’re supposed to pour the stout in first, and then slowly pour in the bubbly over the back of a spoon.

[@robertwilloughby8050]

Try a Blanc De Blancs for the Champagne. With Blanc De Blancs being a little lighter than your standard Champers, that should (would?) preserve the taste of the stout a bit more. Unfortunately, that might make your Black Velvet a bit expensive..... but probably worth it!

[@trequor]

I saw this is a cocktail book and thought it looked disgusting. I was blown away by how good it was

[@gregtataryn]

There is a bar near me that does a “Poor Man’s Black Velvet” which is cider with stout. That is pretty good. The hard part it finding a good dry cider. So many in the states are too sweet. Even English and Irish ciders get sweetened for American tastes.

[@acidfruitloops]

Called a snake bite commonly in the states

[@cptreech]

@@acidfruitloops In the UK that's Cider and Lager, often topped with a shot of blackcurrant cordial the infamous "Snakebite and black"

[@acidfruitloops]

@@cptreech Ifn I recall in the states that's a brass monkey, along with brass monkey being a premixed cocktail as well back in the day. Been a bartend for 7 years or so now, don't get much call for any of these.

[@mrwoodchuck94]

Try Slovenian Cider if you can get it

[@decemberssorrow2742]

I like my cider to be a good mix of dry and sweet.

[@TwashPandah]

The specific combination of Smithwicks and Guinness I've actually seen called a "blacksmith" in various Irish pubs its an excellent layered beer combination one of my all time favourites

[@lukaspeprnik9460]

Radler is quite popular in Czech Republic, typically lager beer+”yellow lemonade” (lemon soda)

[@lenz-a-lot]

People make fun of it here in Germany: "Radler ist kein Alkohol" (Radler is no Alcohol)

[@bigfrankfraser1391]

isnt beer and lemonade a shandy

[@Slommy99]

@@bigfrankfraser1391 thats what I thought

[@bigfrankfraser1391]

@@Slommy99 funnily enough, shandy may be lemonade and beer, but try beer and cream soda, it tastes more like shandy than the actual shandy recipe

[@bishbosh4815]

I read this exactly when he said radler 😳

[@johnmichaelduffy7414]

Recent subscriber here, absolutely love the show. I think the on screen notes regarding your remarks for each drink might be my favorite part. Fantastic job.

[@FearDVA]

The pour in that wine glass was hardcore. Never seen someone fill it up to the brim before.

[@andrewdriver3318]

That's half the bottle!

[@constantinecloud9209]

Poor guy is stressed 😩

[@kellypg]

Shit. Is a bottle of wine not just 2 servings?

[@ChaosTherum]

@@kellypg Haha I'm thinking the same thing, I usually get two glasses out of a bottle.

[@FearDVA]

@@kellypg You're not wrong...

[@josiahhopkins9188]

Snakebites are a Guinness and Cider version that is pretty good. We always use strong bow cider. To get the float, you really need to pour the stout over the back of a spoon. Works great every time.

[@iWishmaster]

The radlers I know in Germany and the Netherlands are made with pilsener and a brewed lemonade, sometimes also with a weissbier. Delicious on a hot summer day!

[@timgabel8020]

As a German I actually never thought of a Radler as an Cocktail xD But yeah... great when it's hot.. especially as a starter after you did something exhausting.

[@hendrikwilfriedlaporte5755]

In Belgium we never make them 50/50, rather 1/3 lemonade or coke or other and 2/3 pilsner. I guess we rather like to taste a little beer in it cause otherwise you might just drink a lemonade :p

[@dannyguthrie360]

In the uk we call the lemonade one a shandy, ive never heard of the ginger beer one gonna have to give it ago.

[@craiglodzinski]

Beer Cocktails are an underappreciated art, too often bars are either good Beer Bars or good Cocktail Bars (Or more often good at neither!), would love to see more fusion, especially with the different flavour profiles you can get from craft beer these days.

[@samuelhenning1841]

One of my favorite spots in Phoenix (Culinary Dropout) has an entire beer cocktail menu that is pretty solid.

[@jonathanmiller5089]

You need a round spoon to pour the Guinness in after the first pour. You can order the spoon you need online or can make you own at home but it helps to keep the Guinness separated during the pour, pretty much the same concept as a black and tan. It looks lovely watching the mix

[@TheRealFDR]

A barstool works aswell

[@michaelstone7197]

I would love to see an episode going over various shooters (Alabama Slammer, B-52, Boilermaker). I think making an Alaskan Polarbear Heater from the original Nutty Professor would also be really fun!

[@hendrikwilfriedlaporte5755]

Over here in Belgium we have a version called 'Black metall' which is a black vodka dropped (glass and all) in a good Belgian pils beer turning the whole beer black.

[@LeakyBellows]

I doubt that it really counts as a cocktail, but one of my favorites is the "Polish Martini" (that's what we've always called it, anyway). It's just a light beer with three olives and about an ounce of olive brine.

[@The_Skwerlmaster]

Red Velvet is one of my favorites: Guinness layered over port wine

[@aidanboyle7374]

Oooh, that sounds good!

[@HighwaytoHoserville]

Gotta try this.

[@DillyDilly95]

Idk if really a "cocktail" but there's the "Irish Car Bomb" were you take a shot of Irish whiskey add Guinness and right before drinking it drop a shot glass of Baileys, and chug before the Baileys curdles.

[@ChaosTherum]

One of my favorites, I've got wrecked many of times on an Irish Car bomb.

[@TheFandragon]

Love these. I want someone to rename them so I can order one in an Irish pub without being worried about getting thrown out tho'.

[@TheTastefulThickness]

Thata not the irish car bomb. Im not even sure what you're trying to say. You plunk a shot glass of whiskey that has a baileys float on top into a pint of guinness and then drink

[@masterblasterT47]

My favorite beer drinks: Beer and shot:simply a pint of lager mixed with a shot of campari. Snake bite:lager mixed with blackcurrant cider. The Huntmaster:a pint of lager or ale and a shot of jägermeister.

[@weste22]

A friend of mine likes to serve a drink called „Tipsy Bee“. It’s basically a Bee’s knees filled up with some Lager. Tastes really good!

[@dawsonlytle3027]

If you're trying your hand at beer cocktails, you owe it to yourselves to try a Nascar Spritz! Its a whole bottle of Miller High Life, minus one sip, with an ounce of Campari and a lime ribbon. The two liquid ingredients play surprisingly well together, and you get an incredibly refreshing summer drink.

[@sidechain0]

Sounds good

[@williamthomas9830]

sounds like the spaghett

[@jrdougan]

I find it works better with an IPA.

[@weste22]

Nice idea

[@WilliamPeterson-WLP]

I've had similar called a Shlitzoni.

[@7yfighter]

If you want your drinks to layer better (especially if they’re the same consistency like beer and champagne) you should vary your temperatures. Have the bottom one be ice cold and the top one be room temp and they’ll be more likely to stay separate.

[@emorodo]

The michelada is not quite the "mexicana" michelada. To begin with, it is a bit complicated sin the name varies form different regions in mexico and there are lots of different variants adding all sort of stuff from shellfish to gummys. In general you have the basic version which is just lime and salt and maybe a rimed glass with salt, then you have the spiced up version which adds hot sauce (typically tabasco sauce), worcestershire sauce and Magui sauce. Those two are the more common ones, then there is Clamato con cerveza which I think is what the recipe here is taring to make, but it uses Clamato instead of tomato juice (probably in a bigger proportion also), in general we don't really drink tomato juice here in Mexico, we use Clamato instead.

[@YourLottery]

Clamato and beer is also popular in Canada, probably because Clamato is ubiquitous due to the popularity of the Bloody Caesar.

[@aestivalis1]

I came here looking for the Clamato reply before I made it. That’s what I thought was the most common way, with Clamato

[@mariannakump8857]

Yes, I love it made with Clamato! 😊

[@spammeister1]

When I can get Clamato in St. John's, Nfld and San Diego, CA...but apparently nowhere in between. I can only imagine how much worse a Michelada is with Tomato juice.

[@mariannakump8857]

@@spammeister1 they make it that way in Brooklyn, NY.

[@cuzgreen]

Schweppes or R-Whites are probably the go-to branded Lemonades for making shandy in the UK. Any generic lemonade will suffice though, all depends on personal taste.

[@madslav2915]

Here in Germany most Radlers are made with Sprite. Just to let you know. Cheers!

[@brunogiambroni1422]

Perfect drink in the summer.

[@Palmwedler92]

Never heard of a Radler made with Sprite. Greetings from Hessen ;)

[@fabianhager3812]

Radler is beer rape😂

[@ishaaqmartin3564]

In the old German colony now Namibia. It was initially called Shandy until the local beer company which used to make strictly Reinheidsgebot beers started producing radlers. Edit: I am ashamed. I called those good innocent lagers beers and now I must go to beer hell.

[@GG-yo2tg]

The best one is made with real good lemonade with real lemon

[@RadioLasPegasus]

For the Black Velvet, the stout goes in first, then carefully float the champagne on top. I usually gently pour it over the back of a bar spoon, to prevent it from foaming. Works great for layering.

[@t.dominey4150]

"At what point does a lager top become a shandy?" ~Socrates

[@Chzydawg]

"Cereal is a soup" - Pythagoras, probably.

[@sh4dowchas3r]

"Hotdogs aren't a sandwich" ~Plato.

[@eliasbischoff176]

They go into the room to try, but find Diogenes, already having drunk everything

[@samuelfisher8195]

When the barman holds the button on the coke gun for too long

[@OldClassTreky]

The german trifecta of summer beer mixes is Radler: beer with a lemon/lime sode like sprite, Allster: beer with an orange soda like fanta, and Drecksack(dirtbag): Beer with a coke. There is also the evil Creature from the south, that is somewhat controversial: the Bananenweizen, wich is what it sounds like

[@gellasztomania1643]

German tourists at Plattensee often refer to Beer + Fanta as "Benzin" and Beer + Coke as "Diesel" I dunno maybe because they're on holiday and don't want to use too harsh German words lmao

[@herocommand]

@@gellasztomania1643 Nah its just a regional thing. Never heard cola+beer being called drecksack only diesel or simply cola-bier

[@danmartin313]

I remember we used to drink something called a "Thames water" which was coke and stout, pretty good actually

[@Bucee2279]

One beer cocktail I just recently created (at least I think I did lol) is a Michojito: 1 can of Mic Ultra infusion ( I used prickly pear) 1 shot of spiced rum/ or to taste (I used Papa’s Pilar) Simple syrup to taste Half a lime Mint leaves Strawberries sliced Build it all in the glass with some ice. It is so good!

[@benjaminotalora363]

Micheladas are my folk's favorites! The family recipe includes a dash of maggi sauce, use huichol for the hot sauce, sub tomato juice for clamato. makes a world of difference

[@ianstiehl1994]

Not sure if I'd use clamato if I'm still using It's Worsteschire sauce. That's a lot of salt and umami

[@westieclo]

Maggi sauce is so good for a variety of reasons.

[@paulogryzek4740]

Yo, internet! My ass is on here to confirm that Benjamin Otalora's folks' michelada recipe is delicious!

[@Lewdcifer889]

Germany got quite a few beer „cocktails“ Eventhough we don‘t consider them as such. Like a Diesel (Beer with Cola), Berliner Weisse (Berlin Beer with Waldmeister Soda or some sort of raspberry soda) Something similar to a Radler but with Grapefruit Soda, Beer with Waldmeister Liqueur, Beer and an Energy Drink and so on

[@NukesMark]

I’ve grown up drinking black velvets and I must say that my preferred iteration is with fruitier champagnes or even with some mead instead

[@thebooj8752]

I’ve been subbed to bright cellars for 6 months now and it’s a very good deal. Most of the wines bottles are $20+ if you look them up online. Such a fun way to solid wine from all over different countries.

[@zynetik]

The "CH" in Michelada is pronounced as in Chigago.

[@SherioCheers]

ahh I thought it was pronounced like the ch in "Michelob"

[@Ghostofrandysavage]

Came down here to say the same thing.

[@harryazcrac5223]

chiGAGO

[@jetttttttttttttts]

It’s weird cuz he says chelada correctly lol. Mi-chelada

[@donprovolone1425]

This is the comment I was searching for lol glad im not crazy

[@ajs.7363]

One of my favorite beer cocktails is the Lunchbox. 1oz Amaretto, 1 Lager, top with juice of choice [lime, orange, pineapple]...Enjoy!

[@augustgrayson5975]

The michelada is actually a little better with clamato

[@Tsukasa829]

That's actually the way I've always seen the recipe. They're normally pretty interchangeable, but I prefer clamato for its flavor and its normally smoother than most tomato juices.

[@thomasschitka851]

100% onboard with the Clamato juice. My go-to summer beverage is 1/2 spicy Caesar and 1/2 Labatt 50.

[@kedrickswain6509]

So, weirdly, the Clamato version is sold as just a “Chelada”, where the michelada I know has no tomato at all, just all hot sauce.

[@augustgrayson5975]

@@Tsukasa829 that's how I am too. It's good both ways but I definitely think the clamato adds just a little more flavor

[@MohawkMiniatures]

For the black velvet, pour the guiness into a different glass and then layer it over the champagne. It's settled a little more at that point and is easier

[@joshtoohey5206]

Brass monkeys should really be a part of thus conversation. Or "beer mosas" to the fancy and hip among us. My trashy friends and I always just called em brass monkeys. Also had a Corona with the bottle neck topped off with a silver tequila that was top marks. Happy drinking!!

[@sgrau]

Favorite is OE 800 + orange juice when on a budget

[@joshtoohey5206]

@@sgrau ah hell yeah

[@Cyco-iu5if]

My favorite beer "cocktail " is a snake bite, lager and hard cider equal parts. Fantastic.

[@kondition-kode-nine]

NB the Victorians drank a sweeter champagne, and traditional stouts and porters were quite sweet as well. Todays stouts and champers are much drier. Black and Tan is also used to refer to pale ales with Guinness. Historic note, that up till the 1970's Guinness only employed those of the Protestant faith not Catholica at their Dublin brewery. The Black and Tans were a police militia deployed by the British in Ireland before Independence. They were not as popular as the drink.

[@MrTrilbe]

Haven't had a pint of Black and Tan in a while, it's finding bar staff who are either old enough to know it or serve a lot of older people who still drink it

[@Jayboot]

In the uk we mix lemonade (whites, sprite, 7UP) with larger and call it shandy. Also in a pub you can ask for a larger dash, which is a 6/8 pint of larger topped up with lemonade.

[@nikolaswirz4022]

My guilty pleasure is Diesel. That’s what we call beer and coke lol.

[@GridironGnoll]

its tasty

[@gruggerduggerhoose]

Scotland has red diesel; half pint lager, half pint cider, splash of blackcurrant juice. Very refreshing and dangerous lol

[@graydo16]

I liked the coke one and then was given one made with Fanta. Do not try this 🤢

[@gernetrug2019]

If you like beer and coke i reccomend beer and dr. Pepper

[@benharbak]

I've seen beer cola in Germany. The particular kind I spotted was a colaweizen.

[@supercastor1336]

Have you ever tried “Embuscade” ? It's a cocktail from my hometown of Caen, Normandy. It goes two parts calvados, three parts white wine, 5 parts lager, a dash of grenadine and (optional) a dash of lime juice. Usually served in a pitcher. I don't really drink much but I know people usually love it.

[@tmy3119]

Quick note: it’s pronounce “mee-Che- lada” not with a k for the ch

[@1azMicaela]

Plus he had it spelled wrong on the viewer recipe list

[@AwkwardAtmo]

“Michael-Ada” -htd

[@saminashael809]

Hi nice pic,where you from

[@ImNotAThief]

My favorite Half and Half is a Left Hand Nitro and a Southern Tier IPA. Honestly a solid combo.

[@bernietoth]

2:21 “you’re overthinking (overdoing) it” says the guy who cracks ice cubes by hand for almost EVERY drink

[@pupyasko1233]

"Radler" is calles "Alsterwasser" (Alster Water) in Hamburg. The Alster is a river running through the city.

[@iamthebeaver1486]

Also known as the shit-river I might add

[@PaulRitzkat]

The correct name of this drink, I might add!

[@DereineBrotmann]

In my mothers home region (niederrhein) there is a bis difference between Radler and Alster(wasser). One is made with Fanta and one with Sprite. But don't ask me what is what, I allways get them confused...

[@IsSarahPi]

I'm British and my favourite part about going to Central Europe is having a Radler. So refreshing and excellent for hangovers.

[@ninjachicken8939]

Forgotten Weapons said in a Q&A that he wants to collab an episode with How to Drink.

[@robcampbell3235]

Seems like a french 75 would tie in nicely...

[@SStyx-qp1bg]

Holy shit that would be awesome

[@germx1488]

Gun Jesus and the cocktail sultan

[@mannix444]

🤣

[@nomorenames7323]

I would absolutely love that. Ian seems to know a good deal about whiskey.

[@grind9069]

Bloody Beer is my go to beer cocktail. Light beer, bloodymary mix, and cup.

[@morrigankasa570]

My favorite mixed drink/cocktail with Guinness is an "Irish Car Bomb". Anyway please do a cocktail using ROMANA SAMBVCA liquore classica.

[@MattStub]

More of a shot, less of a cocktail.. Unless you like to let it curdle as you sip it lol

[@morrigankasa570]

@@MattStub Ha, Ha true you don't want the curdle but is still "technically" a mixed drink and is only way I can drink Guinness. Though cooking with Guinness is a different story I once made some Beef Brisket that I marinated in Guinness and was delicious sane for have made stews with Guinness as well.

[@paulsahr8581]

Well Radler is typically made with Export Beer. In most english speaking countries the closest thing is Lager. The way I understand it, is that Lager is a collective Term for all bottom fermented beers. Depending on the region in Germany you can also get sour Radler, wich is Export with seltzer instead of lemonade. And you can also make Radler with Pils and Hefeweizenn. Great Video as always

[@TheDeekins]

Greg almost delivering that classic Kyle Hill outro: "be good to each other, because this is all we got"

[@mitchellpark7157]

My favorite beer cocktail is a Red Monk: A pint of Belgian style quad topped with Lindeman's raspberry framboise! It's smooth, fruity, and has a pretty decent ABV!

[@danielharrison5868]

How was there no snakebite. The greatest of all beer cocktails.

[@gruggerduggerhoose]

Correction; the black-out-iest of all the 16 year old party cocktails 😂

[@a-logicofficial6864]

But non it is a good beer cocktail!

[@gemmasalmon9667]

Correction: snakebite and black. Fruity.

[@torvous346]

Love me a snakebite. Try a guiness and black currant cider if you ever get the chance, its divine.

[@gemmasalmon9667]

@@torvous346 oooo… half and half?

[@MrEntertainer89]

As Austrian ( Bartender) we use Sprite or 7up to make the Radler . We also use a Herbal Lemonade called Almdudler .

[@jasonfisher8529]

Tecate! Well done :) Waiters at Mexican restaurants are always surprised when I order Tecate (rather than Corona or something) ... because they like it best, too LOL

[@blary5298]

A solid choice but I usually go Negro Modelo or Pacifico.

[@oe3phen]

Bohemia

[@chillausmc]

Michelada totally awesome with ZingZang bloody mary mix and lime. I cant stand it how good this is during the summer

[@MattStub]

When it comes to layering Guinness on things, I don't know how well it will work coming out of a can or bottle, but when we used to pour these through a tap we would place a spoon under the nozzle to help it disperse. All in all the layering was still pretty good on the champagne, and that is a new one for me. Guinness also does surprisingly well with a good Vanilla Bean ice cream too.

[@richardallen144]

Stout milk shakes are a thing in Chicago

[@mellowinsanity3492]

I personally am in love with this drink I call a beer mosa.. I make it half and half with a light ale and orange juice along with some Tajin in the drink not around it

[@jfrunn]

Colombian Latinos be yelling " You missed our Refajo!" Light beer, mixed with Colombiana Soda (labeled as a champagne kola) on Ice, in the states you can also find Ambassador Cola which will also work, the cola kinda tastes like a lighter flavoured bubble gummy flavoured pop/soda.

[@Endquire]

When I was young I got this encyclopedia of wine, beer, and spirits. In the beer section when it is going through British beers, I recall it saying that a particular style either made for, or known for making "distinctive" shandies.

[@Jack_Hurst]

Beer cocktails? Nice. We’re one step closer to Skyrim mead!

[@iliyastoleubekov7736]

You do know that mead is an actual type of beer made from honey

[@kenansabic2901]

@@iliyastoleubekov7736 Wine

[@lordsergal8783]

@@kenansabic2901 Isn't Mead the beer with Mjød being the wine. In any case, the Elder Scrolls cookbook has those recipes.

[@RyM3ks]

@@lordsergal8783 Mead is more of a honey wine and I think Mjød is just a scandinavian word for mead. Honey beer is called braggot - they brew it pretty much like a beer but replace at least 50% of malts with honey.

[@AndyE30]

Mead is honey wine and can be bought all over. Close to me is place called Brothers Drake Mead in Ohio

[@globbaslobba]

ive been a proud lover of modelo limon y sal chelada. its perfect in a frosty giant mug all summer long

[@Error8834-v8g]

You should talk to ian over at forgotten weapons and see about doing a cross over episode event thing

[@Man_Emperor_of_Mankind]

Doing some historical drinks with Ian and Karl would be pretty cool

[@ViktoriousDead]

Greg is too much of a soy boy for that

[@AMSinc301]

50ml of Ruby Port in a pint of Stout (I have sometimes heard it referred to as Purple Velvet) is delicious and pretty popular in the UK. Some breweries have started selling it pre-mixed.

[@attackandsnack]

Black velvet was always known to me as a Guinness layered onto cider. You definitely need to use a spoon to pour the Guinness onto, but it layers really well with cider and Guinness. It's yummy even though it's blasphemous for Guinness fans lol

[@Ulfstigandr]

What type of cider? Bout all i can find locally anymore is Aces or Angry Orchard

[@MetaFish42]

My favorite beer cocktail is one I had at a bar near me several years ago; it was a New York Sour but instead of wine it had Empire Brewing's Deep Purple (a fall release concord grape beer that's only okay on its own). It was very balanced and refreshing and I make them for myself sometimes

[@j0hndobile802]

"The Mick'Elada" Mental Note from an avid Chela drinker. Replace the Tomato juice for Clamato Original, it isn't as sweet at the Tomato juice. Replace the Tabasco for Valentina, not as spicy but has more depth of flavor. Salt and Pepper on your ice before you begin the mix. A good brand of Worchester Sauce always helps. Fuck that salted rim shit, it just fucks up your mouf'.

[@levigraf5225]

Valentina is like the best hot sauce, makes a GOOD STEAK MARINADE!

[@raymondbarnett7061]

came running to find this comment

[@hendrikwilfriedlaporte5755]

The best Worcestershire sauce there is is Lea & Perrins since they are the original from Worcestershire England but I don't know if it's available in the states.

[@zeyface6366]

Yeah for some reason just don't like a salted rim on any drink Love michelladas though

[@alexisabanana1]

just want to say as someone from the UK (well Scotland) if you ask for a shandy these days you will get lager and lemonade my dad used to always order one, when playing lawn bowls. best combination in the UK is kronenbourg 1664 & Schweppes lemonade

[@badkost5065]

In germany you typically buy Radler in a bottle and don't make it in your own

[@minuteman4199]

In Canada, about 5 years ago "Radler" became quite popular to the point where just about every brewery makes it, except they're all grapefruit and beer, which is odd. They're quite good, but I don't know where the idea of grapefruit came from.

[@badkost5065]

@@minuteman4199 Grapefruit is popular in germany to so maybe it's a German thing to 🤷

[@cookingwithmeyself]

In the PNW we love to take a big swig out of a tall boy of Rainer and fill the can back up with lemonade. So nice in the summer

[@scottscripter2016]

In College a beer cocktail for us was when you weren't careful someone would just pour liquor in your mug!

[@tsurugi12]

Important for mixing beer with soft drinks in Germany. Always Insert the beer first. There are also Variants for the Radler with Fanta Orange. And under a different name with Cola. Also try a "Hefe Weizen" with grape juice. Like the Schöfferhofer Grapefruit. Really good for the summer

[@Reiji77]

Recently tried some stuff and came up with a Banana Beer: Monin Banana Syrup, a little fresh Limejuice to make it less sweet, ice and London Field's Brewery 3 Weiss Monkeys, spiced it up with some gold rum like Captain Morgan. Liked it a lot.

[@Jaziem]

I kinda want to see how The Last Dab would hold up in that first drink. I have always found Tabasco sauce very tame. Looks like I have something to attempt over the weekend.

[@velphidrow]

Tabasco is supposed to be tamr

[@eggwhiteknight6450]

Let us know how it goes cause I’m curious about that.

[@Jaziem]

I may regret it but we shall see LOL

[@eggwhiteknight6450]

Yea maybe but you never know.

[@forbode]

From the NE of England and my understanding of a "half and half" is a half bitter and half pale ale. We also have a "black and white" which is half stout and half lemonade and as others have said a shandy is half lager and half lemonade.

[@robbiemccann8970]

I'd imagine it's mostly a question of semantics but most of the time when you ask for a shandy in a British pub you'll get 50/50 lager and lemonade. The lemonade being clear and sparkling. You can get a bitter shandy which would be ale and lemonade in the same proportions. A Raddler would be lager and cloudy lemonade. I've never served an ginger beer shandy, but i might try one next time i get an evening off! Please, please, please do not make a shandy with sprite or 7-up. The lime flavours there will not play well with the beer!

[@victoryveshinojosa]

Many variations to the Michelada but my favorite is with Negra Modelo beer. Swap out the tomato juice for Clamato. Freshly squeezed lime juice, worcestershire sauce, tabasco and a few dashes of celery salt at the top. Delicious. Spike with vodka if you are more daring. Basically a Canadian Creaser with beer.

[@kobinaireland4058]

Thanks for clarifying the term Black and Tan. As someone who lost family to them, being asked by American friends if i drink them was always very awkward haha

[@silphid4079]

one of my favourite drinks: Goaßmaß. Its an bavarian drink and its sooo good You just take a 1 Litre (or 0.5) glas and pour in dark beer and coke 50/50 and than cherry liqueur (Eckes Edelkirsch) something between 4 and 6 ounces. trust me thats heaven on earth.

[@siegbert_schnoesel]

Greg, as a Fan of Smuggler's Cove, it's a shame that you forgot about the Donn Day Afternoon.

[@EdwardDowner]

Her in Jamaica we do love shandies, but also we love our Steel Bottoms and Copper Bottoms, which are Red Stripe Beer with a white rum or a red rum respectively.

[@Llangwmgow]

Just fyi, in Britain we just call Worcestershire Sauce, 'Wooster' Sauce. No one's got time to add the '-shire' at the end lol.

[@adamlong5753]

When you did the shandygaff, I paused the video and went to make one. It's very good. I added some lime juice and a little hot sauce, it's now amazing. Thank you for making this!

[@Anaguma79]

Smithwick's pronunciation is somewhere between "smitticks" and smiddicks." Edit: Greg got there eventually.

[@Saltalotl]

I always presumed it was 'Smivick'

[@MrMCDiggles]

When he said Smith wicks I got hella triggered

[@saminashael809]

Hi nice pic,where you from

[@fortyinthestreets]

I’m happy you didn’t disrespect the michelada, I’d use Clamato instead but they’re perfect for a hangover

[@ThePanickedMonk]

I've always referred to half Bass and half Guinness as a Black and Tan, and half Harp and half Guinness as a half and half, but either way, you make a good point, the Black and Tan historical reference isn't great..

[@TomRyanMKE]

This is correct. The Black & Tan, referencing British soldiers occupying Ireland, is made with Bass, an English ale; whereas a Half & Half is made with all Irish beer and doesn't recall the murder of Irish football spectators.

[@ariswitty99]

My buddies and I used to go to an Irish pub near campus and the black velvet was always the first thing we got

[@jonclark2234]

Only Greg can put more syllables into ‘orange’ than he does in ‘Orgeat’

[@dpchiko17]

Black Velvet when it was served to me in a pub was with cider instead of champagne, the flavors were really good

[@TheNovaGoose]

You ever do a snakebite? The guys at Clawhammer did one with their homebrewed cider and beer. Perhaps a bit of a crossover episode?

[@chistodex]

We call that a poor man's Black Velvet.... but it is tasty

[@MortRotu]

@@chistodex we call it snakebite in the UK cos you can add a shot or 2 of spirits to it and have a 'Snakebite and venom'