Cocktails with Beer : Snakebite (beer cocktail)

Snakebite is a cocktail essentially made from equal parts of lager and cider (the alcoholic drink known as hard cider in the United States).

Snakebite is typically served in pint servings. UK licensing laws make half-pint servings impossible, as the two main ingredients are dispensed in strictly controlled half-pint measures. Even if the cider and lager are perfectly clear before being mixed, often the resulting drink will be cloudy and sharp-tasting. Frequently, a dash of blackcurrant cordial, "black", is added as a sweetener; some regional variations assume this as a standard ingredient, but often it must be specified (see variations). Though it is often served mixed, some variants "float" the beer atop the cider in separate layers.

Primary alcohol by volume    
    * Beer

Served    
Neat; undiluted and without ice

Standard drinkware    
Pint glass

Commonly used ingredients    
    * One part lager
    * One part cider

Preparation    
Mixed in equal volumes in a standard pint glass

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Cocktails with beer : Irish Car Bomb

An Irish Car Bomb is a beer cocktail similar to a boilermaker made with Irish stout, Irish Cream, and Irish whiskey.

The name refers to the drink's Irish ingredients - typically Guinness stout, Baileys Irish Cream, and Jameson Irish Whiskey - and the car bombings notoriously used by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) during the Troubles. The whiskey is floated on top of the Irish Cream in a shot glass, and the shot glass is then dropped into the stout. Once mixed, the drink must be consumed quickly because it will curdle.

Primary alcohol by volume
    * Stout
    * Irish whiskey
    * Irish Cream

Served    
Straight up; without ice

Standard drinkware    
A pub glass and a shot glass.

Commonly used ingredients    
    * 1/2 shot Irish whiskey
    * 1/2 shot Irish cream
    * 3/4 pint Irish stout

Preparation    
The whiskey is floated on top of the Irish Cream in a shot glass, and the shot glass is then dropped into the stout.

Notes : Original recipe:
    * 1/2 oz. Irish cream
    * 1/2 pint Irish stout
    * 1/4 oz. Irish whiskey
    * 1/4 oz. coffee liqueur

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Cocktails with Beer: Flaming Doctor Pepper

The Flaming Doctor Pepper is a flaming cocktail said to taste like the soft drink Dr Pepper, although it does not contain any soda. It is usually made by filling a shot glass 3/4 full with Amaretto, and 1/4 high proof liquor (such as Everclear or Bacardi 151) to make it flammable. (The two liquors are not mixed; rather, the high-proof alcohol is layered on top to burn more easily.) The shot is then set on fire and dropped into a glass half-filled with beer. The flaming shot is extinguished by the beer, which foams up and is then quickly consumed. A common variation is to use Amaretto and Kahlúa.

Primary alcohol by volume    
    * Beer
    * High-proof alcohol
    * Amaretto

Served    
Straight up; without ice

Standard drinkware    
A pub glass and a shot glass.

Commonly used ingredients    
    * 1 pint (~13 parts) beer
    * 3 parts Amaretto
    * 1 part high proof liquor

Preparation    
Layer the two spirits in the shot glass, with the high proof liquor on top. Light the shot and allow to burn, then extinguish by dropping it into the beer glass. Drink immediately.

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Cocktails with Beer : Down Low Cocktail

This cocktail (a variant of the Reisinger) is made with a shot of whiskey topped off with beer. The "Down Low" in the title refers to the fact that the hard liquor in the mixed drink is concealed by the beer. It is a cheap but effective drink popular with college students in New England.

In a Highball or Old Fashioned glass mix
    1 part Bourbon Whiskey.
    7 parts American Beer (e.g., Budweiser, Coors, Michelob, Pabst Blue Ribbon).

    * Often a shot of Tennessee Whiskey (e.g., Jack Daniels Black Label) is used instead, as it is commonly available in any bar.
    * American micro-brewed beers (i.e., Sam Adams, Harpoon, Naragansett) are often used for their higher alcohol content. New Englanders like them for their low price and availability.
    * Budweiser makes a sample-sized 8-ounce can, called a "Little Bud-dy", that was designed for beer cocktails. It is often put next to a glass with a finger or more of Bourbon in it so the drinker can pour it himself.

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Boilermaker : beer cocktail

A boilermaker is a beer cocktail consisting of a glass of beer and a shot of whiskey, tequila, or vodka. The beer is either served as a chaser or is mixed with the liquor. When the beer is served as a chaser, the drink is often called simply “a shot and a beer.”

Drinking

Boilermaker Type : Beer cocktail

Primary alcohol by volume

* Beer

Served

Neat; undiluted and without ice

Standard drinkware

A pub glass and a shot glass.

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Shot Glass (Standard).svg

Commonly used ingredients

* Pint of beer (13 parts)

* One shot (1 part) spirit:

o Whiskey

o Tequila

o Vodka

There are various ways to drink a boilermaker:

Generally speaking, the Boilermaker is merely a glass of beer with a shot of whiskey

served on the side. The shot goes down in one, and the beer follows, being sipped rather than

quickly downed.

* Traditionally, the liquor is drunk in a single gulp and is chased by the beer.

* The liquor and beer may be mixed by pouring or dropping the shot into the beer. The

mixture may be stirred, if desired.

* The liquor may be poured directly into an open beer can after removing some of the beer

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Cocktails with beer : Black Velvet (beer cocktail)

The Black Velvet is a beer cocktail made from stout beer (often Guinness) and white, sparkling wine, traditionally champagne.

The drink was first created by the bartender of the Brooks's Club of London in 1861, to mourn the passing of Prince Albert, Queen Victoria's Prince Consort. It is supposed to symbolise the black or purple cloth armbands worn by mourners.

Preparation

A Black Velvet is made by filling a vessel, traditionally a tall champagne flute, halfway with chilled stout beer and floating the sparkling wine on top of the stout. The differing densities of the liquids cause them to remain largely in separate layers (as in a pousse-café). The effect is best achieved by pouring over a spoon turned upside down over the top of the glass so that the liquid runs gently down the sides rather than splashing into the lower layer and mixing with it.

Similar drinks

* When cider or perry is used in place of the more expensive champagne, it is known as a "Poor Man's Black Velvet". The recipe differs in that the stout is floated on top, since cider and perry have a different density than champagne.

 * In Germany, a version of this mixed beer drink made with schwarzbier (a dark lager) and served in a beer stein or beer mug is called a "Bismarck". According to Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, the "Iron Chancellor" supposedly drank it by the gallon.

 * A similar effect is achieved by the "Black and Tan", which is a mixture of a dark and a light-colored beer, though the more similar specific densities allow for less distinct layers.

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