Updated March 14, 2013
Drinks made with beer are not technically cocktails because a cocktail is defined as having a distilled spirit as a base (among other 'requirements'). So these are beer mixed drinks, or beer recipes, and many are popular bar drinks so it is best that bartenders learn what goes into these often easy drinks. Also, the bottom list includes drinks with ginger beer, root beer and other non-alcoholic "beers."
View Video: 5 Easy Beer Cocktails
Beer Mixed Drink Recipes:
- Apple Cider Shandy
- Boilermaker (shooter)
- Black and Blue
- Black and Red - from About.com Beer Guide, Bryce Eddings
- Black and Tan
- Black Velvet
- Bourbon, Beer and Barbecue
- Burnt Oranges
- Flaming Dr. Pepper (shooter)
- Giants' Gate Cocktail
- Green Beer - from About.com Beer Guide, Bryce Eddings
- Irish Car Bomb (shooter)
- Irish Coffee Drop (shooter)
- Irish Stout Sangria - from About.com Beer Guide, Bryce Eddings
- Kaepernick's Keg
- Michelada
- Prohibidos
- Pumpkin Shandy
- Red Beer
- Trojan Horse
- Wassail
