Beers & Ciders for Cocktails
Beer is produced from brewing and fermenting malted barley. Cider is produced by fermenting apple juice.
Beer
Beer is one of the oldest and most widely consumed alcoholic drinks in the world, and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea. Beer is brewed from cereal grains—most commonly from malted barley, though wheat, corn, and rice are also used.
Cocktails using Beer: Bitter Bliss Brew
Ginger Beer
Traditional ginger beer is a sweetened and carbonated, usually non-alcoholic beverage. It is produced by the natural fermentation of prepared ginger spice, yeast and sugar.
Swap with: Ginger Ale
Cocktails using Ginger Beer: Dark’n Stormy, Moscow Mule, Autumn Mule, Berry Nice, Blood Orange Champagne, Brunch Style Mule +8 more
Hard Cider
Hard cider is an alcoholic drink made by fermenting the juice of fruit, usually apples. In many parts of Europe and America, hard cider is known as simply cider.
Stout Beer
Stout is a dark, top-fermented beer with a number of variations, including dry stout, oatmeal stout, milk stout, and imperial stout. Historically, the term stout was used in reference to strongly alcoholic beers. In the 18th century, for example, the term stout porter was used to describe a porter, or dark beer, with alcohol content above 7 percent. In some cases stout was used simply as another name for dark beer.
Cocktails using Stout Beer: Black and Tan, Black Cossack, Black Japan, Black Velvet, Blackbeard
Pale Ale
Pale ale is a typically golden to amber coloured style of ale which is brewed using an ale yeast and predominantly pale malt. The term first appeared around 1703 for beers made from malts dried with high-carbon coke, which resulted in a lighter colour than other beers popular at that time. Different brewing practices and hop quantities have resulted in a range of tastes and strengths within the pale ale family.
Swap with: Beer
Cocktails using Pale Ale: Black and Tan