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You really, really like beer. We know. But what about beer cocktails? Yes, that’s a thing (cue Aladdin and “A Whole New World”). Here are 21 of our favorite beer-spiked sips — enjoy them with some beer bread or some beer cupcakes. No genie required.

A Whole New World: 21 New-to-You Beer Cocktails

A Whole New World: 21 New-to-You Beer Cocktails

You really, really like beer. We know. But what about beer cocktails? Yes, that’s a thing (cue Aladdin on his magic carpet singing “A Whole New World”). Here are 21 of our favorite beer-spiked sips. Enjoy them with some beer bread or some beer cupcakes. No genie required.


1. Beer Ice Cream Floats: A bit of childhood whimsy and bit of beer make for a real good time. (via Brit + Co.)

2. The Sidewalker: Close your eyes and it’s summertime with this blend of hefeweizen, apple brandy and fresh lemon. (via Bon Appetit)

3. Key Lime Shandy: A drink best sipped with sunglasses. (via Katie at the Kitchen Door)

4. Guinness Cream Soda: Creamy and dreamy. (via Chow)

5. Lambic Sangria: Make a little lambic go a long way with this peachy sangria. (via Brooklyn Brew Shop)

6. The Cure: 99 problems? We just solved them. (via Dinner Series)

7. Orange Brewlius: Just like a trip to the mall, but with beer. (via The Beeroness)

8. Coupe de Ville: It’s a beer! It’s a margarita! It’s magnificent. (via Chow)

9. Michelada: It’s like a Bloody Mary — without all those dang vegetables. (via Running with Tweezers)

10. Weissen Sour: The bourbon makes it better. (via Paste Magazine)

11. Strawberry Beertail: Not a big beer fan? Let the strawberries convince you otherwise. (via The Flair Exchange)

12. Black and Tan: This classic beer cocktail makes use of a pale ale and a stout or lager. Yin and yang. (via Yum Sugar)

13. Vegan Pisco Sour: With pisco, hefeweizen, lime, orange flower water and bitters, this vegan take on the Peruvian classic is bright and fruity. (via Stir and Strain)

14. Hoperal Flip: With IPA, Aperol and gin, this stuff is categorically ‘the stuff.’ (via 10th Kitchen)

15. Grapefruit Beer Mimosa Cocktail: The brightest of the bright. (via Aida Mollenkamp)

16. Snakebite: This stout-and-hard cider combo is a favorite of the English. We certainly understand the appeal. (via Saveur)

17. Blood Orange Shandy: Close your eyes, sip and pretend you’re someplace warm. (via The Boys Club)

18. Watermelon Summer Hoedown: Even more fun than it sounds. (via Chow)

19. Brewed Mary: This is what happens when a beer and a Bloody Mary fall in love and have babies. (via The Beeroness)

20. Skinny Beergaritas: Drink them by the pitcherfull. (via Eat Yourself Skinny)

21. Stout and Espresso Holiday Cocktail: Very merry all year round. (via Brit + Co.)

Shaken or stirred — how do you like your beertail? Talk to us in the comments or say hi on Twitter.

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