26 Drinks That Prove Mixing Beer Is A Great Idea

Why should liquor have all the fun?

1. Black velvet

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One part Guinness, one part brut sparkling wine, all parts awesome. Recipe here.

2. Sidewalker

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A fruity brandy, lime and wheat beer concoction. Recipe here.

3. Bananenheizen

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Beer and banana juice, an unlikely but delicious combo. Recipe here.

4. Bul

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A Cuban light beer and gingerale delight. Recipe here.

5. Snakebite

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This English tradition of combining lager and cider deserves more attention. Recipe here.

6. Diesel

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A snakebite with a splash of blackberry currant, which makes this beer-tail dangerously drinkable and purple in color.

7. Michelada

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A spicy beer-tail that gets its kicks from cayenne pepper and Worcestershire sauce. Recipe here.

8. Chelada

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A simple lime juice and light beer combo, perfect for summer (or anytime really). Recipe here.

9. Lemon Shandy

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Not your kid's lemonade. Recipe here.

10. Blood Orange Shandy

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An orange twist on the traditional shandy. Recipe here.

11. Red Eye

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If you love Bloody Marys and beer, this drink is for you. Recipe here.

12. Black and Tan

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Beer + beer = better beer. Recipe here.

13. The Dirty Flower

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Fruit punch, meet wheat beer. Wheat beer, meet fruit punch. Recipe here.

14. Guinness Cream Soda

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Mmm...creamy. Recipe here.

15. Summer Hoedown

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Nothing says summer quite like fresh watermelon and wheat beer, which is why someone very smart put them together to make this drink. Recipe here.

16. Steamroller

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All you gotta know is: beer and whiskey. Recipe here.

17. Coup de Ville

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If a tequila sunrise and a beer got married, this would be their love child. Recipe here.

18. Gridiron Punch

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Another fruit-punchy beer-tail, this one is perfect for tailgate parties. Recipe here.

19. Lambic Sangria

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It's a beer-based sangria, so it's pretty much the best thing ever. Recipe here.

20. Harvey Weissbanger

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Consider this the Brass Monkey's refined older sister (Class Monkey?). Recipe here.

21. Cascadian Caipbeerinha

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It's a caipirinha, but with beer. Recipe here.

22. Redneck Mother

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Grapefruit juice gives this beer-tail its reddish color. Recipe here.

23. Beermarita

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A beer lover's take on the margarita. Recipe here.

24. Bulldog

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Or you can do it the old fashioned way and shove a beer in your already-made margarita.

25. Sweet Blonde

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Two blonde ales walk into a bar... Recipe here.

26. Hangman's Blood

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This is pretty much the Long Island iced tea of beer-tails. Recipe here.

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