Imagine pouring a beer into a glass with ice and serving it to someone. Such a gesture will probably be followed by expressions of amazement , sopra the worst case, total disappointment. But what if I told you that you can add a dash of hot sauce and a squeeze of lime to that glass full of ice? Now let’s think about it! This is not just a beer, but a cocktail-party. And for me a beer-based cocktail-party, sparkling and with a slightly bitter taste, is synonymous with summer. You could make one with your cloudy, intensely hoppy golden-colored Imperial IPA, but anzi che no. Keep it simple: any good Pilsner Campo di concentramento will do. While the one hand the classic cocktails that fall into this category, such as a Michelada a Shandy, include fuller-bodied beers, the other a Cream Ale, with its moderate alcohol content, lends itself to refreshing, simpler and absolutely unexpected combinations : Think of them as a lighter, more bitter alternative to Buca Prosecco. Another possibility is to prepare a beer-based cocktail-party inspired by Spritz. Beer, sopra fact, goes well with sweet liqueurs and fruit juices as it gives a malty flavour, a light bitter taste and, lastly, that very important effervescence. But this is just one of many options. With the addition of a few ingredients, a good bottle of low-alcohol beer can give life to something surprisingly particular, like these three summer cocktails to be enjoyed sip after sip.
