Beer is delicious, but beer cocktails are even more so! Not convinced? We have come up with a list of the best beer cocktail recipes for you to try yourself! Whether you’re into something fruity, herby or chocolatey, these are the best beer cocktails that’ll definitely change your mind about this alcoholic beverage. Read on to find out how to make these best-tasting beer cocktails!
Our Recommendations
Can beer be made into a cocktail?
Just like how liquors are used to make cocktails, beer can also be used as an ingredient in these lovely alcoholic beverages! With so many different types of beer available, there is a multitude of cocktails you can create. From maltiness to even a sweet or sour taste, each beer imparts a different flavour to make every cocktail unique. Need some inspiration? Read on for some of the best beer cocktail recipes!
What mixes well with beer?
To help you figure out what you need to make the perfect beer cocktail, you’ll have to think about the flavour you’re going for. Here are some options you can explore:
-
Fruit juice or soda
Want something fruity and refreshing? Your best bet is to mix beer with fruit juice or soda! They help take away some of the acidity from beer while adding a unique fruity sweetness. It makes the beer more palatable for those who usually steer clear of them.
-
Tea
Certain teas add a floral or more herbal flavour to beers. Depending on which you’re going for, the beer will end up taking on a more botanical taste and fragrance. This combination is usually perfect for when you’re having a midday afternoon tea – just with a bit more fun.
-
Coffee
Love your caffeine? Try adding coffee to your stout to make one of the yummiest concoctions you’ll ever taste! With stout being a dark beer, there’s a rich smokiness that’s unique to its kind. The addition of coffee and stout not only complements but also adds to the complexity of flavours for your cocktail recipe.
Best beer cocktail recipes to try out
1. Lagerita
We all love an icy, cold drink. Especially when we’re living in hot and sunny Singapore! The Lagerita is one of the best beer cocktails you must try out. It’s basically a combination of beer and the original margarita cocktail, which makes for a refreshing drink for any occasion. As with margaritas, you can always experiment with different fruit juices to really expand this recipe!
Prep time: 5 – 10 minutes
Servings: 1
Ingredients:
- 50ml tequila
- 25ml lime juice
- 1 tsp agave syrup
- 100ml lager beer
- Ice
Lagerita beer cocktail recipe:
- Chill a highball glass (available on Shopee Supermarket) by filling it entirely with ice cubes and set aside
- Add tequila, lime juice and agave syrup (all available on Shopee Supermarket) into a cocktail shaker (available on Made For Drinkers)
- Stir everything together then add ice to the mixture
- Shake the entire mixture
- Once the mixture is shaken, remove the ice cubes from the initially chilled highball glass
- Use a strainer (available on Made For Drinkers) to remove foam from the cocktail as you pour it back into the highball glass
- Pour the lager beer (available on Shopee Supermarket) into the same highball glass and stir everything together
2. Radler Paloma
The Radler Paloma is another one of the best beer cocktail recipes that combines tequila with a fruity beer. And with all the different flavours of radler beers out there, this is one beer cocktail recipe that you can freely toy with! Simply switch out the radler or the fruit juices with another flavour for a different fruity taste.
Prep time: 5 minutes
Servings: 1
Ingredients:
- 60ml tequila
- 15ml lime juice
- 60ml grapefruit juice
- 100ml radler beer (or as desired)
- Ice
Radler Paloma beer cocktail recipe:
- Add ice into a highball glass
- Pour tequila (available on Shopee Supermarket), lime juice, grapefruit juice (available on Cold Front Co. Official Store) into the glass
- Top the glass off with radler beer (available on Shopee Supermarket)
- Gently stir everything together and you’re ready to serve
3. Bodega Dog
The Bodega Dog was inspired by the classic cocktail that combines gin and grapefruit. With the addition of spicy seasoning, salt and beer, what was once the Greyhound cocktail is now called the Bodega Dog. By adding a spin to the classic, this is now one of the best-tasting beer cocktails in Singapore!
Prep time: 5 minutes
Servings: 1
Ingredients:
- Tajin Clasico seasoning
- 60ml gin (or vodka)
- 100ml grapefruit beer
- Ice
Bodega Dog beer cocktail recipe:
- Pour some tajin seasoning (available on WholesomeFoods) on a plate
- Get a highball glass and coat its rim with tajin seasoning
- Fill the highball glass with ice cubes
- In the same highball glass, combine gin or vodka with the grapefruit beer (all available on Shopee Supermarket)
- Stir everything together gently and your beer cocktail is ready
4. El Chapo
El Chapo is one of the best beer cocktail recipes as only three ingredients are needed. The fruity flavour of Aperol is accentuated thanks to its strawberry infusion. You can always change this out by soaking the Aperol with a different fruit, like blueberries or even grapes. With the addition of a radler beer and gin, the fruity and herby flavour is further enhanced to give you one of the best beer cocktails ever!
Prep time: 5 minutes
Servings: 1
Ingredients:
- 45ml gin
- 750ml Aperol
- 170g strawberries
- 100ml radler beer
El Chapo beer cocktail recipe:
- Infuse the Aperol (available on Shopee Supermarket) with strawberries (available on GrocerKing Official Store) overnight to get a strawberry-infused Aperol
- Fill a highball glass entirely with ice
- In the same glass, add your gin (available on Shopee Supermarket) and strawberry-infused Aperol
- Lastly, fill the glass with radler beer and enjoy!
5. Here Comes The Sun
There’s no better name for a thirst-quenching cocktail than Here Comes The Sun. This is the best beer cocktail that’s refreshing with a strong punch of citrusy flavour. Running out of beer for your cocktail? Fret not, this best beer cocktail recipe only requires a small amount of beer! So grab your leftover can and let’s get started!
Prep time: 5 – 10 minutes
Servings: 1
Ingredients:
- 45ml whisky
- 20ml ginger syrup
- 15ml lemon juice
- 30ml wheat beer
- Ice
Here Comes The Sun beer cocktail recipe:
- Chill a highball glass by filling it entirely with ice
- Set the highball glass aside
- Pour whisky, ginger syrup, lemon juice (all available on Shopee Supermarket) and ice into a cocktail shaker
- Remove the ice from the highball glass
- Once you feel that the cocktail shaker is cold, open it up and strain the mixture into the highball glass
- Garnish it with a lemon wedge
6. Boiler Room
The Boiler Room is one of the best-tasting beer cocktails that has its roots in the early days of the Industrial Revolution. Also known as the Boilermaker, this unique combination of all sorts of liquor with beer was a popular drink among the factory workers. The flexibility of this best beer cocktail recipe also gave rise to many creative combinations. One that stood out to us is the herbal tea cocktail mix which will definitely come in handy when you’re feeling yeet hay.
Prep time: About 10 minutes
Servings: 1
Ingredients:
- 30ml of bourbon
- 15ml of ginger syrup
- 45ml of marigold tea
- 30ml of lemon juice
- 15ml of honey syrup
- 90ml of beer
Boiler Room beer cocktail recipe:
- Chill a highball glass by filling it entirely with ice
- Set the highball glass aside
- Pour bourbon, lemon juice, ginger syrup (both available on Shopee Supermarket), chilled marigold tea (available on One Sunny Enterprise) and ice into a cocktail shaker
- Once you feel that the cocktail shaker is cold, open it up and strain the mixture into the highball glass
- Add your honey syrup (available on Shopee Supermarket) into the highball glass
- Top off your drink with the beer (available on Shopee Supermarket) and stir gently to mix everything together
Pro Tip: You can always switch out the marigold tea for other options to experience their specific health benefits.
7. Cider Beer Sangria
If you’re a fan of sangria (available on Shopee Supermarket), then this is the best beer cocktail for you! The Cider Beer Sangria is perfect for when you don’t have a bottle of wine lying around. Also, the substitution with beer makes this a lovely bubbly drink that’s extremely refreshing. It’s the perfect beer cocktail for those afternoons when you’d be sipping on some bubbly champagne or mimosa!
Prep time: 15 minutes
Servings: 2
Ingredients:
- 360ml hard cider
- 180ml beer
- 170ml apple cider
- 120ml ginger ale or ginger beer (if you want a more bubbly drink)
- 60ml apple brandy
- 1 apple
- 1 pear
- 1 orange
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1 tsp maple syrup
Cider Beer Sangria cocktail recipe:
- Cut the apple, pear and orange into thin slices
- Get a jug and fill it with fruit slices and cinnamon sticks (available on Shopee Supermarket)
- Pour in the hard cider, beer, apple cider, ginger ale and brandy (all available on Shopee Supermarket)
- Stir the entire mixture gently
- Get your highball glasses and fill them with some of the fruit slices
- Pour the sangria cocktail over the fruit slices and you’re ready to serve
- For extra sweetness, stir some maple syrup (available on Shopee Supermarket) into your cocktail
8. Coffee Beer Slushie
Can’t decide between caffeine and alcohol? Why not have the best of both worlds with the Coffee Beer Slushie? This is the best beer cocktail for lovers of coffee and beer. Thanks to the combination of caffeine and alcohol, this beer cocktail has a bittersweet flavour that’s one-of-a-kind!
Prep time: 15 minutes
Servings: 12
Ingredients:
Coffee
- 120g whole coffee beans
- 1L water
Cocktail
- 60ml cold brewed coffee
- 60ml porter beer
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 15ml cream
- Ice
Coffee Beer Slushie cocktail recipe:
Cold Brew Coffee
- Use a coffee grinder (available on TJean Singapore Official Store) to grind the whole coffee beans (available on Shopee Supermarket) into a coarse grind
- Pour the coffee grounds into a large jug and add water (both available on Shopee Supermarket)
- Gently stir the mixture while making sure that the coffee grounds are all saturated with water
- Seal the jug and leave it in the refrigerator for 18 to 24 hours
Pro Tip: The coffee grounds will float once they’re all saturated with water.
Cocktail
- Pour cold brew, porter beer, maple syrup, cream and ice into a blender (all available on Shopee Supermarket)
- Blend the entire mixture until it’s a smooth and thick consistency
- Add more maple syrup if you prefer more sweetness and blend it again before serving
9. Spiked Stout Affogato
Love the Coffee Bear Slushie beer cocktail recipe and want more? We’ve got you covered with this best beer cocktail! The Spiked Stout Affogato takes a page out of the traditional Italian affogato. While that’s usually a scoop of ice cream drowned in a shot of espresso, this beer cocktail recipe requires some pizzazz! With some liqueur and stout, you can bet that this is the best beer cocktail you’ll ever have!
Prep time: 15 minutes
Servings: 1
Ingredients:
- 30ml stout
- 15ml amaretto liqueur
- 1 shot espresso
- 2 scoops chocolate gelato
- 2 tbsp whipped cream
- 1 bar dark chocolate
Spiked Stout Affogato beer cocktail recipe:
- Chill a highball glass by placing it into your freezer about 15 minutes before you prepare the cocktail
- Add your chocolate gelato (available on Momolato Official Store) into the glass
- Pour your espresso in, followed by the amaretto liqueur (both available on Shopee Supermarket)
- Next, add in Guinness Nitrosurge (available on Shopee Supermarket) and plop your whipped cream (available on Wheat) at the top
- Grate your chocolate bar (available on Shopee Supermarket) into shavings and sprinkle them ontoyour cocktail
Be your own bartender with these best beer cocktail recipes
There’s no better way to serve guests drinks now that you’re equipped with the best beer cocktail recipes! Don’t forget to shop at Shopee Supermarket today for all the ingredients you need to make these best-tasting beer cocktails. If you’re interested in other beers, take a look at these best beer brands in Singapore. Alternatively, check out these best lassi recipes and best slushie recipes for more drink choices to impress your guests with!
New to Shopee Supermarket? Get 50% Cashback (min. spend $10) with code*: MART1
* TNC Applies. Valid for first-time purchases until 31 Dec only.
