Tailgate Recipes: Beer Cocktails

Beer and tailgating go hand and hand. I can't imagine one without the other. However, I think (and hope) you know my motto by now, so in the spirit of "elevating our tailgates", I present three beer cocktail recipes. These are all a perfect way to add a twist to the traditional tailgate drink.

Shandy

• Photo and Recipe: Eating Well
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• Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups of seltzer or ginger ale

• 1 beer, pale ale is best
  2 tablespoons of frozen limeade
  
  Combine soda, beer and limeade. Garnish with lemon slices.

Raspberry Beer Cocktail

Photo and Recipe: A Cup of Mai

• Ingredients:

1 cup of fresh raspberries or frozen

4 bottles of corona (12oz) beer, chilled

1 container frozen raspberry lemonade concentrate, thawed or pink lemonade
1/2 cup good quality vodka

In a large container stir together the  first 4 ingredients. Serve over ice. Garnish with raspberries.To make ahead, stir together lemonade concentrate and vodka in a large container. Stir in raspberries and beer just before serving. Garnish, if desired.

Monaco

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• Ingredients:

1 splash of grenadine syrup

2/3 cup of beer

1/3 cup of sprite

Mix all ingredients.