Beertail (beer cocktail)

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BEERTAIL--166 Google hits
BEERTAILS--310 Google hits
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_http://www.nysun.com/article/59604_ (http://www.nysun.com/article/59604) 
Beverage Rules, Shaken & Stirred 
By NANCY DAVIDSON  
August 1, 2007 
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At Hill Country (30 W. 26th St., between  Broadway and Sixth Avenue, 
212-255-4544), the Michaelita, named after owner Marc  Glosserman’s father, 
incorporates Tecate beer, tequila, Worcestershire sauce,  Tabasco sauce, lime juice and 
Hill Country’s barbecue dry rub on the rim instead  of salt ($7). Hill Country 
also makes another “beertail,” a growing category of  cocktails with a beer 
base. Like everything in the new barbecue joint, the Lone  Star Punch ($7) is 
a tribute to Texas. It’s made with Tito’s Handmade Vodka from  Austin, lemon 
juice, Lone Star beer and a splash of grenadine. Like the others,  it’s served 
on the rocks. 
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_http://www.liquorsnob.com/archives/2005/09/what_do_you_call_beer_cocktails_be
ertails_cockbeers.php_ 
(http://www.liquorsnob.com/archives/2005/09/what_do_you_call_beer_cocktails_beertails_cockbeers.php) 
 
September 25, 2005
 
What do you call Beer Cocktails? Beertails? Cockbeers?
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We're seeing articles all over the InterWeb saying beer cocktails are the  
next big thing. Actually, we've got to say we're a bit worried about the  
sissification of booze nationwide, what with those lemonadey malt beverages and  
flavored vodkas and whatnot. Whatever happened to paying for your buzz with a  
grimace and a shudder? We've been mixing beer and liquor together for  
years...it's called a _boilermaker_ 
(http://www.globalgourmet.com/food/foodscpe/resources/cocktails/boilmake.html) .
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Anyway, we're off on a tangent again. Apparently "beertails" have made a big  
splash this summer, and continue to be hot. We found the beertail recipes 
below  at _That's the Spirit_ 
(http://www.thatsthespirit.com/en/beer/beer_cocktails.asp) . If nothing else, most of them look  like good hangover remedies. 
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The Classic Shandy:
Background: Both the American  Heritage Dictionary and UK legislation have 
defined the "shandy", short for  "shandygaff," as a mixture of beer and ginger 
beer, ginger ale or lemonade. This  drink gives all the pleasures of beer with 
the refreshment of lemonade - a  tangy, tasty drink. 
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This old English tradition dates back to the 17th century. Although the  
origin is not clearly known, some believe that is was named after a local  English 
pub where the beer was not of the best quality and was "flavored" with a  
sweet lemon mixture. 
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Fill a pilsner or beer mug with lager and top with ginger ale, ginger beer or 
 lemonade. If you are a bit more adventurous, try a Shandy with limeade. 
Don't be  afraid to add ice to this drink. You can't do that with your beer. 
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More Beertail Recipes:
Lager and lime: Add a  dash of lime juice or lime cordial to a light lager. 
Snakebite: Mix your favorite beer (usually a heavier beer, like  stout [in 
the LS offices we use Guinness]) half and half with cider. 
Black Velvet: Mix stout and champagne, half and half. 
Beer Bloody Mary: Mix beer and tomato juice, half and half. Add a  dash of 
Tabasco and a dash of Worcestershire. 
Red Eye: Add a shot of tomato juice to any ale or lager (this  cocktail is 
also known as Tomato Beer or a Red Rooster). If you add a splash of  Tabasco, 
the drink becomes a Ruddy Mary. 
Liverpool kiss: Mix a dark beer with Cassis. 
BeeSting: Dark beer and orange juice. 
Skip and go naked: Combine beer, lemon juice and gin, with a dash of  
grenadine. 
Broadway: Popular in Japan, mixing beer and cola is known as a  Broadway 
Caribbean Night: Beer and an ounce of coffee liqueur. 
South Wind: Beer with a shot of melon liqueur. 



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