beer cocktails

In Mexico City, the Michelada Is Democracy at Work

Pared down to its beer-lime-salt core or doctored up with gin and parmesan cheese, the CDMX classic is a reflection of the city itself.

• story: Alonso Ruvalcaba
• photos: Felipe Luna

But Seriously, What Is a Michelada?

The Michelada has gone baroque, causing an identity crisis for what was once just a dressed can of beer.

• story: Tina Vasquez
• photo: Lizzie Munro

Loaded Tecate

A lime-, salt- and Cholula-topped Tecate.

How Well Do You Actually Know the Shandy?

Among the simplest formulas in the catalogue of beer cocktails, the two-ingredient shandy has persisted as a effortless favorite for centuries. Here, get to know the shandy in three classic…

• story: Punch Staff
• photo: Daniel Krieger

A Quick Guide to Mixing Cocktails With Beer

Though beer has long been used in drink-making, the incredible variety of beer styles now available to bartenders has made for a swiftly evolving canon of wholly original drinks. Nathan…

• story: Nathan Mattise
• photo: Lizzie Munro

How the Beertini Became a Midwestern Staple

The Beertini—a simple combination of crappy beer and green olives, often with a hit of brine—is a staple in bars across the Midwest. Sarah Baird on the ubiquity on this…

• story: Sarah Baird
• photo: Lizzie Munro

Beertini

In certain pockets of the Midwest, the combination of beer and olives is known as the Beertini, a drink deeply engrained in barroom culture.

Red Beer

Add tomato juice to the Midwestern Beertini and you get South Dakota’s Red Beer, which draws parallels to the Michelada—minus the spice.

Cold in the Shadows

An ode to Northern California, the Cold in the Shadows hints at San Francisco’s chilly umbra, even in the warmest of months.