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
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Lysette
In a nod to the aperitif’s origins, the components of the Lysette are all French—from the gentle bitterness of Salers to the fizzy smack of Kronenbourg.
- story: Frances Yackel
- photo: Lizzie Munro
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.
- story: Lizzie Munro
- photo: Lizzie Munro
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.
- story: Lizzie Munro
- photo: Lizzie Munro
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.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Six New-School Spins on the Classic Radler
The radler's beer-and-citrus template is ripe for riffing. Here, six bartenders recalibrate the classic summer drink, from a bitter Campari-laced iteration to one dosed with cucumber and strawberry shrub.
- story: Punch Staff
- photos: Daniel Krieger
