beertini

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

A Midwestern barroom staple.

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.

Red Beer Deluxe

With its extra bite of crunch and saltiness, the Red Beer Deluxe is a more elaborate take on the classic South Dakota barroom staple.