5 super cool Irish beer cocktails to celebrate the end of summer with

SUMMERTIME IS made for long evenings spent enjoying good weather with a drink in hand.

And while the usual array of Irish beers and stouts on tap provide plenty in the way of choice, sometimes it's nice to get a little creative with your tipple of choice.

Thankfully the Irish Post is here to provide you with a handy list of five easy-to-make beer-based cocktails inspired by the Emerald Isle.

Featuring a few familiar Irish beers alongside some more unusual, summertime ingredients here are 5 super cool Irish beer cocktails to celebrate the end of summer.

5. Beermosa

Courtesy of Centro in Minneapolis

What you will need:

• 6 oz O’Hara’s Irish Wheat Beer
• 2 oz Cava
• 2 oz fresh squeeze grapefruit juice

How to make it:

Mix the beer and cava, insert grapefruit juice and mix.

4. Dressed Michelada

Courtesy of Jose Cuervo Especial

What you will need:

• 2 oz Jose Cuervo Especial Silver
• .5 oz Cholula
• .75 oz lime juice
• .5 oz orange liqueur
• 1.5 oz Hop House Lager
• Lime wedge

How to make it:

• Add tequila, lime, Cholula, and orange liqueur to a shaker.
• Shake until mixed.
• Strain over ice into a pint glass and top with lager.
• Garnish with lime wedge.

3. Sunshine Boilermaker

Courtesy of Sparkling Ice

What you will need:

• 1 can of Harp lager
• 1.5 oz. of bourbon
• Sparkling Ice Lemon Lime
• Lemon (garnish)

How to make it:

• Pour the beer into a pint glass at an angle to eliminate head.
• Add 1.5 oz. of bourbon.
• Top with Sparkling Ice Lemon Lime.
• Garnish with lemon wedge.

2. Beergarita

Courtesy of Tattersall Distilling in Minneapolis

What you will need:

• 1 oz. Tequila
• 1 oz. Tattersall Grapefruit Crema
• .5 oz. Lime Juice
• 6 oz. Yardsman Lager

How to make it:

• Combine the ingredients in a glass over ice.
• Garnish with a lime wedge.
• Salt the rim of the glass.

 

1. Authentic Michelada

Courtesy of Clamato

What you will need:

• 1 Key lime
• 4 oz. tomato juice
• 1 dash Worcestershire sauce
• 2 dashes habanero pepper sauce
• 1 12-oz. bottle of beer
• Ice
• 1 lime wheel
• Tajín seasoning

How to make it:

• Run the lime across rim of the mug.
• Dip mug in Tajín to coat evenly.
• Add ice.
• Add lime juice, Worcestershire sauce, and habanero pepper sauce.
• Fill with Clamato and beer.
• Garnish with a lime wheel.