As beer cocktails become more and more popular we at FBC always try to combine our Fresh From Florida beers with a delicious mix of home-grown treats. Now normally we wouldn’t encourage messing around with our fine hand-crafted brews, but we have come up with a list of NEW FBC beer cocktails, and also included some of our old stand by’s, that will surely tantalize your taste buds and make you melt away into a state of pure bliss, guaranteed*!
*(state of pure bliss not guaranteed but you will enjoy these delicious treats!)
The Limeberry Field
Ingredients:
1 12oz bottle Traditional Kelly’s Irish Cider
1 12oz bottle Key West Southernmost Wheat
2 hulled Fresh From Florida Organic strawberries
Instructions:
muddle the strawberries and place at bottom of chilled 16 oz pint glass, mix in 6 oz of Kelly’s Cider and stir topping off the rest with Key West Southernmost Wheat and stir once more, and enjoy!
Sunset Over Rye
Ingredients
1 12 ounce bottle of Key West Sunset Ale
3/4 ounce Palm Ridge Reserve Whiskey
sliced organic red delicious apples
a pinch of Florida Crystal Sugar
Muddle the apple in a standard rocks glass with the sugar, pour whiskey over top, fill the glass with ice and pour the sunset ale to the brim and enjoy!
Stella Maris (Star of the Sea)
1 12 oz bottle of Devil’s Triangle IPA
1 12 oz bottle of Kelly’s Cider
4 ounces of white grapefruit juice
Mix into a standard 16 ounce pint glass – 4 ounces of Devil’s Triangle IPA, 4 ounces of Kelly’s Cider and top of with the white grapefruit juice (ruby-red can be used as a substitute)
The Velvet Dagger
Ingredients
1 12 oz bottle of Gaspar’s Porter
1 12 oz bottle of Kelly’s Irish Cider
Mix equal parts into a standard 16 oz nonic pint glass pouring the cider in first and slowly add the porter. You can also add a shot of fireball whiskey for an extra pep!
The Tuscan Ape
Ingredients:
2 oz. shot of Campari
1 Swamp Ape Imperial IPA
Ice
lemon
Take one shot of Campari, pour over ice, then add 12 ounces of Swamp Ape IPA. Mix and pour into a snifter add a subtle twist of lemon to taste.
This is a fun and simple summer beer cocktail that will be the hit at any party!
Sea Trader
6 oz Hurricane Reef English-Style Pale Ale
10 oz Devil’s Triangle IPA
Mix the together in a standard pint glass for a truly unique experience of blended hops and malts playing together, while adding a nice complexity. Definitely not for those with a weak palate.
Gaspar’s Cannonball
(1) 16 oz standard pint glass
(1) 2 oz shot glass
8 oz of Gaspar’s porter
2 oz of Fireball Whiskey
Pour 8 ounces of porter into glass then bombs away with smooth yet fiery, Fireball whiskey! These go down way to easy so do drink responsibly!
Green Machine
(1) 16 oz Standard Pint Glass
6 oz of Swamp Ape DIPA
2 oz Irish Rye Whiskey
Pour 6 ounces of Swamp Ape DIPA into pint glass and pour in 2 ounces of rye whiskey.
*Growing green fur all over and waking up in the Florida swamps may occur. Ape Responsibly.
Florida Red Tide (The FBC Hangover Cure)
(1) 12 oz bottle of Florida Lager
6 oz Major Peters “The Works” Bloody Mary Mix
4 oz Old Bay Seasoning
4 drops of Texas Pete Pepper sauce
1 oz of pickle juice
Rim your glass with old bay seasoning using simple syrup, mix ingredients together, slightly stir, shut the lights and recover with one of the tastiest hangover cures to date!
FBC Sunburst Mimosa
Ingredients:
1 12oz bottle of Key West Southernmost Wheat
1 32oz bottle of local Noble Blood Orange Juice
1 22oz bottle of Blackcurrant Liqueur
Instructions:
Add 8 oz of chilled Southernmost Wheat to a 16 oz glass, mix in 6oz of Noble Blood Orange Juice, add a 1/4 oz blackcurrant liqueur and stir to mix.
This drink combines the fresh bitey citrus flavors of the key lime, spices from the coriander and yeast, with the nice flavorful blood orange zest and leaves a nice smooth tart finish from the blackcurrant. This bright and smooth beer cocktail will definitely be the hit at any brunch or Sunday fun day!
Shark Bite Shandy
1 fresh key lime
1 12 oz bottle of Florida Beer Key West Southernmost Wheat
1 12 oz bottle of Kelly’s Traditional Hard Irish Cider
1 container of all natural Simply limeade (or you can make your own limeade)
1 16 oz pint glass
Directions:
1) pour 8 oz. of Key West Southernmost Wheat, 4 oz. of Kellys Cider and 4 oz. of limeade into a mixing glass mix by stirring with a cocktail spoon.
2) Pour mix into pint glass and serve over ice.
3) Garnish with Key lime and enjoy!
*For a fun new twist on this cocktail, try adding 2-3 oz. of PAMA liqueur to the mix. “The FBC PAMA Shandy”
The Fighting Bellini
Our take on the classic Bellini, just with a little Irish added to it.
Ingredients:
1 12 ounce bottle of Kelly’s Irish Cider
1 bottle of Lorina Pomegranate Blueberry Premium Soda
1 oz of locally grown organic Blueberries
Instructions:
1) In a mixing glass add half pint of Kelly’s Cider and 4 ounces of pomegranate blueberry soda
2) shake to mix ingredients
3) pour into a glass of your choice, Garnish with blueberries and enjoy! (for more of a blueberry take over, muddle the blueberries in the bottom of the mixing glass, shake, strain and pour)
If you love a real fruity taste, that’s not to heavy this is the drink for you. It has great pomegranate and blueberry notes and still manages to be light, crisp and refreshing.
*The alternative version of this drink is the “Pretty Kelly”. For a real “Fruit Bomb” Replace the Kelly’s Traditional with the Kelly’s Raspberry, follow the same steps and enjoy!
Key West Sunrise Shandy
1 fresh key lime
1 12 oz bottle of Florida Beer Key West Southernmost Wheat
1 container of all natural Simply limeade (or you can make your own limeade)
1 16 oz pint glass
1) pour 10 oz. of Key West Southernmost Wheat into pint glass
2) Now mix 4-6 ounces of limeade into the glass (depending on taste)
3) Garnish with Key lime and enjoy!
(Variations of this include adding strawberry or Orange soda water)
Well there you have it! A solid list to keep you busy during these long summer weekend! We hope you enjoy our FBC Beer Cocktails year round and if you have a special “beertail” you make at home send it to us on facebook and we will gladly blog it up!
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