Before we jump onto this super easy beer cocktail, Happy National Iced Tea Day!
I talked about some amazing beer facts last week. June is the peak summertime, and some really cold iced drinks are never going to harm anyone!
I enjoy iced teas – in a lot of flavours. Spiking it with lighter alcohol is absolutely a desirable idea. Many of you might call this easy cocktail a flavourful variation of Summer Shandy – but trust me, you will love it! Maybe you can try making it with Summer Shandy and let me know the result!
Being an Indian, I always have black tea in my house. Brewing a fresh cup of ice tea is an easy task, but I have shared the recipe here as well. Also, I am sticking to the primary lemon flavour. You can try it with many summer fruits like mango and peaches.
Beer cocktails are fun to make. And they are refreshing too, it goes without saying. Hope you enjoy making this one! The only thing that matters here is the ratio, as always!
For this cocktail, the ratio of sweet tea to beer is 2:1. And this works the best for my taste buds. You can change it to 1:1, but then beer overpowers the sweet taste of ice tea and lemon, and this might not be the best concoction for a summer afternoon!
Drink responsibly. Don’t drink and drive.
Ingredients
- For Sweet Tea
- 1 Tea Bag (preferably black tea)
- 100 ml water
- 2 teaspoon sugar
- 2/3 cup ice
- For the Cocktail
- 100 ml Lager (IPA works well too)
- 1/2 tablespoon lemon
- 1 cup ice
- 1 lemon wheel (for garnish)
Instructions
- We will first make the freshly brewed tea. Bring the water to boil and add the teabag.
- Let it sit for 2-3 minutes and quickly pour it over ice. Wait till all the ice has dissolved and the iced tea has doubled in its volume.
- In a tall glass, pour the tea and the beer.
- Add the lemon juice. Give a light stir and garnish with a lemon wheel!
Notes
You can use packaged iced tea.
You can adjust the sugar accordingly.
I used Budweiser Light Platinum because of the sweet finish. Light beers give a better result than dark ones.
You can try other flavours with summer fruits like mangoes and peaches.
I’ve never heard of this before!
Wow! Sweet tea lager sounds delicious! Thanks for the recipe!
Oh god for a tea lover like me, this recipe is just another reason to love it more! Thanks a lot.
It looks refreshing and yummy! Thanks for sharing!😊
Yummy looks delish!
That’s a must try. Looks so delicious. I would love to make this some day.
thst sound delicous! I will definitley try it
Mmmmmmmmm, this looks delicious! I loooooooooooooove sweet tea!
I am not a big fan of beer.. I loved this recipe…
I’ve never tried making this kind of iced tea before, but it looks really refreshing and yummy! Thank you for sharing this!
Really? Beer cocktail? Im hearing it for the first time! Interesting!
Where have I been? I’ve never heard of a beer cocktail before. It seems refreshing and I’m willing to give it a try and concoct one in the kitchen!
This looks soooo good and refreshing! I would love to try it tomorrow, I can’t wait to make it.
This sounds amazing, we are going camping this weekend and this will be a perfect drink in the hot afternoon sun.
Yum..it looks much delicious and tasty..i am sure i will love it..will surely check this out..Thanks for sharing the way…
I don’t personally drink beer but still found your recipe super chic. I will recommend this to my friends for sure.
I know a friend or two who would totally prefer this tea to normal one. I should treat them sometime, thanks
Tea person here and thanks for sharing the recipe. I will try to make one so I can drink something new in the coming days. hehe
This sounds like it would be refreshing to me because the tea will tone down the strong taste of the beer. I know my adult son would like it!
Okay this sounds absolutely delish, perfect for around the pool. Totally going to try it out!
This looks really good! Great drink for a hot summer’s day <3
I don’t like the taste of alcohol so for me without the beer sounds perfect 🙂
This looks so tasty and so refreshing! thanks for sharing this recipe!!!!
This looks so good and so refreshing. I don’t drink beer, but my husband does and I’d love to try making this. Thanks so much for sharing! I might even enjoy it too.
this looks and sounds so delicious. I can’t drink right now because im pregnant but I will definitely save this recipe.