Three Holiday Beer Cocktail Recipes from Beau’s

Holiday season is now in full swing. Your calendar is jammed with obligations and you’re spread a little thin.

For each upcoming event, though — from the office potluck to Christmas Eve at your in-laws’ place to a New Year’s Eve gathering at home — you want to put forth something memorable.

Whether you’re the one hosting a celebration this year, or you’re a party-goer on a mission to impress, we’re here to help out.

And so, we bring you Three Holiday Beer Cocktail Recipes from Beau’s!

Beer and cocktails have always been at odds, it seems. The room is divided in two: the beer drinkers and the cocktail folks. Let’s bring ’em all together, shall we? ‘Tis the season, after all.

Here are three beer cocktail recipes to try out this year. Perfect ’em at home, then show your mixologist mastery at the party — impressing the beer and cocktail folks alike.

First up…

New Lang Syne Mimosa:

What You’ll Need:
– Beau’s New Lang Syne Belgian Tripel
– Orange juice or freshly squeezed oranges
– Optional: Maraschino cherries

Pour half a glass of New Lang Syne into a Champagne flute. Fill the other half with orange juice. If you’d like to add a bit of extra sweetness, add some maraschino cherries (with some of the yummy liquid it sits in)!

The Bottle Imp Coffee Cocktail

What You’ll Need:
– The Bottle Imp Russian Imperial Coffee Stout
– 1 oz. port
– 1/2 oz. coffee/espresso
– 1/2 oz. Frangelico liqueur
– Optional: whipped cream to top

Add the port, coffee, and Frangelico into  your favourite cocktail glass. Top the rest of the glass off with The Bottle Imp. If you like, add some whipped cream to finish it off. Or if you want to make this recipe more chocolatey, replace the coffee with hot chocolate.

The Lug-Tread Cranberry Cocktail with Rum & Chambord 

What You’ll Need:
– 2 oz. Lug-Tread Lagered Ale
– 1 oz. spiced rum
– 1/2 oz. Chambord
– 1 oz. cranberry juice
– Ground nutmeg & cinnamon to garnish

Add the rum, Chambord, cranberry juice, and Lug-Tread to a classic tumbler. Top with ground nutmeg & cinnamon as a nice garnish.