Bourbon and Honey Beer Cocktail

My grandpa loved football, and he loved beer. He was a seriously awesome dude. While watching the game, his favorite drink wasn’t just beer. It was an odd mix of beer and tomato juice, usually spicy V8 juice. It made his classic drink into a mashup of a Bloody Mary and a beer.

Beer cocktails need to be simple, made with ingredients you have on hand and only take barely more time to make than cracking open a beer. This one is all that and more! It’s a bourbon, honey and lemon juice combo served with beer to make a bright beer cocktail that is just the thing to make your favorite beer even better!

Bourbon and Honey Beer Cocktail

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This fresh beer cocktail is made with bourbon, honey, lemon juice, bitters and beer. It’s beer made even better with a shot of whiskey!

• Author: Kristen Olson
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 10 minutes
• Yield: 2 Cocktails 1x
• Category: Drinks

Ingredients

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• 2 ounces bourbon
• 1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon honey
• 2 dashes bitters
• 2 bottles (12 ounces each) lager beer (I used a pilsner)
• Lemon twist for garnish

Instructions

1. Add bourbon, lemon juice, honey and bitters to a cocktail shaker filled with ice; shake well, until honey is dissolved. Divide between two pint glasses, top with beer. Garnish with a lemon twist.

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1 Serving
• Calories: 187
• Sugar: 4g
• Sodium: 6mg
• Fat: 0g
• Saturated Fat: 0g
• Unsaturated Fat: 0g
• Carbohydrates: 12g
• Fiber: 0g
• Protein: 1g
• Cholesterol: 0mg

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