RECIPE

Brewsky Sangria

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  • SERVINGS: 8 drinks

Roger Kugler's tangy beer-based sangria was inspired by a British customer's request for a shandy, a refreshing blend of lager beer and lemonade or soda.

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  • SERVINGS: 8 drinks

Ingredients

  • Ingredients
    1. 2 Bartlett pears, peeled and chopped
    2. 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
    3. Four 12-ounce bottles lager, chilled
    4. 1 cup triple sec
    5. Ice
    6. 2 Bosc pears, sliced, for garnish

Directions

  1. In a food processor, combine the Bartlett pears with 2 tablespoons of the lemon juice and process to a puree.
  2. Slowly pour the beer into a pitcher. Stir in the remaining 1 cup of lemon juice, the triple sec and the pear puree. Fill pint glasses halfway with ice. Add the sangria and garnish with the Bosc pear slices.