RECIPE

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Brewsky Sangria

• Recipe by Roger Kugler

Suba, NYC

Robert 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.

• Fast
• Make-Ahead

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.

Notes

For more pitcher-drink recipes, check out foodandwine.com/sangria.