Ginger Beer Cocktails

Adding ginger beer to a refreshing cocktail is an easy way to pump up flavor and add a little fizz. We love to pour it in everything from citrusy punches to peachy rum drinks. Here, 9 delicious ginger beer cocktail recipes.

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Rosemary-Ginger Sparkler 

Bourbon, rosemary and lots of fresh ginger transform a summery Moscow Mule into a perfect winter cocktail. If you prefer vodka, feel free to swap it in for the bourbon.

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The Tempest

This riff on a Dark and Stormy is from Sean Kenyon, the owner and barkeep of Williams & Graham in Denver. "With a hurricane of spices in the rum as well as ginger and Angostura bitters, it may seem too much," he says, "but the peaches tie it all together."

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Ginger Shandies

These super-easy drinks are made with Hoegaarden, ginger beer, mint and lemon.

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El Gusano Rojo

This downtown Portland cocktail lounge, which is popular with students from the nearby Maine College of Art, features local art, DJs and live bands.

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Maybelle Punch

This classy, Cognac-based drink is sweet and gingery.

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Cheval

Based on the Moscow Mule, a 1940s drink developed to promote Smirnoff vodka, Loa's Cheval uses muddled cucumber.

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Sunset Punch

This bourbon based party punch will please any thirsty crowd.

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Hibiscus-Ginger Beer Zingers

Bubbly drinks in all their forms, from sparkling wine to fizzy ginger beer, inspire an effervescent bubble party. Pair them with a cool Vietnamese-style noodle salad tossed in a bright (and fat-free) citrus dressing.

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Rio-Style Ginger Beer Floats

Eric Ripert's sweet, fizzy drink, made with orange juice, passion fruit and mango sorbet, is his Brazilian take on a typical American root beer float.

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Rosemary-Ginger Sparkler

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