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Top 10 Ways to Make Beer Better
We're not asking you to wear a bowtie and spats to the office or close your eyes when you kiss a woman, but for chrissake show a little class when drinking your beer. Here are 10 simple ways to dress up a brewski for the ball, or a six-pack for a Senatorial hearing.
Maxim Online, Nov 2006
By Jonathan Stern
1. Wedding
Black Velvet
The most common complaint at weddings is that the bride looks like a whore. (Everyone thinks you're auditioning for a goddamn Kabuki theater.) The second most common complaint is the lack of top-shelf booze. Turn a glass of cheap champagne into a champleasure by adding half a glass of your favorite stout to half a glass of bubbly.
2. Breakfast
Caribbean Night
Sure a pint of Guinness has the right color and consistency to be sold at Dunkin' Donuts, but it just doesn't kick like coffee. Try adding half a shot of Kahlua to your brew for a glass of beer that Juan Valdez would be proud of. (Lord knows that donkey has been disappointing him.)
3. Brunch
Beer Bloody Mary
You're so close to that hour when your beer drinking goes from "problem" to "party," but what if you can't wait until noon? In a tall glass, mix half a can of lager with half a glass of tomato juice (or possibly some Clamato, for the connoisseur). Add a dash of Worcestershire and Tabasco sauce, and don't skip the celery—it's nature's broom.
4. Brunch (in Oaxaca)
Michelada
It's kind of like a Bloody Mary, but with a dash of Montezuma's Revenge to spice things up. Fill a tall glass with ice, squeeze in the juice of a whole lemon (watch out for seeds), and add a few dashes of the following: soy sauce, Worcestershire, Tabasco (which coincidently owns 78 percent of Mexico), salt and pepper. Also, feel free to add tequila. We said feel free!
5. At the Theater
Diesel Shandy
Cola and beer is big in Japan. Not as big as tentacle porn, but still…. Before you rule out the idea of ever mixing soda and suds, just know that other parts of the world love it. Germany has their Colaweizen, the UK has a Bass-produced shandy, and in the States it's known as the "AMC Movie Helper Combo."
6. Medical Conference
Flaming Dr. Pepper
Everyone knows that Dr. Pepper wasn't a real doctor, but neither is Dr. J, Dr. Phil, or Dr. Octopus. That doesn't mean he doesn't have the prescription for the daily blues. Combine 4 cc's (about ¾ of a shot glass) of Amaretto and top it off with Bacardi 151. Light it on fire and drop it into a waiting glass of beer.
7. Camping
Snakebite
Snakes. We hate snakes. Also wasps. Very dangerous. But in this rare exception, you'll actually want to suck the poison out. Take a nice stout (Beamish and Guinness work well) and a nicer hard cider (try Strongbow), and mix them 50/50 for a great outdoor cocktail. And if you're actually bit by a snake, don't forget to point out the irony.
8. KGB Reunion
Yorsh
Ah vodka…the reason why we've always gotten along so well with our former Soviet comrade. Of course the Russians would have a recipe for vodka and beer. And, that's pretty much it. In a fit of inspiration, a Russian—let's say, man—poured vodka into beer. Maybe it was the other way around. Either way, it's best served cold. Like a paranoid war of nuclear brinkmanship.
9.Tour de France
Radler
Legend has it that in 1922 Munich chemist/bartender Franz Xaver Kugler ran out of beer serving thousands of cyclists, so he started combining lemonade with the lager. While not as tasty or famous as the Arnold Palmer (iced tea, you are lemon's true compliment), the Radler is still drunk in Germany and Austria as a summer thirst quencher (and a terrific buzz-getter).
10. Late Night
Boilermaker
When it's too late to stay at the bar, but too early to go home; make it a boilermaker (a shot of whisky and a beer). While technically not a beer cocktail, the boilermaker is more like beer's best buddy. It's the friend who's always up for a good time…whether it be a pool hall, strip club, or just dynamiting something. Instructions: Drink whisky. Chase with beer. Find ATM.
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