According to The Associated Press, mixologists are brewing up some interesting new cocktails: beer cocktails. The new trend of combining beer with liquor has mixologists thinking of new ways to combine these two supposed acquaintances.
Jacob Grier, a drinks blogger who bartends at Metrovino in Portland, Oregon, has been introducing these new cocktails into his everyday menu.
“Beer as an ingredient can offer such a wide variety of flavors,” said Grier. “They can be sweet and malty, they can have chocolate roast-y notes. It can be a great complement to a cocktail.”
Stephen Beaumont, a Canadian beer writer concocted some of these beer cocktails at a cocktail event a few years ago, which inspired Grier to introduce the creation into his bar. Beaumont sees beer cocktails in three categories-beer blends; beer mixed with something else such as a juice or a spirit, or beer used as a flavoring ingredient in a cocktail. He says its important to look for harmony when mixing beer with spirits, like the fruitiness of rums with IPAs, or the aromatics of blonde ales and gins.
“I predict it’s going to be a big thing for 2011,” said Grier.
