5 Boozy Beer Cocktails

Feel like having a drink tonight but can't decide between a beer and a cocktail? Why not have both? Adding a cold one to your evening tipple is a great way to discover a whole new world of mixology. Beer cocktails go far beyond the savory Michelada -- a mellow lager can cut sweetness, while a hoppy or sour ale adds a kick of flavor.

Whether you're a die-hard beer fan or cocktail aficionado, one of these five hopped-up libations is sure to hit the spot. (Want more recipes and articles like this in your inbox? Subscribe to Liquor.com today.)

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[Kevin Lewis]

11:25 PM on 12/05/2012

I think I will stick to my black and tans, or irish car bombs

[Todd Odson]

10:02 AM on 12/05/2012

Crap!!! Don't over-complicate something that doesn't need to be fixed....Pour beer into cup drink, pour beer into cup drink *Hic* Poour beer into cup and drwink *Hic, Hicup* Poure deer inzo cyup an sdwink *HIC HIC* THAT MY DOG!

[jacmed]

05:31 PM on 12/04/2012

Try this one - my grandmother loved it! Half to three-quarters beer and the rest strawberry pop (soda to some). She called it a Cincinnatti. Every once in awhile I think of her and crave one - like about once every 7-8 years! LOL

[polka party]

01:38 PM on 12/03/2012

Try a dog's nose

[Josh Jansen]

11:01 AM on 12/03/2012

This was the only article in the "TASTE" dropdown menu.

[99er2049er]

11:47 AM on 12/01/2012

I don't know about all of you, but I don't see beer mixing well with other drinks, especially other alcohols. I see the champaign and beer mixture, for any of you that ever has a couple glasses of wine and a couple glasses of beer, you know they don't mix well and you end up with a headache. The most i have made work with beer is a couple side tequila shots.

[Darth Sideous]

10:53 PM on 12/04/2012

Spritzer .....Beer mixed with Sprite...pretty popular in some N european countries.

[PoisnIvy]

11:12 AM on 12/06/2012

A Black Snakebite....Guiness and cider. YUM!

[Fred Westerner]

11:02 AM on 12/01/2012

Bloody Roman? Wow, I couldn't get past that horrible looking drink. Why not just guzzle some pasta sauce. Must people always mess with simplicity? YES

[Chasbeau]

10:55 AM on 12/01/2012

I was introduced to Red Beer a long time ago and still enjoy it once in a while. Equal parts beer and tomato juice or Clamato and maybe a dash of Worstershire.

Years ago in Texas, I encountered a local version of the above with the same name ... beer and Big Red soda (my opinion: just a bad way to ruin a good beer or a good way to disguise a bad beer).

[T Trump]

10:03 AM on 12/01/2012

Interesting, when I first saw the headline I thought YUCK, but some of the drinks sound pretty good.

I do love a good rich micro brew.

[gokingsgo]

11:35 AM on 12/01/2012

Try a Michelada. Delish! But don't buy the ones already made.

[rflctammt]

08:42 AM on 12/01/2012

Many ladies in northern England sip on shandies while the men drink their lager straight.

They are really quite good.

Half beer, half "lemonade". And by lemonade they mean 7-Up or Sprite.

Very refreshing in the summer. Who woulda thought.

[GalaxieGal]

02:58 PM on 12/02/2012

A bartender once grabbed OJ instead of tomato juice when making me a red beer. It was surprisingly refreshing.

[johnjohn4321]

08:25 AM on 12/01/2012

I got a drink that looked like the cover shot. It was full of fruit flies. I had a few sips before I noticed. True story.

[oldwolf49]

07:15 AM on 12/01/2012

Oh my...........beer is beer and whiskey is whiskey and do NOT need any of those other things in them.........unless it's bacon bourbon then it's OK.

[dyldrix]

04:54 AM on 12/01/2012

A BOILER MAKER...REALLY? Seems out of place in this article

[J Rupel]

02:44 AM on 12/01/2012

Great article--I often find myself drinking a beer, and wondering why I haven't added heirloom tomatoes and bitters and capers and maple syrup and a bunch of other shįt to make it taste better.

[Gregg-O]

03:22 AM on 12/03/2012

LOL..........!

[Bradley Greig Smith]

02:16 AM on 12/01/2012

Or you can just have a beer.

[jacmed]

07:15 PM on 12/04/2012

Actually, that's my preference, too, Bradley. But the beer I really favor is almost impossible to get and even my local liquor store isn't able to order it for some reason - Goesser Stiftsbrau - so I settle for the darkest I can find, be it beer or ale. I can order Stiftsbrau on the internet, but the shipping costs are ridiculous!