Cocktails With Beer – Lions Winter Ale
With complex layers of vanilla, cocoa and caramel, our Lions Winter Ale gives you plenty to get warm and cozy with.
It also goes great in a cocktail. If you’re interested in mixing things up this holiday season, check out our list of three Lions Winter Ale inspired cocktails below:
Equipment
- Cocktail shaker (Boston shaker)
- Boston Strainer
- Jigger or Ounce measure
- Stirring Spoon
- Ice/ice scoop
Lion By The Fire
Chocolate, vanilla and coffee notes complement our the Lions Winter Ale
Ingredients (for two drinks)
- 2oz Kahlua
- 1oz Cold Brew Coffee
- 6oz Lions Winter Ale
- Garnish (optional)
- Chocolate covered coffee beans, a few per drink
- Ideal glassware
- Tall, narrow highball glasses
Method (for two drinks)
- Fill your glasses fully with ice and set aside.
- Fill your shaker with ice, roughly half to ¾ full.
- Use your jigger measure and pour the following into the shaker.
- 2oz Kahlua
- 1oz Cold Brew Coffee
- Close shaker and shake for a few seconds.
- Use the strainer to strain the liquid into one half of the shaker, leaving the ice in the other half. The ice can now be discarded.
- Measure and gently pour 6oz of Lions Winter Ale into cocktail mix, and stir gently to incorporate.
- Pour the cocktail equally over ice into the two prepared glasses.
- Add the garnish on the side and serve.
Winter In Vanhattan
A classic martini with a Lions Winter Ale twist.
Ingredients (for two drinks)
- 1oz Bourbon
- 1oz Port
- 1oz Galliano
- 4oz Lions Winter Ale
- 3 dashes of bittered sling chocolate bitters
- Garnish (optional)
- Chocolate dipped maraschino cherries
- Ideal glassware
- Champagne style coupe.
Method (for two drinks)
- Fill your glasses fully with ice and set aside. This is just to chill the glasses, the ice will be dumped our before pouring.
- Fill your shaker with ice, roughly half to ¾ full.
- Use your jigger measure and pour the following into the shaker.
- 1oz Bourbon
- 1oz Port
- 1oz Galliano
- Close shaker and shake for a few seconds.
- Use the strainer to strain the liquid into one half of the shaker, leaving the ice in the other half. The ice can now be discarded.
- Measure and gently pour 4oz of Lions Winter Ale into cocktail mix, and stir gently to incorporate.
- Dump the ice from the chilled glasses.
- Pour the cocktail equally into the two prepared glasses.
- Add to each cocktail three dashes of bitters, garnish the rim, and serve.
Lions-Nogg
The taste of two holiday classics combine.
Ingredients (for two drinks)
- 2 egg whites
- 2oz Kraken spiced rum
- 1oz Galliano
- 4oz Lions Winter Ale
- 1 Cinnamon Stick
- Pinch of Nutmeg
- Garnish (optional)
- Cinnamon Sticks
- Ideal glassware
- Brandy style coupe.
Method (for two drinks)
- Fill your glasses fully with ice and set aside.
- Separate the egg whites and pour them into the shaker.
- Shake the egg whites vigorously.
- Pour the egg white into one ½ of the shaker.
- Use your jigger measure and pour the following into the shaker.
- 2oz Kraken
- 1oz Galliano
- Close shaker and shake for a few seconds.
- Measure and gently pour 4oz of Lions Winter Ale into cocktail mix, and stir gently to incorporate.
- Stir the mixture
- Pour the cocktail equally over ice into the two prepared glasses.
- Garnish with the cinnamon sticks.