Light beer and "The Works" Clamato juice in a 4 to 1 ratio. All the benefits of Gatorade, plus the benefit of a bit of alcohol to take the edge off.
Nothing better after a hot days work.
Light beer and "The Works" Clamato juice in a 4 to 1 ratio. All the benefits of Gatorade, plus the benefit of a bit of alcohol to take the edge off.
Nothing better after a hot days work.
I celebrate summer by adding 1 ice cube to my Maker's Mark.
Ransom said:Oh, and I know we've got Margaritas covered and everyone knows Mai Tais, but some friends introduced me to Painkillers a couple of years ago. One of my favorite silly tropical drinks...
- 2 oz of Rum. (traditional seems to be Pusser's, but I just use whatever's handy, tending toward dark)
- 4 oz of pineapple juice.
- 1 oz of cream of coconut.
- 1 oz orange juice.
- Top with fresh grated nutmeg to taste.
I'd swear that the last recipe I had was closer on amounts of pineapple and orange, but... Anyhow, it should all be well mixed, and as weird as the nutmeg sounds, it's important.
I will be having these tonight. They are good.
MANGRIA!
Fill 16 oz tumbler with ice.
2 Oz rum
1 Oz triple sec
Top off with Sangria (I use cheapo Yellowtail)
Add lemon, lime, orange slice.
Stir
Repeat
Prepare for hangover tomorrow
Ovid_and_Flem said:MANGRIA!
Fill 16 oz tumbler with ice.
2 Oz rum
1 Oz triple sec
Top off with Sangria (I use cheapo Yellowtail)
Add lemon, lime, orange slice.
Stir
Repeat
Prepare for hangover tomorrow
Despite what the wine bottle label will tell you, this has always been the correct recipe for Sangria. The E36 M3 in the bottle is just wine.
I completely forgot one of my favorite summer beers. 
This is sorta unfair, because they are a local brewery just south of Boston, MA, and distribution is limited, but whatevs:
Barrel House Z: Sunny & 79 Degrees.
All the beers these guys make have some sort of hard liquor used in the brewing process. Sounds weird, but it's all amazing. This one is my favorite of all, and is a "ginned" pilsner. They are tasty as anything, and not too heavy. If you find yourself near Boston, look these guys up.
My summer "go to" other than beer has always been a gin and tonic.
Lately I've been very much enjoying a simple lemonade and vodka. Dangerous, though, Very dangerous.
einy said:Grizz said:OH
There's a brewery in Hershey that makes good beer. I like their double bock.
But they have a summer beer that I think is good even though I'm normally eh on ipas.
It's got hibiscus in it. They have a mango one that's supposed to be for spring but since I really like mango I want to try the hell out of it.I’ll have to keep a watch for that one. Troegs is a solid brewery !!
They have a store locater on their site to see if anywhere local to you carries it. It should be out in stores by now I think but I'm not sure when they start sending out the summer stuff.
In reply to Hungary Bill :
Sounds good, I'll have to try that. I've done my own hard cider basically by dumping yeast into a gallon jug off apple cider and airlocking it for a couple weeks. Comes out pretty well.
The wife has a batch of dandelion wine and some lilac wine aging in the cellar. Will be interesting to try in in a few months.
oh man, i've heard good things about dandelion wine, i have yet to try some though. Let me know how it turns out!
If you want to try skeeter pee without all the additives, this is my recipe:
2 liters lemon juice (that stuff that comes in the lemon shaped containers)
7 lbs of sugar
250ml of white grape juice
add water to total 17.5 liters of liquid
1 packet red star bread yeast when it's cooled to room temp.
I've ran the recipe a couple times and get near 7% (+/-2%) almost every time. The bread yeast isn't terribly consistent but then again you don't need potassium sorbate either. The yeast tends to die before it ferments dry so if you want it sweeter you can add more sugar on the front end 
good times
Gin ... Gin ... Gin, for summer drinks.
Preferably Beefeater
My wife just made some watermelon drinks of some kind. Quick, as me anything. 
Just mixed up my first “Tequila Fanny Banger “. Bloom County fans will understand. If I have a second one I won’t understand much of anything.
Pete
Drinking homemade hard ginger-ale that's running around 7%
Last night:
5 second count of Bulleit Rye
7 or 10 leaves of fresh mint from outside, just rained on
Muddle in 1 heaping tablespoon maple syrup
Ice
Pour over one 12 oz can club soda.
Yum.
I think I'll call it a "Canatucky"
In reply to volvoclearinghouse :
Well that sounds amazing. And Bulleit rye is my favorite liquor. I haven’t been drinking much lately but I might have to give that one a shot.
Today was mid 90's in temp and felt the same in humidity.
Spent the day mowing and doing yardwork in prep for tomorrow's Father's Day cookout.
Right now, Lime Ricky's are the cure. Very refreshing.
Lime Ricky
Fill cocktail glass with ice
Add:
2 oz gin
2 oz vodka
2 oz fresh lime juice
Top with club soda and a lime wedge.
Rinse and repeat as needed. (I'm on #4)
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