Week 10 presented some challenges and also opportunities as we were on vacation all week. Inspiration finally hit me as we sat at the hotel bar one evening looking out at the Grand Canyon. I had no idea the Grand Canyon Brewing Company existed (see link below) but knew one of their brews had to be the base of my beer cocktail. I first sampled the Horseshoe Bend Pale Ale, which was delicious but I didn't think the hops and strong flavor would balance well with other ingredients. I landed on the American Pilsner, which is a good blank canvas for injecting other spirits. Michelle went in a different direction with an equally delicious result for her beer cocktail. I think our server thought we were a little crazy when we ordered but was apparently excited to charge us $34 for our two unique cocktails. It'll be fun to recreate these at home with ingredients on hand for a little more palatable price.
Grand Canyon Brewery Website
Canyon Shandy Ingredients:
Grand Canyon American Pilsner (or other pilsner)
Limoncello
Absolut Citron
Lemon
They served a 20 oz beer at the bar so I sipped a couple ounces out, then added 1 oz of limoncello and 1/2 oz of Absolut Citron and garnished with a lemon wedge. The proportions were about right, so if using a 12 oz can/bottle of beer I would reduce the amounts of the other alcohols slightly.
Full Moon Ingredients:
Blue Moon
Grand Marnier
Orange
They also served a 10 oz beer at the bar so Michelle sipped a couple ounces out, then added 1.5 oz (a full jigger) of Grand Marnier and garnished with an orange wheel. She was disappointed the bar only had half wheels, but ideally would use a full wheel to look like a full moon shining over the tasty cocktail.
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