"Red beer" might be a new concept to some, but if you've ever tailgated in Lincoln or happened to grow up in a handful of select regions like rural Nebraska (wait, isn't all of Nebraska rural?) then it's likely you've tried a red beer. The classic red beer is comprised of cheap beer and tomato juice and some in my extended family even add a dash of salt for good measure. Yes, it's hilarious that I married a dietitian and my family salts their beverages.
Unfortunately, I hate tomato juice so have been on a quest to create a red beer sans tomato. With some help from cocktail experts Derek and Eric (I generally only talk to people with rhyming names) I finally pieced together a really good red beer accentuated with nature's perfect food...bacon.
Ingredients:
Cheap Beer (used Coors Light)
Cran-Cherry Juice (used Diet Ocean Spray)
Tabasco
Maple Bacon
In your favorite pint glass combine 30% cran-cherry juice with 70% light beer. Add 2 dashes of Tabasco and garnish with crispy fried maple bacon. The taste is similar to a fruity wheat beer and I love the finish from the Tabasco.
While experimenting to find the perfect garnish we tried plain bacon, maple bacon, maple bacon brushed with maple syrup and maple bacon sprinkled with brown sugar. The syrup and sugar bacons were both deliciously decadent, but the simple hint of sweetness in the maple bacon won out. The bacon I used wasn't tall enough to stand alone in the glass, so I cut a small diagonal slit in the side to hook it over the edge. Mmmm...bacon.
Unfortunately, I hate tomato juice so have been on a quest to create a red beer sans tomato. With some help from cocktail experts Derek and Eric (I generally only talk to people with rhyming names) I finally pieced together a really good red beer accentuated with nature's perfect food...bacon.
Ingredients:
Cheap Beer (used Coors Light)
Cran-Cherry Juice (used Diet Ocean Spray)
Tabasco
Maple Bacon
In your favorite pint glass combine 30% cran-cherry juice with 70% light beer. Add 2 dashes of Tabasco and garnish with crispy fried maple bacon. The taste is similar to a fruity wheat beer and I love the finish from the Tabasco.
While experimenting to find the perfect garnish we tried plain bacon, maple bacon, maple bacon brushed with maple syrup and maple bacon sprinkled with brown sugar. The syrup and sugar bacons were both deliciously decadent, but the simple hint of sweetness in the maple bacon won out. The bacon I used wasn't tall enough to stand alone in the glass, so I cut a small diagonal slit in the side to hook it over the edge. Mmmm...bacon.
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