There is something impossibly festive about the shape of a martini glass, and I’m prone to serving non-alcoholic drinks in them for that devil-may-care feeling. I was prepared to do that one night when I headed to the fridge for Newman’s Own lemonade, until I remembered what the folks at City Steam Brewery created.
At one of the Food Schmooze Martini Competitions, City Steam offered its Shand-tini, and it rocks. It’s also easy to make, which is my cocktail cardinal rule.
My special thanks to the folks at Connecticut’s City Steam, where they make very good beer, and this observation…beer in a martini glass…a revelation!
Ingredients
- 3 ounces Blonde on Blonde City Steam Pale Ale
- 1 ounce St. Germaine Elderflower liquer
- 3 ounces fresh lemonade (or a container version that tastes real.)
Servings:
Instructions
- Chill a couple of martini glasses if you have the time; otherwise it's okay.
- Fill a pint glass halfway up with ice, and add the Blonde on Blonde City Steam Pale Ale; St. Germaine Elderflower liquer; and fresh lemonade.
- Stir a few times gently, but DO NOT SHAKE.
- Strain into 2 martini glasses, chilled if possible.
