"Summer Beers"

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Yesterday on the show Rich was talking about ManMosas which he had at some NJ hangout place. The drink was Blue Moon Beer, OJ, and orange vodka. That is one in a long line of what is called "Summer Beers."

A Summer Beer is not a style, it is a cocktail that has beer in it and is light and refreshing. There are a lot of different styles that take advantage of the beer. Blue Moon is made such that orange really sets it off. So they play on that.

One summer beer that I had last year in College Station, Texas used Fat Tire beer, Vanilla Vodka, and fresh made lemonade, served over ice. It is really nice. First off make a simple syrup of 3/4 cup sugar to one cup warm water, stir till blended then chill - I would make more than needed just to have it on hand. When ready to make the lemonade, fresh squeeze a lemon (since only need about half a pint, one lemon should be enough) into a pint glass with ice. Fill to a touch over half full with the simple syrup, add a shot (1.5 oz) of vanilla vodka then fill the rest of the pint glass with Fat Tire. It is damn tasty