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Summer Ale Spritz
This is a beer cocktail that combines the lemon and wheat flavor of Sam Adams Summer Ale with the Italian Aperol and some homemade Rosemary syrup. This is a two part recipe in that we need to make the Rosemary Syrup as well as the cocktail itself.
Ingredients
Sam Adams Summer Ale 1 bottle
Fresh lemon juice 1 ounce
Aperol 3/4 ounce
Rosemary syrup 1 ounce
Lime wedge
Rosemary sprig
To make Rosemary syrup:
- Add 3 to 5 rosemary sprigs, 1 cup of water, and 1 cup of sugar into a saucepan.
- Cook on high heat for 7 minutes.
- Stir until the sugar dissolves.
- Let the syrup cool for 15 minutes
- Strain into a sealable container.
- Refrigerate until you’re ready to use (but for at least 30 minutes after cooling).
The syrup will keep for up to 2 weeks.
Directions
- Fill a blender about ¾ with ice.
- Pour in the bottle of Sam Adams.
- Add Lemon Juice and homemade Rosemary Syrup.
- Blend until it is smooth.
- Fill a Pilsner glass about half way with ice and pour in the blended drink.
- Top off with Aperol.
- Garnish with Rosemary sprig and Lime wedge.
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