Beer Margarita {the best of both worlds!} - Self Proclaimed Foodie (2024)

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The ultimate cross between beer and co*cktail, this BeerGarita combines Mexican beer with a freshly made margarita resulting in the perfect adult beverage.

Why You Will Love this Drink

You wanna beer? No, wait, you want aclassic margarita with simple syrup? Ugh, too many choices. Let’s put them together and do a bit of a science experiment!

It only makes sense to pair the two together to create one tasty drink.

The margarita provides that sweet tart punch that you look for in a tasty co*cktail and the crisp Mexican beer lightens the drink up to create an incredibly refreshing ice cold beverage!

This is a fun drink to serve, too, because you shove the beer bottle into the margarita portion and serve the mug with half the beer still stuck in the bottle! As you lower the volume in the glass by drinking it, the beer will continue to pour out.

How to Make a BeerGarita

1. First, make a quick batch of simple syrup. This is basically just sugar dissolved in water. I always keep some on hand for recipes like this Beer Margarita or even non-alcoholic drinks likefresh squeezed lemonade.
2. Grab yourself areally big mug. It needs to be large enough to hold the margarita ingredients plus the beer (but not the entire beer because some of it will be trapped in the bottle.Make sure your mug is big enough so that when you add the margarita with the ice, the volume of the liquid only goes up half way.
3. Add some ice cubes to the mug. Then you pour in all the margarita ingredients. Do I put them in a shaker with ice first? Nah, not necessary. You can if you really want to, but there’s enough room in the mug to give it a good stir.
4. Finally, the really cool part. You crack open an ice cold beer and stick it in the margarita. As it gets close to the top you start worrying that its going to spill over, but it miraculously stops when the liquid hits the top of the glass. Super cool science + booze = good times.

Did you make this drink? Be sure to leave me a comment and let me know what you think!

This recipe was originally published in January 2015 and has been updated with new pictures, more information and helpful tips. Don’t worry – I didn’t make any changes to the recipe!