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Green Beer in a highball, drawn with its ingredient layers

Green Beer recipe

BuiltHighballNo ice5% ABV140 kcal

The Green Beer is a built cocktail, made with lager and blue curaçao, served in a highball.

Strength: about 5.3% ABV in the glass, roughly 13 g of alcohol and about 140 calories per drink (an estimate; brands, sugar and dilution vary).

Lager turned green for St Patrick’s Day. (Bars usually use a drop of food colouring; a splash of blue curaçao does it with flavour.)

Green Beer ingredients

Lager300 ml (10 oz)
Blue curaçao5 ml (¼ oz)

Measures for one serve. Open the drink in Bar Bible to scale it to a batch or switch to ounces.

How to make a Green Beer

  1. Fill a highball with ice.
  2. Pour the ingredients in order, topping last.
  3. Lift once gently with a barspoon.
Glass
Highball
Ice
None
Garnish
None
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Green Beer: quick answers

How strong is a Green Beer?
About 5.3% alcohol once the ice has melted in, roughly 13 g of alcohol per drink. That is an estimate: brands and dilution vary.
How many calories are in a Green Beer?
About 140 calories per drink, from the alcohol and the ingredients. An estimate: brands and the amount of sugar change it. Compare every drink in the cocktail calorie chart.
What glass is a Green Beer served in?
A highball, with no ice in the glass.
How many ingredients does a Green Beer have?
2 in total: lager and blue curaçao. Simple enough to make at home.

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