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Lager Top in a highball, drawn with its ingredient layers

Lager Top recipe

Also known as Lager and Lemonade

BuiltHighballNo ice5% ABV

The Lager Top is a built cocktail, made with lager and lemonade, served in a highball. It is sparkling.

Strength: about 4.5% ABV in the glass, roughly 11 g of alcohol and about 130 calories per drink (an estimate; brands, sugar and dilution vary).

A pint of lager topped with a little lemonade.

Lager Top ingredients

Lager280 ml (9¼ oz)
Lemonadetop up, about 30 ml

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

How to make a Lager Top

  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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Lager Top: quick answers

How strong is a Lager Top?
About 4.5% alcohol once the ice has melted in, roughly 11 g of alcohol per drink. That is an estimate: brands and dilution vary.
How many calories are in a Lager Top?
About 130 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 Lager Top served in?
A highball, with no ice in the glass.
How many ingredients does a Lager Top have?
2 in total: lager and lemonade. Simple enough to make at home.

Cocktail calorie chart: compare all 1,406 drinks

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