Beer Cocktails: Hokkaido Brewsky Sangria

This is inspired by Roger Kugler's tangy beer-based sangria (which was in turn inspired by a British customer's request for a shandy, a refreshing blend of lager beer and lemonade or soda).

Ingredients

• 3 Bartlett pears, peeled and chopped

• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

• 3 bottles Hokkaido Brewing Lemon Lager

• 1 bottle Hokkaido Brewing Pear Lager

• chilled 1 cup triple sec

• Ice

• 2 Bosc pears, sliced, for garnish

Instructions

1. In a food processor, combine the Bartlett pears with 2 tablespoons of the lemon juice and process to a puree.

2. Slowly pour the beer into a pitcher. the triple sec and the pear puree.

3. Fill pint glasses halfway with ice.

4. Add the sangria and garnish with the Bosc pear slices.