If you live in Milwaukee like I do the term “Beermosa” shouldn’t be anything new to you. In fact, you can regularly find this drink on brunch menus all over the city. It’s when I’ve talked to friends in other cities though that I’ve realized that most of them had never heard of this delicious beverage. Based on the name alone, this drink should be pretty self explanatory. Whereas a Mimosa consists of champagne and orange juice a Beermosa contains, as you can probably guess, beer and orange juice.
The ratio of beer to orange juice in a Beermosa isn’t set in stone, and if you’re making one for yourself you should definitely try out some different variations to see what you like best. I’ve seen a lot of people using half beer and half orange juice in theirs, but what I like to do is take a 16 ounce pint glass, fill it with a 12 ounce beer and then just fill the rest of the glass with orange juice.
The type of beer used in a Beermosa varies as well, although wheat beers like Blue Moon and Hoegaarden seem to be a pretty popular choices since they’re normally served with an orange slice garnish as it is. Miller High Life is another beer I see used quite a bit in this drink since you know, it’s the “champagne of beers” and all…
So now I ask you guys, are Beermosas popular where you live? Do you make your own? If so, what’s your favorite beer to use in them and what’s your preferred beer to orange juice ratio?
Mmm… Especially good hangover helper!
Maybe that should be a regular section of yours. I like the thought of ‘Hangover Helper’, you know, like Hamburger Helper!
There’s a place out here in Washington D.C. that serves beermosas during brunch. That was the first time I’d ever heard of them though.
I’ve had them while tailgating before and we’ve usually just done a 50/50 mixture of orange juice and whatever beer we’ve had on hand.
We used to do something similar in college and called it a lunchbox. It was beer, oj, and a shot of amaretto. They were awesome.
I saw a recipe the other day for a Brandy Old Fashioned cocktail that used beer in it too. I’ll have to find it.
We have them here in Philly called Monkey Julius
not sure of the ratio but its Victory Golden Monkey and OJ. A very tasty treat.
The first time I heard of a beermosa was in the movie Four Christmases and it was the preferred cocktail at a supposedly super white trash household. I mocked it at first but at second thought figured that they would probably be pretty good. I think I would use a hoegaarden, blue moon, or any Saison beer since it would complement the citrus so well.
Oh, I should add that I am in San Francisco – a city apparently too far across the country to have embraced the intriguing beermosa.
A variation I enjoy: equal parts Red Dog and orange soda.
Don’t knock it ’til you’ve tried it!
here in brooklyn we like to go with tecate or modelo or whatever is on sale, squeeze and orange and part of a lime in.
If you ever make it to Washington DC, Pizzaria Paradiso in Dupont Circle makes these with a twist. They do a bottle of Alagash White ale, shot of triple sec, and fresh squeeze a whole orange into it. Absolutely delicious – the white ale works so much better than a high life!
That sounds really really really good. I might have to try that recipe at home!
Isn’t this just a Brass Monkey?
Also good: cola and beer – in Germany I saw that you can buy this premade in a bottle in the grocery store
I need to try one of these!
Thanks for sharing Nick
Where I live we call it a Manmosa:
1 shot of Whiskey
8 oz of IPA or your favorite ale
8 oz OJ
I love the addition of whiskey! I’m making myself one of these (or two or three of these) this weekend!
peah schnapps+ blue moon + orange juice is how we do it in orange county CA
tried it for the first time ever..DAMN GOOD DRINK!!!!!!
budlight platinum with Tropicana o.j with medium pulp.
Was thinking to myself an orange beer would taste really good, thanks guys for helping me put a label on it ! BEERMOSA !Do like the shot of Whiskey too !