Cranberry-Ginger Shandy

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Photo: CHELSEA CAVANAUGH
Prep Time:
20 mins
Total Time:
50 mins
Servings:
8

This beer cocktail is just the thing for a Golden Globes viewing party. The cranberry syrup can be made up to three days ahead and stored, covered, in the refrigerator.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups fresh or thawed frozen cranberries

  • ½ cup sugar

  • 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger (from a 2-inch piece)

  • Ice

  • 4 bottles (12 ounces each) pilsner

Directions

  1. Bring cranberries, sugar, ginger, and 1 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until cranberries burst and mixture has thickened slightly, about 8 minutes. Let cool completely, then strain through a fine-mesh sieve, gently pressing on solids (pressing too hard will make mixture cloudy).

  2. For each drink, fill a pint glass with ice. Add 1 ounce cranberry syrup. Top with pilsner (you'll need about half a bottle per drink) and stir; serve.

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