Golden Ale Beer Cocktail

By vealam

Ingredients

• 1 lemon wedge
• smoked sea salt
• 1 scant barspoon hot sauce
• 2 pony shots (2 fl oz) vodka
• 1/2 pony shot (1/2 fl oz) Elderflour liqueur (such as St. Germain)
• 1/2 fl oz lime juice (or yuzu)
• 1/2 fl oz lemon juice
• 1 tbs honey simple syrup (honey and very warm water, 1:1 ratio, stir)
• 4-6 tbs (2-3 fl oz) Belgian style golden ale beer

Preparation

Step 1

Use the lemon wedge to lightly moisten the rim of a highball glass.
Pour the salt onto a small saucer, spreading in a thin layer.
Press the rim into the salt, cookie cutter style, twisting back and fourth to coat the rim with salt.
Fill glass with ice cubes.
Into a cocktail shaker filled 2/3 full with ice, add hot sauce, vodka, elderflour liqueur, lime juice (or yuzu), lemon juice, and honey syrup
Cover and shake.
Strain into prepared glass, stir in the Belgian Ale.