Here is a summer cocktail that features craft beer not once, but twice. Plus tequila. A frozen, blonde ale strawberry sorbet gose margarita. With pink salt. How is that for a mouthful?
Let’s simplify. You don’t have to double down on the beer. You can use any sorbet (sans bière will work just fine:) and add any gose ale and silver tequila. That’s it.
We had a few extra pints of our Summer Blonde Ale Strawberry Sorbet. It happens when you make a batch three weeks in a row:). I couldn’t just ignore it every time I opened the freezer. And I don’t even want to begin telling you how hot it has been lately. The condensation on the outside of the glass shows it. Thank goodness for the frequent summer rains this year, otherwise our town would have been in flames.
Eventually my neurons fired up and generated the idea of a frozen margarita along the lines of fruity and slightly sweet, but also sour and salty. You know that I am not a fan of overly sweet beverages.
I hit the jackpot with this craft beer cocktail, I really did.
I chose the perfect sour beer to make this frozen margarita happen. Pleasantly tart with hints of salt and coriander – a classic gose. Not a fruity one or otherwise flavored one, just a true to style, refreshing gose. (I originally discussed this German ale with wheat and oats in this post.)
The Uror Gose is brewed by the talented and fun people at Fate Brewing Company in Boulder, Colorado. We used to go to the taproom almost weekly all winter long during the year our son was four and was learning to ski in the nearby Eldora. Besides the stellar and always evolving craft beer collection, they have a very attractive food menu which was an added bonus for Chris and I. Why eat the overpriced fast food at the Eldora lodges when in half an hour we could be at Fate’s taproom?
They also make a version of the same wheat ale that is tequila barrel aged. If we get a hold of that one here soon, I am definitely going to make a sorbet gose margarita with it. Just imagine oak and agave flavors joining in the blend of sour, sweet, salty and fruity.
Ever since I made jalapeno and lime ice cubes this past spring, I’ve been making ice cubes with pieces of fruit in them, so for this drink I threw in a couple of lemon and strawberry ones. Looked pretty if nothing else:) For the rim I used Hawaiian Alaea sea salt, another great (as well as mineral rich) option is Himalayan pink salt.
Sorbet Gose Margarita
Fruity sorbet and a pleasantly sour wheat ale (gose) fortified by silver tequila and complemented by Hawaiian alaea pink salt. One of the finest summer craft beer cocktails out there:)
Ingredients
- 1 12 oz bottle/can of Gose ale, sour German wheat ale with hints of salt
- 1 pint of sorbet, strawberry, lemon, your favorite
- 8 ice cubes, preferably with a small piece of fresh fruit inside
- 3 oz silver tequila
- 2 tbsp of Hawaiian alaea sea salt or Himalayan pink salt for glass rim plus a wedge of lemon to make it stick
Instructions
- Use two pint glasses.
- Pour pink salt in a shallow dish/plate. Moisten the rim of each glass with lemon wedge and dip into salt.
- Place a few scoops of sorbet in each glass.
- Add 1.5 oz of tequila to each glass.
- Tilt glass and pour Gose over sorbet slowly as it will foam.
- Stir well, add ice cubes and enjoy (a straw is most helpful).
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 2 Serving Size: 1 gramsAmount Per Serving: Unsaturated Fat: 0g
Maryanne | the little epicurean says
This sounds SO delicious! I’m new to beer cocktails, but I can’t wait to give it a try!
CraftBeering says
Hope you do Maryanne! It really is delicious:)
CraftBeering says
Thank you Emily for stopping by! Your words are like music to our ears:) Just checked you guys out. Nice work!
CraftBeering says
Thank you Marilyn! Stoked to hear!
Amber Harrop says
Your recipes always look so good guys
CraftBeering says
Thank you Amber!
jodie says
YUM!
Leanna says
I am not sure how you made a beer beverage look so pretty. I will introduce my hubs to your blog and let him check it out. I am sure he is going to love this.
CraftBeering says
Thank you Leanna! Hope to impress him at least a little bit:)
kristin mccarthy says
Than youk- Ill take three please.
CraftBeering says
Lol! No problem.
CraftBeering says
Thank you so much Karen! It is really refreshing, we vouch for it:) Thank you so much for stopping by.
Leslie says
Mmmm! This looks so good! Do you have any recommendations for those of us who aren’t into sours? (I know, I know…I just can’t seem to find the right one) Thanks so much for sharing at the #happynowlinkup!
CraftBeering says
I guess so! If I weren’t using a gose (which I picked for the combo of sour and hint of salty) I would make this sorbet margarita with a Kolsch syle ale, or Helles or Pilsner, even a blonde ale would be great.
Georgie | The Home Cook's Kitchen says
wait what? you can make margaritas with beer? am i behind the times here or something? this looks fantastic! what a great idea!
CraftBeering says
Lol, actually, many of a bartender will tell you that the best margaritas include a beer (even though it is usually a Corona). I found out in a different way years ago, here is the story:) https://www.craftbeering.com/session-ipa-beergarita/
Mary says
I haven’t found a margarita I didn’t like. Ever since I started following your blog I’ve been experimenting with beer in many different ways. Messily a sorbet goes margarita is my the next beer cocktail. You defiantly hit the jackpot with this one.
CraftBeering says
So glad to read this Mary! Keeping fingers crossed to win you completely over on craft beer’s side… But, yes – so easy to take your sorbet, add the tequila and beer and suddenly you are all set! No need to clean up a blender, lol.
Sandra L Garth says
You have piqued my curiosity with this one and I hope to be able to find Uror Gose in my area. Also, your pictures are fantastic!
CraftBeering says
Hi Sandra, good news:) Maybe a new Gose fan in the making? Any traditional gose style beer will bring the same flavors to the mix. They are quite popular, bigger liquor stores usually stock several options.
Molly says
That looks amazing, I love the fluffy pink colour
Mollyx
CraftBeering says
Thank you Molly! It tastes even better:)
Kelsie | the itsy-bitsy kitchen says
I’m dying over here. This has to be the best margarita I’ve ever heard of! And it’s pink! AKA, the most delicious drink color in existence :). We’re having people over this weekend so I’m totally going to try this! Have a lovely week, Milena.
CraftBeering says
Nice! I hope you have pink salt around the house too:)
Dawn - Girl Heart Food says
This looks SO refreshing, Milena!!! Plus, let’s just talk about the colour – how pretty?! This is like a two for one deal – dessert and drink all in one. I’ll drink one as ‘dessert’ and a second as a ‘drink’….hehehe. And that salt rim? High five! Love that! Hope you guys have a fantastic week 🙂 Cheers!
CraftBeering says
Thank you Dawn, pink drinks are always well loved, aren’t they? I agree – this margarita can be had in lieu of dessert, no problem there!