Holiday Beer Punch Drink

A festive beer punch recipe to celebrate the winter holidays. Spiced rum and malty ale or lager, fragrant ginger beer, lime juice and the sweet scent of orange peel come together for a refreshing, fruity, sweet and citrusy experience.

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Prep Time: 5

Total Time: 5

Servings: servings

Calories: 275kcal

Author: Milena Perrine

Ingredients

1 orange peel only*
½ cup simple syrup**
2-3 limes for juice and for garnish
½ teaspoon nutmeg optional
9 oz rum dark, spiced recommended
12 oz ginger beer or ginger ale, chilled
24 oz malty ale or lager chilled (such as winter warmer, bock, English brown, amber ale, Vienna lager, including Mexican dark lagers)

Instructions

With a vegetable peeler or small, sharp knife remove the peel from the orange, trying to minimize the white pitch as much as possible. Place in a cocktail shaker and muddle vigorously to release the fragrant essential oils.
Add the simple syrup and muddle again. (If using sugar instead, let the mixture sit for at least 30 minutes before continuing with the recipe).
Squeeze the juice of one (or two if smaller and/or not very juicy limes) on top of the muddled mixture, add nutmeg (if using), then measure out and add the dark rum. Stir everything and allow a few minutes for the flavors to imbibe each other.
Strain into a punch bowl or pitcher, discard the muddled orange peels.
Add the ginger beer, then the ale or lager, then a handful of thin lime slices (about 12). Stir and serve.

Notes

*You can use a couple of tangerines instead. Do not use lime, its skin is bitter and will not have the intended effect.

**To make simple syrup bring to boil equal parts cane sugar and water. Once sugar is dissolved cool down and refrigerate until needed to use later. You can also use sugar instead of simple syrup, about ¼ cup. Muddle it with the orange peels and allow the two ingredients to sit for about 30 minutes before you proceed with the recipe.

We recommend the book Punch: The Delights (and Dangers) of the Flowing Bowl by David Wondrich. It is a fascinating read and makes a wonderful gift for anyone interested in mixology. The author's writing style is in and of itself a pleasure to 'imbibe', the information is based on historical records and literary works and the story told is most illuminating, not to mention the over 40 recipes for punch contained in the book.

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