Strawberry French Monaco

Celebrate everything you love about beer with a refreshing and bright beer cocktail - the Strawberry French Monaco! Featuring a homemade strawberry syrup, fresh lemon juice and a pale lager, this perfectly sippable drink is downright addictive.

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 5

Cooling Time for Syrup 45

Total Time 55

Servings drinks

Calories 493kcal

Ingredients

Strawberry Syrup

2 cups strawberries tops removed and hulled
½ cup granulated sugar

French Monaco

2 oz. simple syrup
2 oz. freshly squeezed lemon juice freshly squeezed
3 oz. strawberry syrup recipe above
12 oz. pale lager like Stella Artois
Lemon Peel for garnish

Instructions

Make the Strawberry Syrup

Blend strawberries until smooth in a blender.
Strain the strawberries over a small saucepan with a fine mesh strainer.
Stir sugar for the syrup into the saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
Cook, stirring constantly, until the sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and cool completely before using in the cocktail.

Make the French Monaco

Set out two tall cocktail glasses.
Add 1 oz. simple syrup and 1 oz. lemon juice to each glass. Stir until combined.
Stir in 1 ½ oz strawberry syrup into each glass. Top each glass with 6 oz light lager, stirring to combine.
Garnish with a lemon twist and serve immediately.

Notes

Make the strawberry syrup in advance, and keep it in the refrigerator for up to a week.

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