Ale Flip

Ale Flip

Ingredients

1.5 oz.Dark Rum (or Brandy)
8 oz.Dark Beer
1 oz.Brown Sugar Syrup
1Egg
GarnishGrated Nutmeg

Directions

  • Combine the Rum and Brown Sugar Syrup in a Cup
  • Crack the Egg into another Glass and Beat
  • Pour the Beer in a Small Pot over low heat until it steams and froths
  • Pour the Warm Beer into the Glass with Rum
  • Pour that Glass into the Glass with Egg
  • Pour the back and forth between the Glasses until smooth
  • Pour the Contents into a Mug
  • Garnish with Grated Nutmeg

The Ale Flip is another old cocktail from 1600’s Colonial America. Like many other older cocktails, it was sometimes prescribed to treat various medical ailments such as insomnia and indigestion, which probably didn’t help that much.

Rattle Skull

Rattle Skull

Ingredients

12 oz.Porter
1.5 oz.Rum (or Brandy)
.75 oz.Lime Juice
.5 oz.Brown Sugar Syrup
GarnishGrated Nutmeg

Directions

  • Combine the Ingredients in a Beer Mug
  • Stir till Combined
  • Garnish with Grated Nutmeg

The Rattle Skull is a Beer Cocktail from the colonial days of America. The name Rattle Skull is an insult referring to someone who is “empty headed” and talks to much, which this drink can make you as it packs a punch.

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