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On Friday, we make margaritas.
Yes yes YES.
We’re not just making any margaritas though. Nope, we are making pineapple lime beer margaritas. So really, all of my favorites combined into one. Or ok well, the pineapple and the lime are two of my favorites, but my family…ok Lyndsie, has taught me that tequila should be well respected…as should a good Mexican beer. Since I do the mixing and mashing of recipes, I thought well, why not combine the two and make a beer margarita. I’ve seen it done before, but have never actually tried it out myself.
I loved the idea of making a pineapple margarita with an extra hit of lime and then topping it with a Mexican beer for extra added flavor…and a little fizz action too. It sounded like perfection, so I went for it. Plus, the flavor combo and tropicalness of the drink made me think of a blue waters, blue skies, palm trees and sandy beaches. And that just makes me super happy. <–I mean, obviously.
Clearly most of us won’ be able to enjoy this on a warm Mexican beach…or well maybe some of you will? Any of you guys reading from Mexico? If so, I am very jealous.
Mexico or no Mexico, this is probably one of my favorite cocktails I have made yet. Again, I love tropical fruits and I really could not think of a better recipe to share on a Friday…
Speaking of which, who is so overly ready for Friday?
After a week of lots of mixed things coming at me, I’m kind of ready for the emails to slow, and for things to just chill out. I don’t know if any of you noticed, but after last week’s (zero fun) tech site issues, this week presented a few new ones. One of those being the daily email that goes out to subscribers, which is currently is a day behind. Some readers are even saying they are no longer receiving the email at all! We are definitely working to get this taken care of. In fact, we are in the process of switching to a whole new mail subscription company. I’m really excited about some of the things we have planned for the blog in the coming months, the first of them being a brand new HBH Newsletter, where I plan to do a little recap of what’s been on the blog, new recipes/projects that are coming up and other fun things too. Is there anything you guys might love to see inside the newsletter? Please, let me know!
In the meantime, so sorry to you email subscribers out there who are wondering what’s up. Hoping to get everything all worked out soon! Aside from the site troubles and tech glitches, I spent the week working on some Valentine’s Day recipes for the coming days…excited to share soon!
For now though, let’s chat margaritas!
So, I ‘m not only sharing this recipe because it’s Friday, but Sunday is the Super Bowl, and I feel like whether your team wins or loses, we all need cocktails. Beer margaritas seemed like the perfect drink. I mean, for one, who doesn’t love a margarita. It’s a drink that both guys and girls can love equally and the beer factor makes it feel very football appropriate, or at least that’s my thinking.
When I make margaritas I like to keep them pretty straight forward. I don’t typically add any kind of orange liquor. One, I’m not big on sugary liquors, and two, I’m kind of under the belief that margaritas should be pretty simple. Good tequila and a lotta lime. I usually add some kind of fruit juice and top with a little sparkling water, cause I love fruit and carbonation like no other. Today my fruit of choice is pineapple and my fizz comes from beer. I’m not sure if this all sounds kind of weird, but honestly this is one of the best drinks. It’s light, not overly sweet (meaning if you drink responsibly-ish you probably will not have a sugar induced booze headache in the morning…cool, cool), and super refreshing. Not to mention really fun and easy to make!
Perfect for this weekend, spring break, Cinco de Mayo, summer…and just about every other day in between. <–truth.
Pineapple Lime Beer Margaritas.
Servings: 1 drink
Calories Per Serving: 520 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
- salt for the rim
- 1 1/2 ounces silver tequila
- 2 1/2 ounces pineapple juice
- 2 ounces fresh lime juice plus wedges for serving
- 1 tablespoon agave nectar or more to taste
- 4 ounces Mexican beer such as Pacifico or Negra Modelo
- pineapple wedges for serving (optional)
Instructions
- Salt the rim of your glass. Combine the tequila, pineapple juice, lime juice and agave nectar in a cocktail shaker and fill with ice. Shake until combined and then strain into your prepared glass. Top off with beer. Serve with fresh lime wedges and pineapple.
Big Batch Margaritas.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories Per Serving: 150 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup silver tequila 6 ounces
- 1 1/4 cups pineapple juice 10 ounces
- 1/2 cup fresh lime juice plus wedges for serving, 4 ounces
- 1/4 cup agave nectar may also use honey
- 2 ounce Mexican beers such as Pacifico or Negra Modelo, 12
- pineapple wedges for serving (optional)
Instructions
- Combine the tequila, pineapple juice, lime juice and agave nectar in a large pitcher. Keep chilled in the fridge.
- When ready to serve, salt the rims of 4-6 glasses. Add ice to each glass and pour the margaritas over the ice. Top with beer. Serve with fresh lime wedges and pineapple.
Cheers to Friday and a fun weekend ahead!
ps. clearly I am in love with the golden hour light in these photos. Bring on 5 O’clock.
yes I am reading this in Mx. And have access to fresh pineapple juice. I am so going to make these YUMM
Thank you so much!
What’s the amount of pineapple juice for the large batch? Looks delicious!
HI! It is 1 1/4 cups. Please let me know if you have any other questions. I hope you love this recipe. Thanks so much!! xTieghan
Long-time lurker, first time commenting – I made this recipe for the first time about six weeks ago for some friends and it was a huge hit. Since then it’s been a go-to for me, especially when I need to unwind on Friday nights like this one! Thanks so much, love everything you post on here!
P.S. In a pinch, I’ve substituted the pineapple juice for orange juice and added a splash of elderflower cordial – equally delicious!
SO happy to hear from you Caleb (:
Even happier you liked the margaritas so much!! The substitutions sound amazing by the way!!
Thank you!
These look delicious! I may try these in the summer xx
Thank you I hope you love it!
Got to make these this weekend!
I hope you love them!
Ahhh. . .those amazing blue waters in Mexico. I could really go for that right about now. And I could definitely could go for a couple of these margaritas too. I’m not a beer drinker. . .but it sounds like the beer in this cocktail compliment the fruitiness of margarita. . .so bring it on!
Right?! It sounds pretty perfect right about now!
I think the beer does, but of course your could leave it out too!
A silent visitor to your site, recently was not able to visit. It always throws an error as “too many redirect”. Open further investigation I found that hbd previously asked all browser that came to ‘http://’ to redirect to ‘https://’ and more importantly signaled the browser to remember this. But recently looks like u removed https (secure http). But for those who visited your site before, the browser still remembers to go to ‘https’ and result in this error. Just want to let u know…. Amazing posts, pictures and stories!!!
Hi Maria, I am SO sorry for any trouble you have been having accessing the site. We have made some site changes this month and it has cause some trouble. Hoping that everything is going to be fixed soon. Please let me know if the problem continues after Tuesday. Again, SO SORRY!
No problem Tieghan:) Love all your posts and I check almost everyday. Just wanted to bring the error to your attention so that we can continue to read your fabulous recipes! Thanks
So cute!
Thanks Sara!
Love this idea, all of my favs in one drink!
How perfect! Thanks a ton Matt (:
This margarita looks so inviting. I have all the ingredients, and I’m planning to make it this afternoon for our private Happy hour. Your photos are stunning… I love them
That sounds like so much fun! Hope you guys love them (:
So pretty, my Friday/weekend *needs* these margaritas!
So agree! Delicious super bowl Marg?
These sound soooo yummy! Adding a jalapeño to this would be great!!
Yes!! Jalapeño would be amazing!! Love a spicy Marg!
I love beer margaritas, I’ve got a recipe for them coming in my new book (http://www.rachelphipps.com/2017/02/student-eats-cookbook-rachel-phipps-pre-order.html), but I wish I’d thought of putting pineapple in them!
And yay, a newsletter – I love putting mine together – when can we sign up? x
Actually, my parents are leaving for Mexico tomorrow. I’m SO jealous! I guess I’ll drink this in our snowy country instead. 🙂
Haha, that sounds amazing! Still fun to have these in the snow of course (:
Oh YUM! I have everything but the pineapple juice. Will pop out and pick up a nice fresh juicy pineapple (or two), today! Thanks!
Yay, hope you love them!!