A Queen Mary
beer cocktail
A beer cocktail is a cocktail that is made by mixing beer with other ingredients (such as a distilled beverage) or another style of beer.
In this type of cocktail, the primary ingredient is usually beer.
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is a mixture of
grenadine
Grenadine () is a nonalcoholic bar syrup commonly used as a cocktail ingredient, distinguished by its sweetness, mild flavor, and red color. Popular in mixed drinks, grenadine syrup was traditionally made from pomegranate, but today is most p ...
and
beer
Beer is an alcoholic beverage produced by the brewing and fermentation of starches from cereal grain—most commonly malted barley, although wheat, maize (corn), rice, and oats are also used. The grain is mashed to convert starch in the ...
,
which is commonly
garnished with
maraschino cherries.
It is typically served in
beer glassware
Beer glassware comprise vessels, today usually made of glass, designed or commonly used for serving and drinking beer. Styles of beer glasses vary in accord with national or regional traditions; legal or customary requirements regarding serving ...
, leaving room for a generous amount of
beer head
Beer head (also head or collar) is the frothy foam on top of beer and carbonated beverages which is produced by bubbles of gas, predominantly carbon dioxide, rising to the surface. The elements that produce the head are wort protein, yeast and h ...
which can take on a pink or cherry-like tone.
This drink can be quite sweet and is best enjoyed chilled.
History
The Queen Mary was conceived by members of the
University of Calgary Dinos men’s swimming team in
Calgary
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,
Canada
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, in the early 2000s. The drink has since become popular in
North America
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,
Europe
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, and
Australia
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as an alternative to a
shandy
Shandy is beer or cider mixed with a lemon flavoured beverage, usually half lemonade and half beer or cider, resulting in a lower ABV for the finished drink. Shandies are popular in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, the Caribbea ...
.
The drink is reportedly named after
Mary of Teck
Mary of Teck (Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes; 26 May 186724 March 1953) was List of British royal consorts, Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, from 6 May 1910 until 20 Janua ...
,
Queen Consort
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to
King George V
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George was born during the reign of his pa ...
of the
United Kingdom
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and the
British Dominions
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.
Preparation and serving

A Queen Mary cocktail is made by pouring grenadine into a beer glass, to taste, followed by beer,
leaving room at the top for a thick layer of pink-hued beer foam.
Maraschino cherries are often added as a garnish,
while drizzling syrup from the cherries onto the beer foam for additional sweetness and colour, as desired.
While any beer can be used to make a Queen Mary, lighter
beer styles are generally preferred, such as a
lager
Lager (; ) is a Type of beer, style of beer brewed and Brewing#Conditioning, conditioned at low temperature. Lagers can be Pale lager, pale, Amber lager, amber, or Dark lager, dark. Pale lager is the most widely consumed and commercially availab ...
,
pilsner
Pilsner (also pilsener or simply pils) is a type of pale lager. It takes its name from the Bohemian city of Plzeň (), where the world's first pale lager (now known as Pilsner Urquell) was produced in 1842 by Pilsner Urquell Brewery.
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or
pale ale. Variants of the drink can also be made by using
non-alcoholic beer, or by including additional ingredients such as
lemonade
Lemonade is a sweetened lemon-flavored drink.
There are many varieties of lemonade found throughout the world.
In some parts of the world, lemonade refers to an un-carbonated, traditionally, homemade drink, using lemon juice, water, and a sw ...
.
See also
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Bloody Mary
*
Roy Rogers
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Following early work under his given name, first as a c ...
*
Shirley Temple
Shirley Temple Black (born Shirley Jane Temple; April 23, 1928 – February 10, 2014) was an American actress, singer, dancer, and diplomat, who was Hollywood's number-one box-office draw as a child actress from 1934 to 1938. Later, she was na ...
References
External links
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Cocktails with beer
Cocktails with grenadine
Sweet cocktails
Two-ingredient cocktails