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I once lamented in an OnMilwaukee.com article about the lack of beer milkshakes here in Brew City after sampling a tasty porter shake at a brewpub in Boulder. However, since I fancy myself somewhat of a DIY-er, I decided to get busy with beer and ice cream, and make my own boozy shake.
A few years ago, my mother gave me a milkshake maker that, originally, seemed as useless and space sucking as my quesadilla maker, but once I started mixing "alco-shakes," I grew a fondness for the seemingly superfluous appliance. (Note: You don't need a "milkshake maker" to make a decent shake; a blender works just fine.)
Basically, to make a beer milkshake, just combine vanilla custard or ice cream (Breyer's is the best) and beer in varying amounts of each until you get a satisfying consistency. I've tried all different beers, including Taddy Porter, Guinness, Sam Adams While Ale and even a High Life once, which tasted awful. The White Ale was actually my favorite, because it added a yummy tangy-ness to the creamy shake.
Sure, it's single-digit cold outside, but in my world, it's never too chilly for ice cream. Or beer.
Molly Snyder started writing and publishing her work at the age 10, when her community newspaper printed her poem, "The Unicorn.” Since then, she's expanded beyond the subject of mythical creatures and written in many different mediums but, nearest and dearest to her heart, thousands of articles for OnMilwaukee.
Molly is a regular contributor to FOX6 News and numerous radio stations as well as the co-host of "Dandelions: A Podcast For Women.” She's received five Milwaukee Press Club Awards, served as the Pfister Narrator and is the Wisconsin State Fair’s Celebrity Cream Puff Eating Champion of 2019.
