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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 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Additional Time
45 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Servings: 2 drinks
Calories: 493 kcal
Course:
Drinks
Cuisine:
American
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.
Cup of Yum
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.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1drink
Calories
493kcal
(25%)
Carbohydrates
112g
(37%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Sodium
17mg
(1%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
100g
(200%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2drinks
Amount Per Serving
Calories 493
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1drink | |
| Calories | 493kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 112g | 37% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Sodium | 17mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 100g | 200% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.