Red Eye
A brunch-table classic mixing lager with tomato juice for a savory morning-after fix.
Base
beer
Glassware
Pint glass
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Ingredients
- 6 oz lager beer
- 6 oz tomato juice
- Dash of hot sauce, optional
Instructions
- 1Pour tomato juice into a pint glass.
- 2Top with lager beer.
- 3Stir gently and add hot sauce if desired.
Origin & Story
United States, traditional
Long touted as a hangover cure, it pairs beer with tomato juice much like a lighter, beer-based cousin of the Bloody Mary.
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