For when it's a tough decision on whether or not to kick back with a beer, hard cider, or cocktail, here are 20 places where you can have your beer (or cider) and cocktail — and drink it too!
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20 Ways to Get Your Beer (or Cider) and Cocktail in One Glass
Beer cocktails: the best of both worlds. For Cocktail Week, here's a sampling of local options. (We've included some cider cocktails too, since cider often fills the role of beer even though it's not the same thing.)

Estragon Tapas Bar
Joan Harris - Campari, Spanish lager, and mezcal make this drink a cocktail. [Photo: Facebook]
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Viale
Further Moore - El Buho mezcal, lemon, yellow chartreuse, and cardamaro, topped with Jabbybrau from Jack’s Abby. [Photo: Katie Chudy]
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Red Bird
Honey Badger - This cocktail is a combination of Barenjager and a Sixpoint Crisp Pilsner. [Photo: Facebook]
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Rosa Mexicano
Micheladas - There are currently two Micheladas on the menu. The first: Chelita with Tecate, lime, Cholula, and Worcestershire. The second: La Sangrita with Negra Modelo and house-made sangria. [Photo: Yelp]
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Sweet Cheeks
Beer-Gria - A special house blend of beer, spirits, and juice. [Photo: Cal Bingham]
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The Hawthorne
Coltivatore - Made from Averna, Atwaters Ale, and Fee Brothers Rhubarb Bitters. [Photo: Facebook]
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Deuxave
Barreled and Pressed – Buff Trace Bourbon, Ramazotti Amaro, and cranberry bitters, floated on cider. [Photo: Facebook]
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No. 9 Park
Crisis of Conscience: Created by Ted Kilpatrick, this drink blends Pimm's No. 1, lemon, Peychaud's bitters, Angostura and orange bitters, egg white, and hefeweizen. [Photo: Cal Bingham]
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Gather
Worcester Caipirinha - Combining muddled lime, lemon, sugar, and Cachaça rum, and topped with Wormtown Hoppy IPA. [Photo: Facebook]
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Hopsters
Downeast and Dirty - 888 Vanilla Vodka, Dirty Water Velnias (honey liqueur), Luxardo cherry syrup, topped off with Downeast Cider. [Photo: Facebook]
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Russell House Tavern
Jumpin’ Jack Smash - Laird’s Applejack, Downeast Cider, Blatant IPA, lemon, honey, cinnamon, and mint. [Photo: Cal Bingham]
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Commonwealth
Tuscan Monk - Four ingredients make up this drink: Cynar, lemon, mint, and Night Shift. [Photo: Meg Jones Wall]
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Fairsted Kitchen
Washington Delgado - Pisco, apple shrub, FK Falernum, and Hoponius Union are together in this cocktail. [Photo: Facebook]
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Trina's Starlite Lounge
Tow Truck - Old Monk Rum, Borghetti, coconut cream, and Harpoon Stout. [Photo: Rachel Leah Blumenthal]
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Bronwyn
Archduke - Stroh Rum, Echte Kroatzbeere Blackberry, Helbing Kümmel, and Gösser Lager. A second cocktail also fits the bill, the Dreizehn, which has Old Monk Rum 7yr, Polmos Wisniowka Cherry, lime, dark lager simple syrup, and whiskey bitters. [Photo: Chris Coe]
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Deep Ellum
Picon Bier - House-made orange liqueur is mixed with Full Sail Session Ale and topped with an orange peel in this cocktail. [Photo: Cal Bingham]
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The Kirkland Tap & Trotter
Sawbuck - Rittenhouse Rye Whiskey is mixed with Nux Alpina Walnut Liqueur, lemon, and Founders Red's Rye IPA. [Photo: Rachel Leah Blumenthal]
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jm Curley
19/21 - This cocktail combines bourbon, byrrh, lemon, and imperial beer syrup. [Photo: Cal Bingham]
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Coppa
Coney Island Strong Man - Made from yellow and green chartreuse, lemonade, and lager. [Photo: Official Site]
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Pastoral
Horseneck - A combo of Beefeater gin, pineapple, ango, and Harpoon IPA. There are several other beer cocktails on the menu too. [Photo: Katie Chudy]
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