Luchador

A spicy beer tail fit for kings of the ring. (By Kate Ramos)

Root Beer Float

The classic soda fountain specialty. (By none)

The most famous libations from either side of the English Channel combine. (By Rob Chirico)

Añejo Highball

A new classic tail made with añejo rum (By Rob Chirico)

Santa Maria

A sainted way to drink tequila. (By Duggan McDonnell)

Beer-Braised Bratwursts with Onion

Served swathed in mustard on a toasted hoagie roll. (By Amy Wisniewski)

Moscow Mule

The Moscow Mule is a vodka-based tail with the unusual addition of ginger beer. (By Rob Chirico)

A potent tail that combines vodka and beer, this drink may leave you with a bad hangover. (By Rob Chirico)

Michelada

A Mexican-style beer tail that’s somewhat akin in flavor to a Bloody Mary. (By Aida Mollenkamp)

CHOW Ginger Beer

Ginger beer from scratch for the DIY-er in all of us. (By Aida Mollenkamp)

Pot Roast with Porcini and Beer

Richly sauced with mushrooms, herbs, Dijon mustard, and beer. (By Roy Finamore)

CHOW Root Beer

Brew and bottle this classic soda yourself. (By Regan Burns)

Black Beans with Mexican Beer

A spicy new technique adds lots of flavor. (By Regan Burns)

Pork and Pâté Vietnamese Sandwich (Banh Mi)

Sweet, tangy, spicy, and crunchy all loaded on a baguette. (By Amy Wisniewski)

Mayan-Style Pit Pork (Cochinita Pibil)

In this oven take on Yucatán-style pit pork, the meat marinates in an orange and achiote mixture before being wrapped in banana leaves and slow-cooked. (By Adapted from Silvana Salcido Esparza)