The Imbiber's Almanac.
Are you looking for festive reasons to raise your glass this month? Here are a few of them! Write to us at info@gotrum.com if we missed any!
APR 6 New Beer’s Eve APR 7 National Beer Day APR 9 National Gin & Tonic Day (US) APR 17 Malbec World Day APR 19 National Amaretto Day
Hot Ale Flip
Featured Cocktail:
Hot Ale Flip
(For National Beer Day)
According to Corin Hirsch, author of Forgotten Drinks of Colonial New England, the Hot Ale Flip (or just “Flip”) was very popular across the colonies in the 1700s. It was served far and wide, from high-society locales like New York City’s famed Fraunces Tavern (patronized by George Washington himself) to the lowly dives of Boston, where Flip-fueled bar brawls led to “murder-by-fire-poker” in at least one instance!
Ingredients:
- 3 oz. (6 tablespoons) Dark Rum, preferably New England Style
- 2 Tbsp. Molasses or Maple Syrup
- 2 Large Eggs, Beaten
- 1 Pint (16 fluid ounces, or 2 cups) dark beer such as brown ale, porter, or stout
- Optional: Garnish with freshly grated nutmeg
Directions:
- Add all ingredients to a large mug
- Combine ingredients well
- Optional: Heat a fire poker in coals until red-hot. Pull it out of the fire and plunge it into the mug. Remove it when the bubbling stops.