Beer Margaritas

Beer Margaritas — Summer tastes better with a pitcher of these delightful and refreshing beer margaritas are made with Corona, tequila, triple sec, lime juice, agave, and a sugared (or salted) rim! Cheers to beer-garitas!

Beer Margarita Recipe

As summer gears up into full swing, there’s nothing better than a cold, refreshing cocktail. Specifically, a beer-garita, or beer margarita.

They’re made with a combo of Mexican beer such as Corona, tequila triple sec, lime juice, and agave. Not sweet, not too intense, just crisp, cold, and refreshing.

I make them by the pitcher, which conveniently serves a group. If you’re making these for a backyard get-together or event, it’s so convenient because you don’t need to get up every time someone needs a refill to make another drink.

Ingredients in Beergaritas

Never made a margarita with Corona? Trust me, it’s good! 

For this super easy pitcher cocktail recipe, you’ll need the following ingredients:

• Tequila
• Triple sec
• Lime juice
• Agave syrup or nectar (or simple syrup)
• Beer (I used Corona)
• Sugar or salt, for glass rims if desired

How to Make Beer Margaritas In a Pitcher

This is literally a dump-and-drink kind of cocktail recipe, which is the best kind. After all, who wants to fuss with anything complicated when the weather’s warm and you’re either entertaining or just trying to relax?

Here’s how the beergarita recipe comes together: 

1. Add the tequila, triple sec, lime juice, and agave to a pitcher and stir. 
2. Pour in the beer, stir gently.
3. Sugar or salt the rims of your glassware if desired, and serve. Salud! 

Sugar Options in Beer Margaritas

For those of us like myself who don’t like overly sweet drinks and may want to reduce the sweetness in a beer margarita, you can reduce the agave by half if desired.

Alternatively, agave nectar can be substituted with simple syrup. And from there, if desired, you can halve the amount of simple syrup used.

What’s the Best Beer for Beer Margaritas?

I recommend using a Mexican-style beer. I use Corona because it’s easily and readily available.

However, Dos Equis, Pacifico, Modelo, Sol, or Tecate would all be fine. I recommend bottled versus canned, but use what you prefer.

Can I Make Stronger Beer Margaritas?

Yes, you sure can! Up the amount of tequila from 6 to 8 ounces for a stiffer cocktail.

How Many Servings Does the Pitcher Make?

This Corona margarita recipes serves anywhere between 4 and 6 people, depending on glass size and thirst level.

Can Beer Margaritas Be Made By the Glass?

Rather than making a pitcher full of beer margaritas, yes, you can make them by the glass. 

However, it’s worth noting you may “waste” some beer. If you open a bottle or can of beer and use half (6 ounces), you would then quarter all other amounts listed, i.e. 1.50 ounces of tequila rather than six.

But you’ve still got the other half can or bottle of beer. Hmm.

Therefore, it would probably be easier to just halve the recipe so that you can use a normal 12-ounce size bottle or can of beer, and then halve all other amounts.

This will make 2 large-ish beer margaritas and is my vote if you don’t need a pitcher.

Can This Recipe Be Prepared in Advance? 

No, when making margaritas with Corona you cannot prep the cocktails in advance. The beer will lose its carbonation, and you’d wind up with a flat beergarita. Yuck. 

What to Serve with Beergaritas 

Serve this beer margarita recipe with your favorite Mexican foods! Here are some recipe ideas to serve at your fiesta: 

• Loaded Vegetarian Burritos 
• Grilled Chicken and Corn Salad
• Beef Taco Salad Bowls 
• Grilled Mexican Corn (Elote) 
• Tacos al Pastor

Favorite Cocktail Recipes:

Homemade Margaritas — How to make a margarita with just three natural ingredients! Nothing fake, neon green, and no sugary chemicals. This is the best homemade margarita recipe I’ve tried and it’s the easiest!!

Mango Pineapple Frozen Margaritas – No margarita mix and no sugar needed for amazing, easy margaritas that are ready in 30 seconds!! Refills are a must!!

Tropical Mango Mimosa Cocktail — A fun, easy, and refreshing twist on the classic mimosa drink!! A party favorite at your next brunch or event! Everyone will want REFILLS!!

TropicalParty Punch — One of my all-time favorite party drinks! Feel free to leave the alcohol out if desired. This punch tastes delicious even without it!

Pomegranate Mojito – Everyone will love this fruity twist on a classic mojito recipe! The tart pomegranates and lime blend beautifully and are paired with simple syrup, mint, and white rum for a refreshing cocktail that’s perfect all year long!

Malibu Sunset — A fun, fruity, easy Malibu drink recipe!! Because there’s really no wrong way to do pineapple, orange juice, coconut rum, grenadine, and cherries. If you’ve never had this fruity alcoholic drink before, you should change that!!

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Martini – An indulgent chocolate martini that’s perfect for Valentine’s Day, anniversaries, date-night-in, or a girls-night-in! Plenty of chocolate flavor in this festive, fun, and easy martini!

Tequila Sunrise — Not only is it pretty to look at, but a tequila sunrise is also refreshing, nostalgic, and the grenadine sweetens it up enough that you may not even notice it packs quite a punch!

Manhattan Cocktail – This classic bourbon cocktail is made with vermouth, Angostura bitters, and orange peel for a sophisticated and easy drink everyone should know how to make!

Cosmopolitan — This classic cocktail is made with vodka, orange liqueur, lemon juice, and cranberry juice. It’s flirty and flavorful yet refined and simple. Tart cranberry juice blends with fresh lemon juice to smooth out the vodka and enhance the triple sec for a balance and refreshing cocktail perfect for sipping!