Best Substitutes for Lager
Out of Lager? Here are the best alternatives that work in cocktail recipes.
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Original Ingredient
Lager
Other
5.00% ABV
Clean, crisp malt nose with light grain sweetness and subtle hop bitterness. Palate is refreshing with mild biscuit, gentle carbonation, and cereal character. Short, clean, thirst-quenching finish.
Recommended Substitutes
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Beer
Use as a 1:1 substitute unless otherwise noted.
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Ale
Use as a 1:1 substitute unless otherwise noted.
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Corona
Use as a 1:1 substitute unless otherwise noted.
General Substitution Tips
- → Match the alcohol level: a 40% spirit needs a similarly strong replacement or adjust volume.
- → For liqueurs, dilute spirits + simple syrup can replicate sweetness and proof.
- → Citrus substitutions: lemon and lime are mostly interchangeable at a 1:1 ratio.
- → For bitters, Angostura is the most neutral substitute for most other aromatic bitters.