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Gingerbeer mocktail in a rocks glass on a wooden table.

Ginger Beer Mocktail

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Prep Time 3 minutes
Servings 1

Ingredients
 
 

  • 4 - 5 oz Ginger Beer
  • .75 oz Lime Juice
  • 1 oz Honey Simple Syrup if you need to make from scratch, instructions are below. Use 1 cup honey, 1 cup water, 1 cup sugar.
  • 2 oz Pineapple Juice
  • Ice

Instructions
 

Honey Simple Syrup

  • *see notes below if you don't want to make this from scratch.
  • Add 1 cup of water to a pot.
  • Add 1 cup of honey to the pot.
  • Add 1 cup of sugar to the pot.
  • Put the pot on the stovetop at medium high heat for about 10 minutes. It should simmer, but not full on boil.
  • Stir it frequently while heating.
  • Remove from heat and stick into the refrigerator to chill.

Ginger Beer Mocktail

  • Fill the rocks glass to the brim with ice.
  • Measure out .75 oz of lime juice with the jigger and add it to the cocktail shaker.
    *see notes below if you don't have a jigger to measure.
    *see notes below if you don't have a cocktail shaker
  • Measure out 2 oz of pineapple juice with the jigger. Add the pineapple juice to the shaker.
  • Measure out 1 oz of honey simple syrup with the jigger. Add the honey simple syrup to the shaker.
  • Add the top to the shaker and shake it up.
  • Take off the top and add the strainer over the shaker.
  • Pour the drink from the shaker into the glass.
  • Measure out 4 oz of ginger beer with the jigger. Add the ginger beer to the glass.
    Pro tip: don't measure the ginger beer and instead just pour it directly into the glass until the glass is full.

Notes

Variations:
  • Use lemon juice instead of lime juice.
  • Use regular simple syrup if you don't want to make honey flavored.
  • Use another flavor of simple syrup, some good options are: lemon, lime, cinnamon, mint
  • Add a flavor by muddling in strawberries, blueberries or another fruit with plain simple syrup.
  • Use a different flavored juice like peach or pear
Different Measurements:
If you don't have a jigger and want to measure in cups and tbs instead of ounces.  Use these.
  • ½ cup ginger beer
  • 1.5 tbs lime juice
  • 2 tbs honey simple syrup
  • ¼ cup pineapple juice
No cocktail shaker?
Use any jar with a lid (such as a mason jar).  Or, pour everything into the glass and stir with a spoon to mix.
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Nutrition information provided is just an estimate and may vary based on specific ingredients used.