The Milwaukee Malted

Name: The Milwaukee Malted
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 oz craft root beer (chilled); 0.5 oz vanilla simple syrup; 2 oz heavy cream + 1/4 tsp vanilla extract (for the float); Ice; Caramel drizzle, for garnish

A creamy golden root beer float-style mocktail in a beer mug, inspired by the Milwaukee Brewers.

By Larry Leo | Prep: 5 min | Servings: 1 | Difficulty: Easy

The Milwaukee Malted mocktail — creamy golden root beer float in a beer mug with vanilla cream foam

Ingredients

8 oz craft root beer (chilled)
0.5 oz vanilla simple syrup
2 oz heavy cream + 1/4 tsp vanilla extract (for the float)
Ice
Caramel drizzle, for garnish

Instructions

Chill a beer mug in the freezer for 10 minutes.
Make the vanilla cream: whisk heavy cream and vanilla extract until slightly thickened (about 30 seconds).
Add ice to the chilled mug.
Pour root beer and vanilla simple syrup over the ice. Stir gently.
Slowly pour the vanilla cream over the back of a spoon onto the surface. It will float on top.
Drizzle caramel sauce over the cream float and serve immediately.

Category: mlb-mocktails

Tags: brewers, mlb, root-beer, vanilla, cream, milwaukee, baseball, comfort