The go-to for a scorching rooftop afternoon. Light enough to drink all day, bright enough to keep things interesting. This is your Saturday-in-the-park beer cocktail.

• 12 oz Original Henry Lambert's Lager
• 4 oz fresh lemonade (not too sweet)
• 1 lemon wheel, for garnish

1. 1Fill a pint glass halfway with fresh lemonade.
2. 2Slowly pour the lager over the lemonade at an angle.
3. 3Give it one gentle stir. Drop in the lemon wheel. Done.

Sunday morning. You need something with backbone. This one bites back with hot sauce and lime, balanced by the easy-drinking lager. Brunch in a glass.

• 12 oz Original Henry Lambert's Lager
• 1 oz fresh lime juice
• 3 dashes hot sauce (Cholula or Valentina)
• 2 dashes Worcestershire sauce
• 1 pinch celery salt
• Tajín rim (optional)
• Lime wedge, for garnish

1. 1Rim your glass with lime and Tajín if you're feeling it.
2. 2Add lime juice, hot sauce, Worcestershire, and celery salt to the glass.
3. 3Fill with ice. Pour the lager slowly over the top.
4. 4Stir gently. Garnish with a lime wedge.

Happy hour with an edge. This is a beer-lengthened riff on the classic Americano — Campari and sweet vermouth stretched out with lager. For the friend who orders Negronis.

• 6 oz Original Henry Lambert's Lager
• 1 oz Campari
• 1 oz sweet vermouth
• Orange peel, for garnish

1. 1Add Campari and sweet vermouth to a rocks glass over a large ice cube.
2. 2Top slowly with lager.
3. 3Express the orange peel over the glass, drop it in.

Taco night. Backyard cookout. Anytime grapefruit and tequila sound like a good idea — which is always. The lager stretches this out into something dangerously sessionable.

• 8 oz Original Henry Lambert's Lager
• 1.5 oz blanco tequila
• 2 oz fresh grapefruit juice
• 0.5 oz fresh lime juice
• Pinch of salt
• Grapefruit wedge, for garnish

1. 1Combine tequila, grapefruit juice, lime juice, and salt in a Collins glass.
2. 2Add ice. Top with the lager.
3. 3Stir once. Garnish with the grapefruit wedge.

Vacation mode, wherever you are. Coconut water and pineapple turn the lager into something that belongs on a beach. No umbrella required, but not discouraged.

• 12 oz Original Henry Lambert's Lager
• 3 oz pineapple juice
• 1 oz coconut water
• Pineapple wedge, for garnish

1. 1Pour pineapple juice and coconut water into your glass.
2. 2Add ice. Top with the full lager.
3. 3Stir gently. Garnish with a pineapple wedge.

Pre-dinner. Standing at the bar, waiting for a table. This is a vodka soda with more personality — the lager adds body and the cucumber keeps it cool. Effortless.

• 8 oz Original Henry Lambert's Lager
• 1.5 oz vodka
• 0.5 oz fresh lime juice
• 2 cucumber slices
• Soda water splash (optional)

1. 1Muddle one cucumber slice lightly in the bottom of a highball glass.
2. 2Add vodka and lime juice. Fill with ice.
3. 3Top with lager. Float the second cucumber slice on top.

The all-day, no-brainer. Peach and ginger turn a cold lager into something you could hand to literally anyone at a barbecue and they'd be happy. The crowd-pleaser.

• 12 oz Original Henry Lambert's Lager
• 3 oz peach nectar (or peach juice)
• 1 oz ginger beer
• Peach slice, for garnish (seasonal)

1. 1Pour peach nectar and ginger beer into a pint glass.
2. 2Top slowly with the lager.
3. 3Stir once. Garnish with a peach slice if you've got one.

Late afternoon on the patio. This one's a little more refined — elderflower and lemon lift the lager into cocktail territory without any heavy lifting. Impressive but easy.

• 8 oz Original Henry Lambert's Lager
• 1 oz St-Germain (elderflower liqueur)
• 0.5 oz fresh lemon juice
• Lemon twist, for garnish

1. 1Add St-Germain and lemon juice to your glass.
2. 2Top with chilled lager.
3. 3Garnish with a lemon twist. Sip slowly.

Golden hour. The grill is going. Mezcal brings smoke, honey brings warmth, and the lager ties it all together. This is the one that surprises people. The adventurous pick.

• 8 oz Original Henry Lambert's Lager
• 1 oz mezcal
• 0.5 oz honey syrup (equal parts honey and warm water)
• 0.5 oz fresh lime juice
• Lime wheel, for garnish

1. 1Stir mezcal, honey syrup, and lime juice in a rocks glass until combined.
2. 2Add a large ice cube. Top with lager.
3. 3Garnish with a lime wheel.