Beer Mojito - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    Mojito Mixture
    10 peppermint leaves
    4 teaspoons sugar
    6 teaspoons lemon juice
    Variation I
    3/4 cup beer (see note)
    Variation II
    1/4 cup sparkling water
    1/2 cup beer
    Garnish
    3 sprigs peppermint
    3 lemon wedges
Preparation
    Cut peppermint leaves into smaller pieces and put into a mortar. Add sugar and lemon juice.
    Grind to crush the the peppermint leaves and the sugar is dissolved.
    Strain through a sieve into a small glass or bowl.
    VARIATION I: put 2 teaspoons of Mojito mixture into a glass and cold add beer. Be careful, because the beer has the tendency to produce a lot of foam.
    VARIATION II: put 2 teaspoons of Mojito mixture into a glass and add ice cold water and then cold beer.
    Garnish with peppermint sprigs and lemon wedges.
    NOTE: should make 3 (or 4) glasses.
    NOTE: I used a German beer with an alcohol content of 4.8%. It is not too bitter and has some sweet notes. It is light in colour. Drinking temperature: German beer is often served with a temperature of 7 C (45 F).

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