This recipe actually appeared in the October 1962 issue of the Grain Belt Diamond, a newsletter for the employees of Minneapolis Brewing Company/Grain Belt Breweries, Inc. in Minneapolis. (The company is long gone but Grain Belt Premium is still around, brewed by August Schell Brewing Company in New Ulm, MN.) Whip up a batch of this for your next holiday party…if you dare.
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DIAMOND CLEAR PUNCH
Get an oversize bowl and mix the following ingredients in the order given. Stir well, and add as much ice as possible. Serve when chilled.
Grapefruit Juice, 2 quarts
Weak black tea, 1 quart
Lemon Juice, 1 cup
Light Puerto Rican Rum, 1 quart
Strong Grain Belt Premium Beer, 8 twelve-ounce bottles
Sugar to taste, about a cup. Remember, always put the beer in just ahead of the sugar.
(Left: Stanley and Albert were cartoon mascots for Grain Belt Premium in the late 1950s and early 1960s.)
