Beer Float Recipes: Cold, creamy, boozy, and wildly fun — the grown-up version of your favorite childhood treat.

Beer floats are where rich ice cream meets bold brews. Whether you lean dark and malty or crisp and fruity, the right pairing can deliver a creamy, fizzy dessert-drink hybrid that’s way more than the sum of its parts.

🍫 Classic Guinness & Vanilla Ice Cream Float

The OG beer float. Dry stout meets sweet vanilla ice cream for a creamy, roasty-sweet combo with hints of cocoa and coffee.

Optional: add chocolate syrup or Irish cream for a boozier twist.

👉 Classic Guinness & Vanilla Ice Cream Float Recipe

☕ Coffee Stout + Mocha Ice Cream Float

Brewed for late-night dessert vibes. Use a coffee stout or porter and scoop in mocha or espresso ice cream.

Garnish with shaved chocolate or a cinnamon stick.

👉 Coffee Stout + Mocha Ice Cream Float Recipe

🥜 Peanut Butter Stout + Chocolate Ice Cream Float

Think Reese’s, but with bubbles.A rich peanut butter stout poured over chocolate or fudge swirl ice cream.

Top with crushed peanuts or drizzle with peanut butter sauce.

👉 Peanut Butter Stout + Chocolate Ice Cream Recipe

🍦 Cream Ale + Vanilla Bean Float

Light, sweet, and classic — this is the closest to a traditional root beer float.

The cream ale keeps it smooth and mellow, letting the vanilla shine.

👉 Cream Ale + Vanilla Bean Float Recipe

🥥 Coconut Porter + Toasted Coconut Ice Cream Float

Tropical and toasty with a rich dark beer base.

Try adding a splash of rum or dark chocolate flakes for an extra layer.

👉 Coconut Porter + Toasted Coconut Ice Cream Recipe

🧁 Strawberry Wheat Beer + Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream Float

Fruity and refreshing — perfect for summer.

Use a berry-forward wheat beer with a scoop of strawberry or cheesecake-style ice cream.

👉 Strawberry Wheat Beer + Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream Recipe

🍎 Hard Apple Cider + Caramel Ice Cream Float

Okay, not technically beer — but too good to skip. And the slang “those apple beers” my uncle says gives it all the credentials needed to be included.

Apple cider + salted caramel ice cream = apple pie à la mode in a glass.

👉 Hard Apple Cider + Caramel Ice Cream Float Recipe

🍩 Pastry Stout + Donut Ice Cream Float

Go full dessert mode with a pastry-style stout and donut-flavored or vanilla glaze ice cream.

Garnish with crushed cookies, cinnamon sugar, or a mini donut on the rim.

👉 Pastry Stout + Donut Ice Cream Float Recipe

🥭 Mango IPA + Coconut Ice Cream Float

Hoppy, tropical, and creamy.

The bitterness of the IPA balances the sweetness of coconut — a great combo for IPA fans who want dessert.

👉 Mango IPA + Coconut Ice Cream Float Recipe

🍒 Cherry Lambic + Chocolate Ice Cream Float

A fruit beer float with serious depth. Cherry lambic adds tangy, jammy notes that pair beautifully with rich chocolate.

A Belgian-inspired treat with a milkshake vibe.

👉 Cherry Lambic + Chocolate Ice Cream Float Recipe

🧾 Final Thoughts: Sip, Scoop, Repeat

Beer floats are the perfect mix of simple and satisfying. They’re fun to customize, easy to serve at parties, and endlessly Instagrammable. Whether you like rich and roasty or light and fizzy, there’s a float in this lineup for you.

Pro tip:
Always pour beer slowly over the ice cream to avoid a foam volcano. Chill both first, and serve with a spoon and a straw.

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