The Michelada: The perfect beer cocktail for any occasion.
All photos by **Joey Wharton**.

What comes to mind when you think of Labor Day? Saying one final "goodbye" to Summer? Cookouts & fireworks? Purging all the white pants from your closet? Sweating profusely? No matter what this sweet September three-day weekend means to you, everyone can agree that you shouldn't spend it shaking up complicated cocktails. Luckily, the holiday drinking professionals here at Belle Isle have you covered! We're sharing our four favorite cocktails you can drink straight from a can -- perfect for any backyard barbecue, pool party, or beach bash. These simple, tasty beverages can travel wherever your Labor Day plans take you. From Micheladas to 'Shine and Sodas, these no-labor sippers will help you say goodbye to summer in style. Happy Labor Day, y'all!

Ruby Radler

You down with RRG? This citrusy summer quencher is for only the truest Ruby Red grapefruit fans among us.

Spicy Michelada

It’s like the Bloody Mary’s bubbly, beer-soaked step-cousin.

'Shine and Soda

We challenge you to find a simpler, more delicious drink.

CBC Boilermaker

Okay, so this is a two-for-one. For those playing it safe, choose a porter or stout with your Cold Brew Coffee. Adventurous drinkers should try a shot in light sour beer, like a gose or Berliner Weisse. I know it sounds crazy, but we wouldn’t steer you wrong!

CBC Boilermaker

Okay, so this is a two-for-one. For those playing it safe, choose a porter or stout with your Cold Brew Coffee. Adventurous drinkers should try a shot in light sour beer, like a gose or Berliner Weisse. I know it sounds crazy, but we wouldn’t steer you wrong!

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Belle Isle Moonshine is a premium, handcrafted spirit proudly hailing from Richmond, Virginia.

We take the name Belle Isle from a small, 540-acre island located smack dab in the middle of the James River where Civil War soldiers used surplus corn rations to make moonshine in copper kettles.

Belle Isle Moonshine is distilled from 100% organic corn, grown by three family farms and responsibly sourced. Once triple-distilled, we charcoal filter Belle Isle four times over. Then, we cut it with purified water right from the James River. Our infusions are made with 100% real ingredients, never artificial flavors or color. We use real grapefruits sourced from Texas and California, local honey from the Shenandoah Valley, organic habaneros grown an hour away, and freshly roasted coffee beans from the most socially conscious roastery in Richmond, Blanchard's Coffee Roasting Co.

From there, each bottle of Belle Isle Moonshine is filled, corked, labeled, and packed by hand by our Production team, who check each bottle and batch for quality assurance. Since Belle Isle is made in small batches, you can find the batch number handwritten in the bottom right corner of each bottle.

Distilled from good times and 100% organic corn.