The drink of the summer is a sign of a recession

If you’re going for fancy, maybe 2025 will be the year of the Hugo spritz. But if your budget’s a bit tighter, you might be reaching for this year’s more wallet-friendly option: the Spaghett. Also known as the NASCAR spritz, the hobo Negroni, or the trailer park spritz, this drink is made with a bottled beer — typically Miller High Life.

Miller High Life even dropped the Spaghett-sicle in July, which is basically a push-pop version of the drink. Sure, at $79 for a six-pack, it’s a little pricier than what you’d find at a dive bar or whip up yourself at home. But when an Aperol spritz is easily $15, the cheap beer version kind of feels like a steal.

Cheers!

Lana Backman