Warm day today which made me remember something:

It was a hot day last summer and cold beer just wasn't cutting the heat. Wife and I looked at the ice cream maker and thought.. "works with wine, why not?" So we dumped some cold, dark beers into it and let it rip. Voila, perfect beer slushies that truly beat the heat!

This can be a lot of fun with mixed drinks too without having to dilute them in a blender with ice.