The other night I mixed up some of my spiced witbier with some of my own hard cider. The mixture was 2 parts wit, 1 part cider. It was very tasty. I figured I'm not the first to try such a thing and enjoy it, so I was wondering if there might allready be some sort of proper name for such a drink.
mixing witbier and cider
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Although a Wit is an ale and not a lager it should't be too far off as a "Snakebite"...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snakebite_(beer_cocktail) 
Then there's this from another forum:
A mix of spiced cyser and malt sounds like the drink "Lamb's Wool". It was a mix of spiced cider and ale, but the ale was "pure" back then and did not contain hops. The drink was called lambs wool because the pieces of toast floating in it would swell up and soften and look like .... lamb's wool. Heat some up and serve it hot to be authentic.
"The apple harvest begins at the beginning of August, which the Celts referred to as Lughnasa, the time of strength and fruitfulness. A drink of Lamb's wool or Lammas wool ( from the Gaelic La Mas Nbhal or "feast of the apple gathering" ) was prepared, a hot spiced drink of cider and ale, with toast or pieces of apple floating in it".
Then there's this from another forum:
A mix of spiced cyser and malt sounds like the drink "Lamb's Wool". It was a mix of spiced cider and ale, but the ale was "pure" back then and did not contain hops. The drink was called lambs wool because the pieces of toast floating in it would swell up and soften and look like .... lamb's wool. Heat some up and serve it hot to be authentic.
"The apple harvest begins at the beginning of August, which the Celts referred to as Lughnasa, the time of strength and fruitfulness. A drink of Lamb's wool or Lammas wool ( from the Gaelic La Mas Nbhal or "feast of the apple gathering" ) was prepared, a hot spiced drink of cider and ale, with toast or pieces of apple floating in it".
