Snakebite (shandy)
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A Snakebite is a shandy made with equal parts of beer and cider.[1]
If a dash of blackcurrant cordial ("black") is added as a sweetener, the resulting drink is known as a Snakebite and Black, or a Diesel.[2][3][4]
Though Snakebites are usually served mixed, some drinkers prefer to float the beer atop the cider.
Even if the beer and the cider are perfectly clear before being mixed, the resulting drink will often be cloudy unless it was made with a dry cider.
[edit] Availability in the UK
A Snakebite is typically served in pint servings. UK licensing laws make half-pint servings difficult, as the two main ingredients would have to be dispensed in strictly controlled quarter-pint servings. In June 2001, former US President Bill Clinton was refused a Snakebite when he ordered one at the Old Bell Tavern in Harrogate, North Yorkshire.[5] A manager of the pub, Jamie Allen, stated: "It's illegal to serve it here in the UK, you see."[6]
Snakebites are not illegal in the UK, but some bartenders refuse to serve them because some people will drink them very quickly and become more intoxicated than if they had been drinking regular beer or cider. Many refuse to serve them because the cloudy appearance of the drink might make the beer look 'bad'.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ Wilson, Jason (2010-04-14). "Spirits: Beer cocktails". The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2010/04/13/ST2010041302652.html. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
- ^ http://www.drinksmixer.com/drink250.html
- ^ http://www.drinksmixer.com/drink2081.html
- ^ http://nyunews.com/life/2010/11/30/01snakebite/
- ^ "Bill Clinton Refused His Snake". Internet Movie database. June 13 2001. http://imdb.com/news/wenn/2001-06-13#celeb4. Retrieved 2007-11-23.
- ^ "Clinton in Harrogate". Harrogate Advertiser. June 15 2001. http://www.harrogateadvertiser.net/harrogatenews/Clinton-in-Harrogate.164193.jp. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
- ^ McMurran, Mary; Clive R. Hollin (1993). Young Offenders and Alcohol-Related Crime: A Practitioner's Guidebook. John Wiley & Sons. p. 104. ISBN 0-471-93839-4.
