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A '''shandy''' is a [[cocktail]] made from a mixture of [[beer]] (often [[ale]]) and [[lemon]]ade to taste (normally half-and-half). |
A '''shandy''' is a [[cocktail]] made from a mixture of [[beer]] (often [[ale]]) and [[lemon]]ade to taste (normally half-and-half, although shandy sold in tins is typically much weaker, around 1 part beer to 10 parts lemonade). |
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A variant on this is the ''lager top'' in which a small measure of lemonade is added to a pint or half-pint of [[lager]]. In some areas, [[tomato juice]] is mixed with beer as a cocktail. |
A variant on this is the ''lager top'' in which a small measure of lemonade is added to a pint or half-pint of [[lager]]. In some areas, [[tomato juice]] is mixed with beer as a cocktail. |
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Revision as of 09:58, 15 September 2004
A shandy is a cocktail made from a mixture of beer (often ale) and lemonade to taste (normally half-and-half, although shandy sold in tins is typically much weaker, around 1 part beer to 10 parts lemonade).
A variant on this is the lager top in which a small measure of lemonade is added to a pint or half-pint of lager. In some areas, tomato juice is mixed with beer as a cocktail.
In Bavaria a mix of helles Bier (lager) and lemonade is called a Radler (a Radler is also a person that rides a bicycle), as opposed to a mix of Weißbier (wheat beer) and lemonade, which is called a Russ.
Other names for shandy
- Northern Germany: Alsterwasser
- France: panaché
- Spain (with carbonated lemonade, either lemon-flavored or not - gaseosa)
- clara ("clear")
- lejía ("bleach"), in Basque Country.