Shandy


Shandy is beer mixed with a lemon or a lemon-lime flavored beverage. The citrus beverage, often called lemonade, may or may not be carbonated. The proportions of the two ingredients are adjusted to taste but are usually half lemonade and half beer. Shandies are popular in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Canada.
In some jurisdictions, the low alcohol content of shandies exempts them from laws governing the sale of alcoholic beverages. Non-alcoholic shandies are known as "rock shandies".

Etymology

The debated origin of the term is shortened from shandygaff, from Britain in 1853 and itself of the obscure source.

Variants by name

Biermischgetränke are popular in Germany. Sometimes, non-alcoholic beer is used, so the drink has no significant alcohol content. A common ingredient of these drinks is German-style carbonated lemonade. Since a 1993 change in German tax law, 'Biermischgetränke are also sold premixed in bottles.
In Berlin and eastern Germany, the Potsdamer, a 50/50 mixture of light-coloured beer and flavoured soda, is a popular drink. The soda used in a Potsdamer is flavoured with a shot of raspberry syrup, giving it a red colour.
The Whizz Peach, made by the private Wilhelm Rummel Brewery in Darmstadt, is made with 50% Kristall Weißbier and 50% peach-flavored lemonade.
The Berliner Weisse mit Schuss is made from a light Weißbier mixed with a Schuss of sweet syrup instead of soda. It comes in three standard varieties: the Grün with Waldmeistersirup, a woodruff-flavoured syrup; the Gelb with a shot of Zitronensirup ; and the Rot, with a shot of Himbeersirup.
The Bananenweizen is made by topping up a wheat beer with banana juice.
In France, a demi-pèche combines French beer and a shot of peach syrup.
In Spain, a clara is the combination of 50% beer and 50% gaseosa or lemon soda. It is served in a caña glass.

''Radler''

Radler has a long history in German-speaking regions. It commonly consists of a 50:50 mixture of beer and sparkling lemonade.
The term Radler originates with a drink called Radlermass that was created by innkeeper Franz Kugler in the small town of Deisenhofen, just outside Munich. During the great cycling boom of the Roaring Twenties, Kugler created a bicycle trail from Munich through the woods that led directly to his drinking establishment. On a June day in 1922, 13,000 cyclists arrived at Kugler’s. He blended it 50/50 with lemon soda as he started to run out of beer.
While the term Radler has been widely attributed to the Munich innkeeper Franz Xaver Kugler in 1922, the combination of beer and lemonade is documented in texts dating from 1912. Nowadays, Radler is consumed not only in Bavaria, but also in all of Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Poland, Netherlands, and Romania.
In northern Germany, a half-and-half made of Pilsner beer and lemonade is known as an Alster. Regionally the Radler and Alster may refer to shandies made with either citrus lemonade or orange lemonade, with the two terms either contrasting or referring to the same drink. In Hamburg, Alsterwasser may also be made with cola, in reference to the supposed appearance of the actual river.
In Austria, it is common to use Almdudler instead of lemon soda for the Radler.
Radler is very popular during the summer months due to its reputation of being a thirst-quencher.
In New Zealand, the word "radler" was trademarked by DB Breweries for their "Monteith's Radler" beer, which is a citrus-flavoured, full-strength beer. This has led to some brewers to use the names "reldar" and "Cyclist".

''Russ''

In Bavaria, the southeastern state of Germany, as well as in the countryside of Austria, a mix of 50% Weißbier and 50% lemon soda is called a "Russ". There are three different theories about the origin of this drink:
A Panaché is a draft beer mixed with carbonated lemonade in France, Switzerland, Belgium and Italy. A typical Panaché in the Alsace region contains less than 1% alcohol by volume.

Diesel

In some parts of continental Europe, for example Belgium, Italy, Germany and Portugal, a Diesel is draft beer mixed with cola, while a Tango is made with gooseberry cordial.
In Germany, lager beer mixed with cola is called a Diesel, Colabier, or Gespritzter, with several regional differences in name and composition:
In Slovenia, a Diesel refers to a shandy of lager and Cockta soda.
A diesel in the United Kingdom is another name for a snakebite, a combination of half a pint of lager, half a pint of cider and a measure of blackcurrant cordial, and thus does not meet the definition of a shandy, which needs to include beer and a non-alcoholic drink.
A mazout is a common drink in Flanders and is a 50:50 mix of pilsner and cola.
In regions of the United Kingdom a fir tree normally denotes a very similar drink, usually half-and-half lager and cola, like the German Diesel or Krefelder. The name derives from the Fir Tree, a public house in Oxford where the drink is said to have originated. A variant is the fir tree top – predominantly lager but with a very small quantity of cola added.

Shandygaff

A shandygaff is an older British name for beer mixed with ginger beer or ginger ale; the earliest written record of the word dates back to 1853. In H. G. Wells’ comic novel The History of Mr Polly, Wells refers to shandygaff as "two bottles of beer mixed with ginger beer in a round-bellied jug".

Sneeuwwitje

In the Netherlands, Sneeuwwitje is 7UP or Sprite with a bit of draught pilsner added to create some foam. The Dutch brand Royal Club also produces a Shandy with 0.5% alcohol since 1976.

''Portergaff''

Australian variant 1/2 and 1/2 Stout and Lemonade

Lager top

In England, Wales and Scotland, a lager top is a lager with a dash of lemonade on top, the latter of which reduces the lager's hardness.

Monaco

In France, a 50/50 mix of lager and carbonated lemonade with a dash of Grenadine is called a.

Refajo

In Colombia, refajo is a mix of beer with Colombiana, a popular champagne cola carbonated drink. It is a typical beverage at barbecues.

Fanschop

In Chile, a "Fanshop" or Fan-Schop is a made of usually draft beer or lager and orange soda. It is a typical Chilean drink served in traditional pubs/diners

Variants made with added liquor

The Bavarian Goaßnmaß is a 50/50 or 60/40 mixture of dark wheat beer and cola, with a shot of Kirsch. It is served in a one-liter stein called a Maß. There is also a Goaßhalbe, which is served in a 0.5-liter glass. A version with two slices of diced head cheese is called Güllemaß.
Please note that the infamous "Schneemaß" is not really a shandy, as it doesn't contain any beer.
The Berliner Weiße mit Strippe is made with a shot of Korn liquor or Kümmel.
A Turbo shandy is made with lager and a citrus-flavoured or lemonade-based alcopop. It is sometimes fortified with a shot or more of vodka.

Variants made with sparkling wine

The Heller Moritz is Hefeweizen served with a piccolo of champagne and a slice of lemon.
The Bismarck, named for a favorite drink of a nineteenth-century German Chancellor, is made with equal amounts of Köstritzer and champagne. It is served in a beer stein and is similar to a black velvet.
The Thuringia, Kalte Ente is 2 parts Pilsner to one part German lemonade, with an additional shot of Kirsch.
The Bierce is half Pilsner combined with a mixture of vodka and orange juice.
The Cola Weizen is half Weissbier combined with an equal measure of cola.
The Mass und Schuss is a litre of beer served with a schuss on the side. The Laterndl is prepared by putting a shot-glass of Kirschwasser at the bottom of the Mass before pouring in the beer, making it a sort of reverse depth charge.
The Dr Pepper shandy is a mix of lager with amaretto. The proportions of the two ingredients are adjusted to taste, generally somewhere between three and five parts beer to one part amaretto. The name is derived from Dr Pepper soda, which tastes comparable. A local variant, especially in the UK, is made by mixing equal measures of lager and Coca-Cola, with a shot of amaretto,, 'dropped' in at the end.
The soju shandy is a Korean version that includes a shot of Korean soju''.

Rock or non-alcoholic shandy