BGP #53: You Wanna Radler

Mike, Shawn, Gretchen, John, and Tony attack the summer sippers known as shandies and railers. These are beers that are truly a cocktail of approximately half beer and half lemonade or soda. Some breweries, such as Leinenkugel’s, pre-mix a shandy and make it available in bottles. Stieglbrauerei of Austria makes a similar beer called radler that uses grapefruit soda in a concoction with beer. With industry examples to set the stage, we make our own versions of the radler while discussing the role beer cocktails can play for those learning about beer.

Show Links

Leinenkugel’s Summer Shandy by Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company, Fruit Beer, 4.2% ABV – BeerAdvocate
Stiegl Radler (Grapefruit) by Stieglbrauerei zu Salzburg GmbH, Fruit Beer, 2.5% ABV – BeerAdvocate
Hell by Surly Brewing, Munich Helles Lager, 5.1% ABV – BeerAdvocate
You Call It Shandy, I Call It Radler – BeerDorks.com
Shandies in the shade – draftmag.com
Radler recipe? – homebrewtalk.com