Shandy
family of drinks made of beer mixed with a soft drink
Shandy is beer mixed with lemonade, resulting in a lower ABV for the finished drink. Shandies are popular in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and the Caribbean. In the UK, they are usually ordered as either "bitter shandy" (equal parts bitter and lemonade) or "lager shandy" (in which lager is the beer).
In some jurisdictions, the low alcohol content of shandies exempts them from laws governing the sale of alcoholic beverages.
Etymology
The term (recorded first in 1888) originated as a shortening of shandygaff, from Britain in 1853 and itself of obscure source.
Variants by name
Radler
Radler (German: [ˈʁaːdlɐ] , lit. German for 'cyclist') has a long history in German-speaking regions. It commonly consists of a 50:50 mixture of beer and a lemon-flavoured soft drink.
The term Radler originates with a drink called Radlermass ('cyclist litre') that was created by Franz Kugler, an innkeeper, 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.
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