shandy

[GSG]

[quote="Palinka"]If it's a pub or homemade shandy (as opposed to the shite available ready made in tinnies), made with ale and lemonade (R.White's for prference) it can be useful For example, it's a good way to train the kids' palates to wean them off sugar water and it can put them to sleep for an afternoon.
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This is true. My parents used to give me shandy when I was a tot. The barman thankfully thoguht it was funny rather than calling social services.

[Celtic]

fruit in cocktails (with hard liquor) = acceptable

fruit in wine(sangria) = kinda silly, but fun in pitchers with giggly women and the next day off from work


fruit in beer = unnecessary and wasteful.

[Aarkwilde]

A couple of my friends told me about how their parents gave them shandys when they were little kids.

It's a waste of beer and lemonade.

[*****]

I feel like The Last Indian (Iron Eyes Cody for the IMDB nerds) who crys when someone litters.

Don't litter my beer--litre my beer.

That said, a squeeze of fresh lime and some salt go well with ass-tacular Mexican/Central American beer (that Rio Claro stuff from Trader Joe's springs to mind along with Tecate).

And just for the record, Hefeweisen is the Zima of German beer.

[pukey]

I'm partial to a pint of grasshopper (wheat beer) with a wedge or two of lemon squeezed in. Thats as close as I like to get.