Leinenkugel’s Summer Shandy
May 20th, 2011 by Josh in Other Beer Reviews
Summer Shandy is a lemonade-flavored beer that is designed to be a summertime favorite. The lemonade flavoring is distinctive without being over-powering. I probably wouldn’t drink this on a regular basis…but it’s more enjoyable than I expected.
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Sean
Having drank a lot of shandies in my day, I found this one less enjoyable than I would have expected. I would not drink it on a regular basis. I’m sorry but to complement a nice lemonade (which they’ve got here) you really just need a better lager to go with it, and Leinenkugel’s is just a little to … bitter. Thsis is pretty much the same reaction most people seem to having at Barley Buddy, with the exception of one person who loves it:
http://www.barleybuddy.com/151327_Leinenkugels_Summer_Shandy
Josh
Great point, Sean. This was actually my first Shandy, so I really have no frame of reference for it. I will definitely seek out some other variations of it in the future…which will probably impact my opinion of the Leinenkugel offering.
Rob
I too thought this to be more bitter than expected or necessary. I am a homebrewer and think of myself as fairly tolerant of “off center” beers. However, I have three bottles in my fridge that won’t be consumed by me.