Lemon Shandy
Refreshing lemon shandy. A simple concoction of lemonade and beer.
This is a super short and simple recipe. Nice and easy, and yet so refreshing for the perpetual hot & humid “summer” we have in Singapore.
Lemon shandy is made up of, as you may have guessed from the name, lemonade and beer (typically white beer/pale ale). The good thing about mixing this at home is that you can adjust the amount of beer and lemonade to suit your taste buds. Lemon shandy sold in a can or bottle is typically quite diluted in terms of the amount of beer, while the home concoction is usually half-and-half.
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Hoegaarden happens to be my favourite brand of beer but it’s pretty expensive (at least to me) here. Beers and all things alcoholic are just so heavily taxed and so expensive in Singapore. Mixing it with lemonade is not only a refreshing way of having my beer, it helps me to “ration” it since I’m mixing it with something else … heheh … and yeah, I love carbonated drinks so I think this is the closest I can get to carbonated home made lemonade? :P
Ingredients
(makes one glass)- chilled home made lemonade
- chilled white beer/pale aleDirections
Mix equal parts lemonade and beer in a serving glass, or adjust the porportions to your liking. Garnish with a slice of lemon. Enjoy!
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Beer? Like it but I can’t drink it in a hot weather country… too bad :(
I’ve never tried a lemon shandy, but I like lemonade and beer. What am I waiting for?
Cool…nice to have a glass anytime. But too bad, I’m allergy to alchohol. :(
I’ve never heard of this combo but I like it! I love hoegaarden too!
I like your Lemon Shandy! Definitely a must try when I have some lemonade as we always have beers at home. Thanks!
How lucky :P I always have lemons at home, but beer? Not really :P hehe
Great shots, Wiffy! Beer with fruit is a treat. Have you ever had Belgian Lambic beer? Some of them are infused with raspberry, peach or cherry. Quite tasty, like this. :D
I have to look for this beer you are talking about. It sounds delicious. Yums :-)
Love it! Our Summers here in Boston certainly aren’t as hot as yours in Singapore, but I still enjoy a Shandy. Have you ever mixed it with ginger ale? Same concept and it makes it fizzier.
Thanks for sharing. Gotta try it with ginger ale next time, sounds good!
Lemonade and beer sounds like a great combo! Great for summer.
Just awesome refreshing!
wonderful! We called it Panaché here in Switzerland. Just had one this afternoon but of course yours with homemade lemonade is even nicer : )
We have 32 degree C here in Basel by the way, that’s why need a cook drink to cool down a little.
Thanks! Now a learnt a new name for this drink. The hot weather is a great excuse to drink :up:
Just nice for summer over here but I have a cough…cannot drink also…!
Oh dear, hope you get better soon girl. Take care!
Wow, this drink sounds really refreshing, although I am not a beer fan, but will definitely try this one.
it looks refreshing!
I’ve never tried this combo! How delicious!!! :lol:
I’ve had this with a shot of vodka dropped in the bottom – it was called a Summer Beer – great combination!
If your feeling adventurous, try a Dirty Beer – mix beer and Coke
I have some vodka at home so I’m gonna try it next time. Sounds great! Thanks for sharing :-)
i’m gonna make pineapple shandy for my next partee hehehe (we have pineapple beer here and it’s pretty good!)
Great summer drink! I love shandy but never made it myself. Also, Hoegaarden is my favourite too! I think Belgium beer is great! I tried those with fruity flavours and love it absolutely.. low in alcohol too, only 2%. :)
That is perfect for the heat in Singapore for sure! I am a fan of shandy too but rarely drink it- this photo makes me want to have one now.
Beer is much cheaper in Perth… can have more ;)
I remember having Shandy on my first visit to Penang. Seemed weird at first, but I took to it.
I don’t like beer, but I guess combining it with lemonade might make it taste somehow nice – especially when cooled…:) I just love cold drinks!
This is one alcoholic drink that I can “tahan”, cos I can control the proportion of alcohol to juice .. hee hee hee. I am a lousy drinker ;P But this is a wonderful drink for a BBQ!
Not just perfect for the hot weather, but also a perfect refreshing drink to cool down after an argument with the other half! Hehe.
lemon is by far one of the best mixers to have around summer time. come the time when the summer heat is too oppressive, Pimm’s and lemonade is my first choice but i haven’t had yet a lemon shandy! thanks for the this idea :D although pretty soon i’ll be hitting more autumnal drinks like lemon & whisky. x
I’ll try lemonade and whisky next time ;p Thanks for the idea ^_^
wish I can have one glass of shandy lemon now at this hot and humid nite!! it’s been so long I didn’t taste shandy..
Great shots with beautiful compositions!
It’s so delicious, but we use to drink it with fresh lemon juice and salt.
Yummy!!!
We call it mexican beer over here, i dont know what yr name for it is. But anyway its really yummy specially when it is hot outside.
We just dipp the edge of the glass it lemon juice and then in salt, so the edge get covered in salt, pour some lemon juice ( after taste) in the glass and then beer :D Once again Yummy!!!! :)
your mexican beer sounds delicious. I love drinks with an edge of salt around the rim of the glass (reminds me of margarita), it’s extra pretty :)
I was too lazy to make my own lemonade so I used lime cordial which I bought from Cold Storage instead. It didn’t turn out too bad! Gives the Hoegardan beer a zing. Nice…
Thanks! I will remember it the next time I’m too lazy to make lemonade.