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Tysoch t1_j4np1py wrote

Reply to comment by tyen0 in [OC] My past year in a graph by Yordrecht

People gotta try radlers. Some people call them shandys in North America.

It’s just a mild flavoured beer and juice mix, they are bomb for backyard BBQ and picnics and hikes, very refreshing!

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janolf t1_j4ox36n wrote

In Germany they’re usually not made with juice, but instead Sprite or another lemonade with a (preferably) 5% Pilsner or other blond Lager.

The occasions you mentioned are spot on though ;)

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xeeses226 t1_j4p4789 wrote

I like to mix a light beer with palm bay.

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Tysoch t1_j4qf85k wrote

Sprite, I’ll try that one time! We get Stiegl Grapefruit where I’m from in Canada, it just feels like a picnic every time I drink one!

Are there any that you recommend?

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janolf t1_j4qwbon wrote

You really should mix them yourself imo, the bottled ones tend to be pretty sweet, which diminishes the refreshment. Ratio 60:40 beer to lemonade at least. I just tend to use whatever is in the house, might be something like Bitburger, König Pilsner or some other regional pilsner... Beck's should be fine although it's not my favourite.
The pilsner's bitterness tends to fluctuate a lot throughout Germany and adjacent countries, in northern Germany they're way more bitter than the Austrian Stiegl you get, which makes them more refreshing to me in a Radler.

Sorry for the essay on beer and Biermischgetränke :D

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