In France, a 50/50 mix of lager and carbonated lemonade with a dash of Grenadine is called a Monaco. In England, Wales and Scotland, a lager top is a lager with a dash of lemonade on top, the latter of which reduces the lager's hardness. Wells’ comic novel The History of Mr Polly, Wells refers to Shandygaff as "two bottles of beer mixed with ginger beer in a round-bellied jug". The most popular theory is that the drink was first served in the Mathäser-Keller in Munich after the 1918 Revolution when communists came together.Ī Shandygaff is an older British name for beer mixed with ginger beer or ginger ale the earliest written record of the word dates back to 1853.Another theory of the name's origin is that the drink initially was called "Riesen-Maß" (Riesen = giant), as the drink mixture frothed heavily.The name "Russ" may derive from the popularity of the drink among Russian workers in Germany at that time. To further reduce material efforts, the Weißbier was thinned with lemonade. Due to a shortage of raw materials that occurred during the great inflation between 19, Weißbier became more popular.There are three different theories about the origin of this name: In Bavaria, the southeastern state of Germany, as well as in the countryside of Austria, a mix of 50% Weißbier and 50% lemon soda is called a "Russ". In the Netherlands, shandy and Radler are largely seen as two different drinks, shandy being a 0,5% alcohol drink popular as a kids' beer since/in the 70s, officially as not >0.5% seen as non-alcoholic, and on the other hand the classic Radler, known from Germany, and since a decade or so also sold as pre-mixed drinks in increasing popularity by most large Dutch beer brewers in increasing variants. This has led to some brewers to use the names "reldar" ( Radler spelled backwards) and "Cyclist" (the literal meaning of Radler). In New Zealand, the word "radler" was trademarked by DB Breweries for their "Monteith's Radler" beer, which is a citrus-flavoured, full-strength (5%) beer. Radler is very popular during the summer months due to its reputation of being a thirst-quencher. In Austria, it is common to use Almdudler instead of lemon soda for the Radler. In Austria, a saure Radler is a mix of lager and soda water. In Hamburg, Alsterwasser may also be made with cola, in reference to the supposed appearance of the actual river. Regionally the Radler and Alster may refer to shandies made with either citrus soda or orange soda, with the two terms either contrasting or referring to the same drink. In northern Germany, a half-and-half mix of Pilsner beer and soda is known as an Alster (short for Alsterwasser, German for "Water from the Alster", a river in Hamburg). Nowadays, Radler is consumed not only in Bavaria, but also in all of Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Poland, Portugal, Netherlands, Norway, Bulgaria, United States, Canada, and Romania. While the term Radler has been widely attributed to Kugler, the combination of beer and soda is documented in texts dating from 1912. He blended it 50/50 with lemon soda as he started to run out of beer. On a June day in 1922, 13,000 cyclists arrived at Kugler’s. 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. The term Radler originates with a drink called Radlermass ("cyclist litre") that was created by innkeeper Franz Kugler in the small town of Deisenhofen, just outside Munich. ![]() It commonly consists of a 50:50 mixture of beer and a lemon-flavored soda like Sprite. Radler (German for "cyclist") has a long history in German-speaking regions. Shandy is a popular drink in UK and is usually ordered as either "bitter shandy" (50/50 bitter beer and fizzy lemonade) or "lager shandy" in which lager is substituted for the ale. The debated origin of the term (recorded first in 1888) is shortened from shandygaff, from Britain in 1853 and itself of obscure source. In some jurisdictions, the low alcohol content of shandies exempts them from laws governing the sale of alcoholic beverages. Shandies are popular in the UK, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Canada (where they are sometimes known by the French name Panaché). The proportions of the two ingredients are adjusted to taste but are usually half lemonade and half beer/cider, resulting in a lower ABV for the finished drink. The citrus beverage, often called lemonade, may or may not be carbonated. Shandy is beer or cider mixed with a lemon or a lemon-lime flavored beverage. UK, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Colombia, South Africa, and Canada Comparison of a Radler shandy (left) and a Pilsner (right)
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