![]() ![]() While the term Radler has been widely attributed to Kugler, the combination of beer and soda is documented in texts dating from 1912. 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. 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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