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Leinenkugels' Summer Shandy

I saw this at World Market the other day. I had never heard of it and figured it either must be something new or something that had never taken off. In either case, I obviously had to get it. Turns out it is something new, and available only for the summer.

A real Shandy is lemonade mixed with beer, apparently a childrens drink. Leinie’s Summer Shandy is a full strength beer at 4.2% alcohol, I’m not sure I’d recommend it for kids, but they would probably enjoy it. It has a nice aroma of lemons, goes down smooth with a cool lemon aftertaste that isn’t overpowering. It still tastes like beer, unlike Berry Weiss, which is one step away from a wine cooler. This beer has a slight bite that is enhanced by the lemon flavor. It’s almost as if Leinie’s captured the flavor of the first sip of their Honey Weiss after you jammed a lemon wedge down into the bottle neck.

I really enjoyed this beer and will be buying more of it this summer as it’s great for sipping in the hot afternoons of the Wisconsin summer.

Score: 7.5 out of 10

Posted Jun 16, 04:22 PM by Matt |

  1. Sounds good, I’ll have to give it a try. Thanks for the FREE review!

    — Tim    Jun 17, 09:25 PM    #

  2. I drank this and thought it was gross. A Leinie’s tragedy.

    — Brian    Aug 2, 02:30 PM    #

  3. I thought it was AWESOME!!!!

    — sarah    Aug 22, 11:07 AM    #

  4. Not my favorite Leinie’s beer. I’m still partial to the Red, or good ol’ original. I’d probably give this one a 6.

    — tgirsch    Jan 11, 02:41 PM    #

  5. I was really looking forward to this but it tasted like campher oil I use on mosquito bites. Drank 2 saving 4 for mosquito season.

    — Dr.Wheatie    May 31, 09:32 PM    #
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