A shandy is one of those drinks that feels so self-evident, defining it almost seems redundant. It’s simply beer mixed with a non-alcoholic beverage, most commonly lemonade. That’s it. No secret ingredients, no complex bartending techniques. It exists to be refreshing, easy-drinking, and a simple way to lighten up a beer, both in terms of […]
It feels like the shandy has always just… existed. A refreshing constant, a simple mix of beer and lemonade or ginger beer that seems too fundamental to have a clear birth certificate. But like any good origin story, there’s a specific time and place where the idea truly took hold and got its name. While […]
If you’re looking for one person who definitively invented the shandy, you’re going to be disappointed. The shandy, in its essence, evolved rather than being ‘invented’ by a single individual. However, the most widely recognized and accepted origin story for its modern popularization points to a German innkeeper, Franz Xaver Kugler, who created the ‘Radler’ […]