Best Shandy Recipes

LEMON SHANDY

Steps:

• In a small saucepan bring sugar and 1 cup water to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved, and stir in zest. Cool sugar syrup to room temperature.
• Transfer syrup to a small pitcher and stir in remaining 2 cups water, lemon juice, and mint. Chill lemonade until cold. (Makes about 4 1/2 cups lemonade.)
• Pour 1/4 cup lemonade, or to taste, into each of 4 chilled beer glasses and top off with beer.

SUMMER SHANDY

Steps:

• To a pitcher, add the hot water and sugar and stir to dissolve the sugar. Add the lemon juice and 3 cups cold water and stir to combine. Freeze into ice cubes.
• To serve: fill each glass with lemonade ice cubes. Tilt the glasses, fill with beer and serve.

SUPER SHANDY

Steps:

• Add the beer to a chilled glass, then add the ginger beer, orange juice and maple syrup. Stir gently to combine and garnish with an orange wheel.

SHANDY

Steps:

• Mix 1 part soda to 1 part ale.

TOUCHDOWN LEMON SHANDY

Steps:

• Fill 4 glasses with ice. Pour lemonade into each glass and top with beer.

ORANGE SHANDY

Steps:

• Fill 8 glasses with ice. Divide orangeade among glasses. Top off each glass with beer, and stir gently.

CLASSIC SHANDY

Steps:

• Drop a lemon slice into a tall drinking glass. Pour over the beer and lemonade.
• Stir well, then make a small cut in a second lemon slice and use this to garnish the rim of the glass.

GINGER BEER SHANDY (NON-ALCOHOLIC)

Steps:

• Pour the lemonade into a frosted pint-size beer mug.
• Top with the ginger beer & serve immediately.

LEMON SHANDY CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.
• Make cake batter as directed on box, using cake mix, 1 cup beer, the oil and eggs. Stir in 2 teaspoons lemon peel. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups (about two-thirds full).
• Bake 20 to 22 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• In large bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and salt with electric mixer on low speed until blended. Beat in 2 tablespoons beer, 1 teaspoon lemon peel and the lemon juice. Beat in powdered sugar until blended. If frosting is too thick, beat in more beer, a few drops at a time. Frost cupcakes. Just before serving, drizzle with honey and garnish with lemon wedges. Store loosely covered in refrigerator.

GRILLED LEMON SHANDY

Steps:

• Light a grill and set it up for direct heat or preheat a grill pan. Oil the grates and grill the halved lemons cut side down over high heat until nicely browned, 4 to 5 minutes. Meanwhile, grill the lemon slices, turning once, until nicely charred on both sides, 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate and let cool slightly. Squeeze the juice from the halved lemons into a liquid measuring cup until you have about 3/4 cup.
• In a pitcher, combine the grilled lemon juice with the simple syrup and the ice water. Stir until the lemonade is well chilled.
• Pour the beers into six large glasses and top each with about ½ cup of lemonade. Garnish with a grilled lemon slice and serve.

BEER GINGER SHANDY

Steps:

• Filled 2 pint glasses with ice. Combine equal parts ginger beer and wheat beer in each glass. Garnish each with a lime wedge.

ORANGE WHEAT SHANDY

Steps:

• Combine beer, orange juice, and almond extract in a pitcher. Stir; serve with sliced oranges.

LEMONGRASS SHANDY

Steps:

• Place the lemongrass in a fine strainer and rinse well. In a saucepan with 1 cup water, simmer the lemongrass, ginger, zest and sugar and reduce by three-quarters to a syrup. Chill overnight, then strain the next day.
• When you are ready for the cocktail, pour a nice light lager into a glass with 1 1/2 tablespoons of the syrup and juice from 1 wedge of lemon.

LEMON BEER - CLARA OR SHANDY

Steps:

• Pour half the beer into each glass. Slowly pour the lemonade into the 2 chilled tall glasses or beer mugs.

CRANBERRY-GINGER SHANDY

Steps:

• Bring cranberries, sugar, ginger, and 1 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until cranberries burst and mixture has thickened slightly, about 8 minutes. Let cool completely, then strain through a fine-mesh sieve, gently pressing on solids (pressing too hard will make mixture cloudy).
• For each drink, fill a pint glass with ice. Add 1 ounce cranberry syrup. Top with pilsner (you'll need about half a bottle per drink) and stir; serve.

GINGER BEER SHANDY (ALCOHOLIC)

Steps:

• Freeze eight 16-oz beer glasses or beer mugs for at least 2 hours.
• Rub rims of glasses or mugs with lemon slices and dip rims into finely chopped candied ginger.
• In a large pitcher combine 3 Tbsp candied ginger and lemon juice.
• Muddle together with a wooden spoon or muddler.
• Pour in beer and ginger ale.
• Stir gently to combine.
• Serve in frosted glasses or mugs.
• Garnish with additional lemon slices, if desired.

SOUR CHERRY SHANDY

Steps:

• Combine cherry juice and simple syrup in a chilled pint glass; stir until blended. Top with chilled beer.

SHANDY SUMMER COCKTAIL

Steps:

• In a large chilled beer mug or glass, add the beer and lemon-lime soda together. Garnish with a lemon wedge.

COWBOY SHANDY

Steps:

• Combine whiskey, lemon juice, and simple syrup in an ice-filled cocktail shaker. Cover and shake vigorously until the outside of the shaker is very cold, about 20 seconds. Strain into a pint glass partly filled with ice. Top with beer and stir gently to combine. Garnish with lemon twist.

SUMMER SHANDY

Steps:

• Sprinkle yellow sugar on small plate. Moisten rims of 2 glasses with lemon wedge, then dip rims into sugar.
• Add 3/4 cup beer and 1/4 cup lemonade to each glass; stir. Serve immediately.