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beer that lost a fight with lemonade and somehow won the afternoon
means A drink made by mixing beer with a soft drink such as lemonade or ginger beer, producing something lighter and more refreshing than beer alone.
from A shortening of "shandygaff," a 19th-century British word for beer mixed with ginger beer or lemonade. Where "shandygaff" itself came from is genuinely unknown — etymologists throw up their hands — but the chopped-down "shandy" stuck, the way English loves to trim a long word down to a pub-friendly one.
- origin
- German radlers were brewed for thirsty cyclists in 1922
- name
- short for 'shandygaff,' a Victorian beer-ginger mix
- strength
- half the alcohol, all the patio credibility
- variants
- mixed with cola, ginger beer, even orange soda
radler — austrian beer and lemonade mix, originated in 1922 by franz kugler
boilermaker — american whiskey and beer combination, popular in working-class bars since 1800s
snakebite — british cider and lager mix, traditionally half pint of each, banned in some uk pubs