Lime Shandies Recipes

BEER SHANDIES

Steps:

• Pour beer and lemon-lime beverage into a pint glass, then garnish with lemon slice.

GINGER RUM SHANDY

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the ginger, sugar and 1 cup water over medium-high heat. Let boil, and then reduce to medium until the liquid becomes syrupy, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove, strain and cool.
• Using a martini shaker to mix each drink, add ice, 1 ounce rum, 1 tablespoon ginger syrup, the juice of 1 lime quarter and 1 tablespoon apple juice. Shake well, pour into a rock glass, top with 1/2 cup beer and garnish with a thin slice of apple and freshly grated ginger.

LIME SHANDIES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together lime juice and sugar until sugar dissolves. Divide mixture among 4 tall glasses and topwith beer. Garnish each with a lime wedge and serve immediately.

SHANDIES TWO WAYS: GINGER AND GRAPEFRUIT

Steps:

• For the grapefruit shandy: Add the beer and grapefruit soda to a pint glass.
• Squeeze in the juice of 1/2 the lime, and float a lime wheel on top.
• For the ginger shandy: Add the beer and ginger beer to a pint glass.
• Squeeze in the juice of 1/3 the lemon, and float a lemon wheel on top.

LEMON SHANDIES

Steps:

• Place eight 16-ounce glasses or mugs in the freezer.
• In a small saucepan, combine sugar and 3/4 cup water over medium heat. Cook, stirring, until sugar dissolves, about 1 minute. Refrigerate until cool, at least 10 minutes and up to 1 week.
• In a 2-cup liquid measure or small pitcher, combine sugar mixture and lemon juice. Pour 1 beer into each chilled glass; add about 1/4 cup lemon mixture and, if desired, a lemon wedge. Serve immediately.

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.