Pale Ginger Shandy Recipes

PALE GINGER SHANDY

Steps:

• Heat the sugar, ginger and 1/2 cup water in a small sauce pan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, and stir to melt the sugar. Remove from the heat and allow to steep and cool for 15 minutes, then strain (should make about 3/4 cup). Reserve the unused ginger syrup for another use.
• Mix 1/4 cup of the syrup with the lemon juice in a large liquid measuring cup. Add the club soda. Divide between two chilled beer chalices. Pour half of the beer into each glass. Garnish each with a lemon slice and serve.
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HOW TO MAKE A TRADITIONAL BRITISH SHANDY (WITH BEER, THE PROPER WAY)

Steps:

• Pour half of each beverage slowly into one or two (depends on the size) tall beer glasses.
• Enjoy.

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.

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.

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.

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.