I saw this at World Market the other day. I had never heard of it and figured it either must be something new or something that had never taken off. In either case, I obviously had to get it. Turns out it is something new, and available only for the summer.
A real Shandy is lemonade mixed with beer, apparently a childrens drink. Leinie’s Summer Shandy is a full strength beer at 4.2% alcohol, I’m not sure I’d recommend it for kids, but they would probably enjoy it. It has a nice aroma of lemons, goes down smooth with a cool lemon aftertaste that isn’t overpowering. It still tastes like beer, unlike Berry Weiss, which is one step away from a wine cooler. This beer has a slight bite that is enhanced by the lemon flavor. It’s almost as if Leinie’s captured the flavor of the first sip of their Honey Weiss after you jammed a lemon wedge down into the bottle neck.
I really enjoyed this beer and will be buying more of it this summer as it’s great for sipping in the hot afternoons of the Wisconsin summer.
Score: 7.5 out of 10
Posted Jun 16, 05:22 PM by Matt |
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Sounds good, I’ll have to give it a try. Thanks for the FREE review!
— Tim Jun 17, 10:25 PM #I drank this and thought it was gross. A Leinie’s tragedy.
— Brian Aug 2, 03:30 PM #I thought it was AWESOME!!!!
— sarah Aug 22, 12:07 PM #Not my favorite Leinie’s beer. I’m still partial to the Red, or good ol’ original. I’d probably give this one a 6.
— tgirsch Jan 11, 03:41 PM #I was really looking forward to this but it tasted like campher oil I use on mosquito bites. Drank 2 saving 4 for mosquito season.
— Dr.Wheatie May 31, 10:32 PM #I thought it was totally amazing. and its currently now my favorite beer!!!
— shauna Jul 9, 02:21 PM #I think its an awesome beer something you can drink while laying around the pool I love it and i cant wait for it to come back in season.
— Shannon Apr 9, 03:41 PM #This is by far my favorite offering from Leinenkugels. Nothing beats one after a long summer day.
— Nick Jun 24, 04:38 PM #