Which Beer Is Best for Shandy?

Wheat beer and light lagers create the best shandy and are preferred. Pilsner is always a favorite shandy base as well. If you love a hoppy IPA, it is fine to use a lighter one with a shandy, but you will probably not use a dark beer or stout. Just as the quality of the beer is important, so is the quality of lemonade.

What makes a beer shandy?

A shandy is a beer cocktail usually made of equal parts beer and citrusy lemon-lime soda. A popular British pub drink, a shandy can be easily customized with the beer and soda of your choice — although if you want a traditional British shandy, you'll stick to the 50/50 beer and soda mix.

Is shandy better than beer?

The findings show that the alcohol by volume (abv) strength of shandies varies widely and could lull drivers into inadvertently going over the drink-drive limit. The results showed that two pints of shandy could be equivalent to one and a half pints of beer, putting the drinker in danger of being over the limit.