Leinenkugels Summer Shandy

Brewed by Leinenkugel Brewing Company (MillerCoors)
Style: Fruit Beer
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin USA

Since I did the Apple Spice, I am going to rate this too. I figure this deserves to be retired soon as well. Another Leinie’s beer I don’t see myself ever drinking again. Drank on a very enjoyable May night back in college while watching the Wonder Years. I’d have to say, this was a complete waste of a beer bottle. Pours a very pale, lemonade-ish hue with white head that dies completely. No lacing. Aromas are of mellow lemony artificial sweetness. Taste is bland, lighter lemony taste mixed with a touch of carbonation. Not as sweet as earlier anticipated. No cloying, just blank of any defining characteristics. Lighter alco-pop for those who can’t handle the cloying sweetness. Not fit to be called a beer, but palatable.

a very diffrent brew, but very full flavor of lemons, lite and crisp would b a good way to say it. exelent on a hot summer day

This beer literally tasted like straight up lemonade. On the bottle it says, ’’beer with natural lemonade flavor’’ but its really more like lemonade with a natural beer flavor.

I’ve been saving this to have after a hockey game and tonight was the night. New something unusual was up when I poured this into the glass. Very cloudy, rather pale but not the usual pale, a pale fluorescent yellow. Thick head. Very lemony aroma and flavor. Also a bit yeasty. Refreshing, decent and original.

Beautiful cloudy pour, thick head and lacing. High lemony scent and lemon is the dominant flavor. Nicely carbed. I liked this a lot more than I thought I would. Lemonade.

12 oz bottle-pours a white head and cloudy straw color. Aroma is lemon meringue/country tyme lemonade powder/some tart/sharpness. Taste is lemon powder, some wheat/malt. Light body. Too thin. Where’s the beer (or English ale)?

The lemony smell and taste make this a decent choice for a Summer-time beer. The citrus taste overpowers the hops, but it wasn’t terrible.

I was invited to a gathering at a bar with no good beer, so I tried this one. Like I said - no good beer. Lot’s of lemon, very little in the way of malt or hops. Enough said.