Ok, so now that we’ve got that whole lemonade debacle cleared up, what kind of beer should you use?? Well, this depends. In Bavaria

Since there is no established recipe for this beverage, many breweries make their own combinations to get a unique taste. The result is a refreshing carbonated and less-alcoholic beverage. You can also find regional styles like: If you plan to make a traditional German Radler, you should mix light-colored, hoppy beer and lemon-lime flavored citrus soda in equal proportions. The best beer for this purpose is doubtlessly pilsner. Fill a glass 1/2 or 3/4 full with lager, depending on your taste, and pour an artisanal carbonated lemonade to get the desired flavor. That is all! If you can actually believe it, I wasn’t a beer drinker before moving to Germany. But what is an even odder twist of events is that the beer that I fell for first in Bavaria was a Dunkel (dark) beer….not even some “easier to drink” light beer. Nope, I headed straight for the liquid bread! Red Hare Brewing Co. from Georgia produces an India pale Radler with slightly bitter pale ale and grapefruit soda with 4.2% ABV. Summary The UCBC consider itself a brewery that thinks outside of the box, or as they put it, unconventional beer brewers. They go so far as to call their brewing philosophy “beer divergence” as they like to experiment and be creative in the brewing process, while still keeping that which makes beer authentic to the region,

In the canned department, Dredge swears by Stiegl Radler, which, for whatever reason, is “almost getting a cult following in the UK,” even though the beer is neither rare nor expensive.

Radlers refer to a drink that combines a subtle/low-alcoholic beer with a summery drink such as a sprite, lemonade, or tonic water. Radlers are particularly popular in German-speaking countries, due to their rich history in the beer brewing zeitgeist. Today some of the best Radlers you can find in the states still come from Central Europe in the form of Schöfferhoffer Grapefruit (Hefeweizen and Grapefruit soda) and Stiegl Radler (lager and grapefruit soda). Both weigh in at an uber light 2.5%, perfect for summer beer sessions. The most commonly found nationally would be Leinenkugel’s lemon Summer Shandy and their Grapefruit Shandy, both 4.2%. Oftentimes, you’ll hear that a German Radler is half beer half lemonade. In fact, even IN Germany, this is how it’s described. But, as I pointed out in my 20 Other Drinks Besides Beer To Try in Germany post, “ Limonade” in Germany is NOT what Americans think of as the sweet, tart, lemony drink we all love in the summertime. The debated origin of the term (recorded first in 1888) is shortened from shandygaff, from Britain in 1853 and itself of obscure source. [1] Variants by name [ edit ]Radler is very popular during the summer months due to its reputation of being a thirst-quencher. [5] Parallel 49 Brewing makes refreshing beverage with a 3.5% ABV of a lager blended with fresh grapefruit juice. 8. Big Shark Lemon Radler We, the Average Joes at ACB, may not have full-time jobs brewing, selling or judging beer, yet if you knew just how awesome some of our real jobs are, you’d better understand why we spend so much of our free time drinking beer. The Swill is 10 Barrel’s take on the Radler. This Radler contains a mix between a grapefruit spritzer and one of the brewing company’s finest Berlinne-Weisser. This pays homage to the German roots from whence the drink originated. Urban Chestnut Brewing Co. – Big Shark Lemon Radler In Bavaria, the southeastern state of Germany, as well as in the countryside of Austria, a mix of 50% Weißbier and 50% lemon soda is called a "Russ". There are three different theories about the origin of this name: [8]