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Posted by mr. mister on 2008-05-14 15:08:28 +0000

Sparkling Water and Beer

Yeah I know it sounds like a beer spritzer but it is pretty good. You take a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale and top it off with a good italian frizzante fizzy water seltzer drink. ahhh refreshing. I read about it while getting my tires fixed if that makes it any more manly.
Posted by G lib on 2008-05-14 15:28:29 +0000
re: manly If you were fixing your own tires, yes. But as you were sitting your pansy ass in waiting room reading Martha Stuart while some burly muscle-bound oil-stained man fixed your tires for you, hells no.
Posted by dyedon8 on 2008-05-14 17:26:15 +0000
I don't know why you'd ruin a perfectly good Sierra Nevada like that.
Posted by MF DU on 2008-05-14 18:04:11 +0000
Glib's got it right. hells no. Hippie. What happened to the man I went to Slayer with? I declare a 'Jihad' on that beverage. Starting now.
Posted by ConorClockwise on 2008-05-14 19:13:49 +0000
Fantastic Classic summer cocktail. First "shandy" I ever had was with Amstel Light and Sprite.
Posted by pchippy on 2008-05-14 19:28:25 +0000
First shandy I ever had was out of a vending machine at Pen-y-Pass YH in Snowdonia. However, I had had similar beverages years earlier in Germany and Austria. There, they're called "Radler," which I believe is German for "bicyclist"--the idea being, I guess, that when you're on a cycling on a hot day you need the hydration and refreshment more than you need the buzz.
Posted by mr. mister on 2008-05-14 19:59:50 +0000
the first time I had a "shandy" was in a bar in Thailand. I like the stuff. it adds more fizz to my buzz.
Posted by ConorClockwise on 2008-05-14 20:18:39 +0000
Radler it is then.
Posted by mr. mister on 2008-05-14 21:35:28 +0000
You've got panache.
Posted by pamsterdam on 2008-05-14 22:15:15 +0000
Wow. And I thought light beer was wussy.
Posted by tendiamonds on 2008-05-15 00:28:06 +0000
I had my first shandy tonight. Harpoon IPA and Reed's Extra Ginger Beer. First sip was a little strange, the rest of it was really good. I had no idea. The second half of each bottle is recapped in the Harpoon bottle in the fridge. I'll drink it tomorrow.
Posted by ConorClockwise on 2008-05-15 00:45:54 +0000
Nice work. I find HIPA to be a decent blending beer, like say a Black and Tan.
Posted by tgl on 2008-05-16 10:49:26 +0000
A man needs a shandy like a fish needs a bicycle.
Posted by tendiamonds on 2008-05-16 12:06:42 +0000
I had the second half last night. The Pants wouldn't try it. It had a bit of an "old" taste. I still liked it.
Posted by mr. mister on 2008-05-16 14:37:54 +0000
don't be a hater.
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