Non-Alcoholic Shandy
A crisp, refreshing shandy made with NA beer and lemonade. Two ingredients, 2 minutes, and easy to order at most breweries.
Ingredients
- 6 oz non-alcoholic beer well chilled; a light lager or wheat style works best; choose one labeled 0.0% for as close to zero as possible
- 6 oz lemonade well chilled, or lemon-lime soda for a sweeter, fizzier shandy
- 1 lemon wedge for garnish
Instructions
- Chill a pint glass in the freezer for 10 minutes if you have time.
- Pour the lemonade into the glass.
- Tilt the glass and slowly pour in the NA beer down the side so it doesn't foam over.
- Give it one gentle stir, add the lemon wedge, and serve right away while it's cold and fizzy.
Notes
How to order it at a brewery or bar: Ask, "Could you do a shandy with your NA beer? Half NA beer, half lemonade." No lemonade? "Top it with lemon-lime soda instead." No NA beer at all? Ask for "ginger beer over ice with a big squeeze of lime." It looks just like everyone else's pint.
Good to know: many NA beers can contain up to 0.5% ABV. Choose one labeled 0.0% if you want as close to zero as possible. NA beer usually contains gluten (barley or wheat) unless it's labeled gluten-free.
Fully alcohol-free and gluten-free swap: use non-alcoholic ginger beer in place of the NA beer and add a squeeze of lime. Check the label to be sure it's gluten-free.
Make it your own: more beer-forward? Go 2 parts NA beer to 1 part lemonade. Sweeter? Use lemon-lime soda. A wheat-style NA beer with a little orange juice is great too.