shandy
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of shandy
First recorded in 1885–90; short for shandygaff
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A grapefruit-habanero shandy rounds out the trio, with its balanced notes of smoky mezcal and sweet citrus juice.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2022
He also says that they wanted to avoid anything that was already tied to certain seasons, like a summer shandy or pumpkin spice beers.
From Fox News ● Jul. 24, 2019
The Spanish answer to a shandy, a Clara combines beer with lemon soda or lemonade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2018
“We’re the shandy people to some folks now,” he said, after posing for a family photo with about 90 members of the Leinenkugel clan.
From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2017
In his letters he calls it Castle Shandy, and in all the countryside it is now known as Shandy Hall, shandy meaning in the local dialect crack-brained.
From A Literary Pilgrimage Among the Haunts of Famous British Authors by Wolfe, Theodore F. (Theodore Frelinghuysen)
While some craft beers incorporate fruit into the brewing process, Leinenkugel’s shandies are the products of extracts and sweeteners added to a finished brew.
From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2017
Leinenkugel’s, now known around the country for its fruity shandies, owes its home-turf reputation to a slate of unfussy heritage lagers that Wisconsinites have long enjoyed at corner taverns and fish fries.
From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2017
Even though its shandies constitute more than half of all Leinenkugel’s total sales, the brewery isn’t neglecting its other beer styles.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 29, 2015
His fellow Loungers will accompany your restorative shandies with tender Americana, gentle psychedelia, and a whole lot more lovely retro records from 2pm until 9pm.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 9, 2010
Coming weekly as it did, dinner in Cairo was an affair of some length, and, between shandies and cigarettes, it was already late when it was mafeesh.
From The Tale of a Trooper by Mackenzie, Clutha N. (Clutha Nantes)
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