If you're not familiar with shandies, they are basically a beer cocktail that is made using half beer and half lemonade (or gingerale, ginger beer, or another citrus juice). They're a refreshing adult beverage option for summertime, and usually have fairly low alcohol content—if you use the half and half ratio.
It does take a little advance preparation, but that prep is mostly hands-off. The base of the drink is basically a beer granita which is made by pouring beer into a metal pan, putting it the freezer, and scraping it with a fork every now and again once it begins to freeze. While the beer is in the freezer, stash your favorite kind of lemonade in the fridge so it's nice and cold when the beer is ready.
If you're kicking back and enjoying these outside under the summer sun, it's inevitable that they'll start to melt a bit. But guess what? They just melt into regular (delicious) shandies, perfectly mixed—so that's okay. I recommend slurping up the frozen bliss while you have, though.
Hey adults—you deserve a brain freeze today.
Simple Beer Shandy Slushies
Guinness Blonde American Lager meets lemonade in this refreshing summertime beer slushie made just for adults.
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Prep Time: 3 hours
Cook Time: n/a
Keywords: beverage beer lemons frozen American summer
Ingredients (serves 4)
- 2 (12 ounce) bottles Guinness Blonde® American Lager
- ~24 ounces cold lemonade, regular or flavored
Instructions
Pour the beer into a metal 8-inch square baking pan. Set the pan in the freezer. After one hour, rake a fork through the beer that has begun to freeze. Continue to do this every 30 minutes, for a total of 3 hours in the freezer. This is your beer granita.
Scoop beer granita into 4 short glasses, packing it and filling all the way. Pour cold lemonade over the top to fill. Add a straw and enjoy immediately.
