Remember never having any money as a kid? Over those long, financially unstable summers I'd do what any self-respecting kid did. I'd beg for money. When that didn't work (it never did) I'd put myself to work selling the only thing a kid can—Lemonade.  Mind you, I had a wicked, one-packet-a-day addiction to Lik-m-aid Fun Dip, making it nearly impossible to keep any of the profit, but I remember those days fondly as I peddled my lemon-flavored sugar water to anyone willing to support my addiction. Hell, during the winter I'd keep at it by honing my "selling skills" with a little flash-game action. That game, if you can even call it that, was about as fun as getting kicked in the Pedro, but I did what I had to do to keep my supply plentiful. This week's beer is a throwback to the good old days of yester-far when the toughest decision we had was deciding between grape-flavored fun dip, or cherry. MMmmmm, grape.

WEEK 5:

Summer Shandy
For those of you unaware of what a shandy is, by definition it's beer mixed with a non-alcoholic drink. In this case, freshly squeezed lemonade (according to the brewery). This is a perfect beer for reminiscing during the summer, hence the peek into my childhood. It's starts out refreshing and finishes with a slight hint of lemonade and honey. As suggested by the folks at Leinenkugel's, if you "mix equal parts Berry Weis with Summer Shandy the end result is a pink lemonade." We have yet to try it, but if someone does, leave us a comment and let us know how it tastes. This is a good summer beer, but it's only available five months (April-August) out of the year, which means we have three months left to get our Summer Shandy on. Cheers!

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