Leinenkugel's Summer Shandy has been seen lately in the commercials, touted as some sort of beer and lemonade hybrid. It's not like a Smirnoff Ice, at least I don't expect it to be. Smirnoff Ice is a malt beverage, this is a beer. Jacob Leinenkugel' Brewing Company (https://leinie.com/) is based out of Wisconsin and it seems like they only recently made it down here to my state.
I poured the beer into a pilsner glass. It's a golden yellow color with a finger and a half of bone white head. Not a lot of retention or lacing with this one. Incredibly strong aroma of lemon, more akin to a lemonhead. It actually smells really appealing with the strong aroma, makes me wonder how much lemon is at play with the beer.
The answer to my question? Little to none. The strong lemon aroma only leads to a very faint lemon taste with the beer. What really shows is the typical wheat and bready malts that's expected from a wheat beer. Only problem is that if you took out the lemon, it's not a very good witbier. The body is light with moderate-high carbonation, which gives a soda quality to it. I guess it would be a decent beer to have on a summer day, but I can think of other beers I'd rather have over the summer. Pass on this one.
Grade: D
Price Paid: $1.66 (12 oz bottle)
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