Radler
Germany's beloved cyclist's drink combining crisp lager with sparkling lemonade, a refreshing low-alcohol thirst quencher perfect for hot summer days.
- 1Pour cold lager into a pint glass, filling halfway.
- 2Top with equal parts sparkling lemonade (or Sprite/7-Up).
- 3Do not stir—let the drinks naturally combine.
- 4Optionally garnish with a lemon wedge.
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Legend credits Munich innkeeper Franz Kugler with inventing the Radler in 1922. When a cycling group arrived at his beer garden and he was running low on beer, Kugler stretched his supply by mixing it with lemon soda. He called it "Radlermass" (cyclist's liter). The drink became a German institution, now available premixed throughout the country and beyond.
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