radler

How Well Do You Actually Know the Shandy?

Among the simplest formulas in the catalogue of beer cocktails, the two-ingredient shandy has persisted as a effortless favorite for centuries. Here, get to know the shandy in three classic…

• story: Punch Staff
• photo: Daniel Krieger

Six New-School Spins on the Classic Radler

The radler's beer-and-citrus template is ripe for riffing. Here, six bartenders recalibrate the classic summer drink, from a bitter Campari-laced iteration to one dosed with cucumber and strawberry shrub.

• story: Punch Staff
• photos: Daniel Krieger

Das Radler

The best selling radler at Chicago's Das Radler is their blood orange rendition, a base of Ayinger Brau Weisse topped with sparkling blood orange soda.

Pandora

Cristiaan Röllich looks to the kitchen for the inspiration behind his Pandora, which builds on a base of housemade cherry compote and finishes with blonde ale and pisco.

Hop Over

At New York’s tiki-inspired Dutch Kills, Tom Richter builds on the classic radler template with the fitting additions of falernum and orange flower water.

Fresa Y Cerveza

NoMad’s Leo Robitschek borrows Chef Daniel Humm’s strawberry pickling vinegar for a housemade shrub in this updated radler.

Ava

Damon Boelte's spin on the radler builds off a Spanish cider base with the spirited addition of white rum.

Campari Radler

A Campari-laced riff on the traditional German beer and citrus drink.

Six Beer Cocktails to Get You Through the Weekend

Simple beer cocktails, from classic to Miller-High-Life modern.

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Jasper’s Corner Tap & Kitchen Radler

At Jasper’s Corner Tap and Kitchen, they call on chamomile syrup, lemon and mandarin vodka for a refreshingly tart, citrus-heavy variation on the radler.