Chicagoist: Chicagoist's "Beer of the Week:" Farson's Traditional Shandy

theburden

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:51:22 -0600

re: Table Beer Wil says he's planning on making it again at the Pub. Look for it in October I would say.

Libby

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:39:10 -0600

The Summer Shandy by Leinie's rules and is my favorite summer beer. Would love to taste this shandy as well.

matilda

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:55:14 -0600

RE: Table beer-- Anyone experience it? Notes on taste?

Chuck Sudo

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:28:30 -0600

The low alcohol beers are actually following a Belgian model, as well. In that country, you'll often find low-alcohol "table beer" (around 1-2 percent ABV) intended for serving with meals. They were brewed in blonde or brown ales. Table beer lost some ground to soft drinks and bottled water in recent years. But with a backlash against the health detriments of soft drinks and increased bottled water waste, there's a renewed push for table beer.

mike_thoms

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:27:21 -0600

Earlier in the summer or maybe in the spring Goose Island Clybourn was brewing something called Six (pronounced Sise) that had a 2.5% alcohol content. it was some sort of Belgian table beer, not bad at all

matilda

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:12:01 -0600

Not sure this is on topic, but speaking of low-alcohol beers, the New York Times today had an interesting article about attempts among craft brewers to produce more good beers that have relatively low alcohol amounts, the idea being you can drink a few pints without getting hammered from strong booze content, as might happen with, say, some traditional Belgian beers. I guess the model are some of the English ales.

matty

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:02:30 -0600

None of you have drank a summer shandy at noon on the canterbury trail in surrey england like I have. hah.

ReverendSlappy

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:42:10 -0600

The only shandies I drink are Maltese shandies. What do you all drink, you low-brow rubes? Wisconsin shandies? Puh-lease! (Please note: The author of the preceding comment has never drank a shandy and wasn't even aware of the existence of such a thing until reading this BoTW post. Carry on.)

mike_thoms

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:33:04 -0600

Leinie does not suck...it's cheap beer and it's really good beer. can't say i'm a fan of their shandy but the Honey Weiss, Sunset Wheat and Red are damn good beers

Chuck Sudo

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:32:32 -0600

"gurgle," Marg.

Drutang

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:23:28 -0600

glug glug glug?

Margaret Lyons

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:14:19 -0600

Bah, I love shandies. And snakebites. What's the drinking equivalent of "nom nom nom"?

El Thirdrail

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:10:02 -0600

Shandy is a great summer beer - and the Leinie's version isn't THAT bad, no matter WHAT guest says. I'll have to check Binny's soon.