Biermischgetränke
English translation: beer-based drinks
| 11:10 Aug 27, 2002 |
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|  Selected response from: Mary Worby United Kingdom Local time: 12:40 | ||||||
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| 4 +5 | beer-based drinks |
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| 5 | shandy |
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| 4 | beer mixes |
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| 4 | shandy |
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| 4 | flavoured beers and shandies |
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| 4 | mixed beer drinks |
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shandy Explanation: is what they're called in Ireland -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-08-27 11:16:56 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- what a waste of good beer! -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-08-27 11:54:31 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I\'ve also heard beer + lime or lemon being called a lemon/lime shandy -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-08-27 12:11:28 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I reckon Mary\'s \"beer-based drinks\" is probably your safest bet |
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beer mixes Explanation: well, if found two hits for beer mix - one american university and one German. Shandy is also ok I suppose but I don't know how many Americans would understand. - -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-08-27 11:30:04 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- As an American, I had never heard of the word shandy until I started hanging out with friends from the UK and Ireland here in Germany. Reference: http://www.csulb.edu/~parayner/beerlist.html Reference: http://www.bierclub.net/bierlisten/gmsm.htm |
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shandy Explanation: A mixture of beer with something else. I am most familiar with it as "lemon shandy", a mixture of lemonade and beer, but from the references it also can include beer mixed with other ingredients. Ref. 1. drink ... Shandy, Drink of beer and sprite or 7UP. Ref. 2. BBC News | EDUCATION | Shandy pupil sent home ... Even though the level of alcohol is low enough for the shandy to be classed as a soft drink, the school sent home the 11-year-old girl. ... There is also "shandy gaff", a mixture of beer and ginger ale. Note that the references are from the UK. It is certainly an accepted term in UK English but I am not sure if it is known in the USA. Reference: http://www.relocating2london.com/language/drink.htm news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/education/ newsid_1760000/1760277.stm |
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50 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +5
peer agreement (net): +5beer-based drinks Explanation: I think the lack of Googles for any of these suggestion is down to the fact that this is a far more common practice in Germany than elsewhere. The above one should be understandable. Presumable covers shandy, 'kola-bier', lager & lime, etc. Another alternative term: sacrilege! As Cilian says, what a waste of good beer! HTH Mary -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-08-27 12:05:24 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I wouldn\'t use shandy as a generic term - the only variants I\'ve ever heard are \'lager shandy\' or \'bitter shandy\' - it has to be lemonade! -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-08-27 12:53:50 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Or how about just \'beer drinks\' - this gets lots of hits on Google, although you do need to discount a fair few because as irrelevant ... Bump Up Sales with Innovative Beer Drinks by Robert Plotkin photos by Robert Jordan Blending different types of beers has long been standard practice in pubs throughout Europe and Australia, but has only become popular in the United States in the past few years. Beer drinks are delicious concoctions that look as great as they taste, and marketing them is a creative way to stimulate sales. \"We\'ve had considerable success marketing beer drinks as house specialties,\" says Tracy Finklang, corporate beverage director for Rock Bottom Brewery. \"It\'s a creative way to work some fun into the mix. People love them. With our broad selection of microbrews, devising tempting combinations is something of a no-brainer.\" Mixing beers is an artful skill that requires balancing the attributes of one brew with the characteristics of another. The key is using two beers with appreciably different properties - body, taste, texture, sweetness and bitterness. The venerable Half and Half is an equal mix of Pilsener and bitter ale drafts. The light, dry lager smoothes the bitter edge of the ale, rendering the combination well-suited to American tastes. Another classic concoction is the Black Velvet, created in 1861 at the Brook\'s Club in London. It\'s a superb-tasting blend of Guinness draft and chilled Champagne. Substitute hard cider - such as Woodpecker, Strongbow, Woodchuck Cider and Dry Blackthorn - for the Champagne to create a Black Velveteen. Mix hard cider with the ale or lager of your choice to make a Snake Bite. If a refreshing libation is what you have in mind, consider the Shandy Gaff, a mix of beer and ginger ale. Substitute lemon-lime soda to make a Lemon Top, or float a jigger of Rose\'s Lime Juice to make a Lager and Lime. http://www.nightclub.com/magazine/October00/black.html |
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