Grapefruit Shandy
Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company

Grapefruit ShandyGrapefruit Shandy
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From:
Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company
 
Wisconsin, United States
Style:
Fruit and Field Beer
Ranked #185
ABV:
4.2%
Score:
82
Ranked #24,938
Avg:
3.62 | pDev: 15.19%
Reviews:
106
Ratings:
537
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sep 09, 2023
Added:
Feb 23, 2015
Wants:
  17
Gots:
  228
A traditional shandy is beer mixed with a little something extra, like lemonade, soda or ginger ale. Leinenkugel's® Grapefruit Shandy is our take on this tradition. Each batch begins with our traditional weiss beer. We then combine it with natural white grapefruit flavor that adds a note of fresh-cut citrus, because here refreshment is our greatest natural resource.

11 IBU
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Ratings by ruckus232:
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Rated by ruckus232 from Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

May 16, 2015
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Reviewed by TwilightBeerCareer from Illinois

3.71/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
My favorite of the Leine's shandy lineup. Great grapefruit aroma on the pour, which carries over into the flavor. This one, too me, is the most crisp and thirst quenching of the shandy's.
Sep 09, 2023
 
Rated: 3.53 by SharPei19 from Ohio

Sep 01, 2023
 
Rated: 3.63 by TreyJ88

Jun 11, 2023
 
 
Rated: 4.41 by trentster from Wisconsin

Apr 16, 2023
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Reviewed by Papercut4 from Wisconsin

3.59/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours out of the can a hazy yellow-tan with about an inch of head. Smells obviously like grapefruit. Tastes like the namesake. Great mouthfeel and carbonation.
Feb 05, 2023
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Reviewed by dugtipi from Massachusetts

5/5  rDev +38.1%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Love the flavor, drinkablility and the mild carbonation. Nothing better on a hot Summer's Day or anytime. Unfortunately you can only get it in the Spring/Summer lodge pack these days. They stopped selling it as a stand-alone beer in its own 12-pack some time ago. Thinking about trying to make my own in a similar fashion.
Jan 15, 2023
 
Rated: 3.65 by alexvhrk from Wisconsin

May 09, 2022
 
Rated: 3.75 by mpenske from California

Feb 21, 2022
 
Rated: 3.54 by Danzifer from Ohio

Oct 09, 2021
 
Rated: 3.75 by AndrewFord666 from Illinois

Feb 05, 2021
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Reviewed by HopHippie from Wisconsin

3.72/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
L: Cloudy white-ish yellow with a big bubbly white head.
S: As soon as I poured this out I could smell the grapefruit from a foot away, a little bit of grain but anything else is overpowered by the grapefruit.
T: Grapefruit juice with a little bit of wheat and malt.
F: Very refreshing and mild carbonation, little bit of sourness.
O: Definitely doesn't taste too much like a beer but its refreshing and fruity.
Jul 27, 2020
 
Rated: 3.55 by joeywheeler from Indiana

Jul 10, 2020
 
Rated: 3.02 by BrendanStoehr96 from Wisconsin

Apr 02, 2020
 
Rated: 3.54 by ahuey333 from Wisconsin

Mar 19, 2020
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Rated by Jricci16

4.25/5  rDev +17.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Probably one of my favorite from this company good flavor and taste overall would definitely say it’s a good sipping beer if you don’t like IPAs
Mar 09, 2020
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Reviewed by Troy-Hawaii from Hawaii

2.83/5  rDev -21.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Bought a 6-pack bottles $7.64
110 days after bottle date. Not sure if that is made or best by date. Sounds like it was best by date based on other reviewer.
Smell of grapefruit comes through strong
Hazy golden color
Medium mouthfeel
Medium light carbonation
Some sour taste of grapefruit, wheat, light malt
Overall not that great. My very first shandy and this wasn't really for me. May try a different flavor to see if it is the style or fruit that I don't like.
Feb 02, 2020
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Rated by DaveO01

5/5  rDev +38.1%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
My most favorite from Leinenkugels
Dec 30, 2019
Grapefruit Shandy from Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company
Beer rating: 82 out of 100 with 537 ratings