Who Buys Shandies?

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  1. Troutbeerbum

    Troutbeerbum Initiate (0) Dec 5, 2016 Maine

    The Shandy’s are out, it’s the end of April. I laugh every time I see them appear, by the time pumpkin beers show up, the shandy’s will be piled to the ceiling in a corner or end of an aisle with cut rate prices to get rid of them, and the process repeats itself with the pumpkin ales. It’s a vicious cycle.
    Anyone in retail/distribution that can explain why these keep appearing year after year in bulk only to collect dust until Labor Day has come and gone.Who do these beers appeal to? Is it the straight laced all American mom and dad on vacation? A gateway beer for hard lemonade fans to enter “craft” ? Or Summer=lemonade+beer= “Great idea, order a shitload of it”?
     
    #1 Troutbeerbum, Apr 29, 2018
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  2. BeastOfTheNortheast

    BeastOfTheNortheast Pooh-Bah (2,153) Dec 26, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    Hey, back when I was 21 or 22 I enjoyed them. Also, leave pumpkin beers alone. Some, and I said some, of them are enjoyable.
     
    #2 BeastOfTheNortheast, Apr 29, 2018
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  3. GOBLIN

    GOBLIN Pooh-Bah (2,676) Mar 3, 2013 Ohio
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    No it's not my first choice but I honestly do enjoy the occasional Summer Shandy from leinenkugel's. It's a well ( albeit mass produced ) made beer.
     
    #3 GOBLIN, Apr 30, 2018
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  4. Lazhal

    Lazhal Pooh-Bah (1,890) Mar 13, 2011 Michigan
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    The real irony in that fruity concoctions are all the rage in the beer community right now. Guess fruity beers need to be brewery only with low limits to be good.
     
    #4 Lazhal, Apr 30, 2018
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  5. bbtkd

    bbtkd Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,790) Sep 20, 2015 South Dakota
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    No idea if anyone buys shandy, much less who or why. I'd take a Mike's Hard Lemonade before a shandy.
     
    #5 bbtkd, Apr 30, 2018
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  6. Squire

    Squire Grand Pooh-Bah (4,385) Jul 16, 2015 Mississippi
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    Living in a sub-tropical climate I find they have their place.
     
    #6 Squire, Apr 30, 2018
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  7. Victory_Sabre1973

    Victory_Sabre1973 Grand Pooh-Bah (5,445) Sep 15, 2015 Minnesota
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    On a hot humid day, a Shandy is damn good.
     
    #7 Victory_Sabre1973, Apr 30, 2018
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  8. nc41

    nc41 Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2008 North Carolina
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    Nah, not a fruit in the beer guy, but I'd easily opt for Pils Urquell or something similar in its place.
     
    #8 nc41, Apr 30, 2018
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  9. Patrick_OKC

    Patrick_OKC Devotee (393) Apr 26, 2017 Texas
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    After working in the yard for a few hours in the Texas heat, they actually hit the spot, at least in the early afternoon.

    Pat
     
    #9 Patrick_OKC, Apr 30, 2018
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  10. sculls65

    sculls65 Pundit (769) Dec 15, 2008 Michigan

    Exactly.. But those are called hazy milkshakes.. Or special sour dry hopped IPA's. So there is that difference
     
    #10 sculls65, Apr 30, 2018
  11. dbrauneis

    dbrauneis Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,071) Dec 8, 2007 North Carolina
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    I will certainly have the occasional shandy or radler - I really used to enjoy them (as well as diesels) made at the bar when I was in Germany one really hot summer.
     
    #11 dbrauneis, Apr 30, 2018
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  12. laketang

    laketang Grand Pooh-Bah (3,017) Mar 22, 2015 Arizona
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    If the choices are limited and it is hot out at an outdoor party i`'ll drink one
     
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  13. dennis3951

    dennis3951 Initiate (0) Mar 6, 2008 New Jersey

    Who buys Shandies? The same people who buy NDEIPAs!!
     
    #13 dennis3951, Apr 30, 2018
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  14. AWA

    AWA Savant (1,195) Jul 22, 2014 California

    Same people who buy wine coolers. Not judging, just saying
     
    #14 AWA, Apr 30, 2018
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  15. eLMsITYbUM

    eLMsITYbUM Initiate (0) Oct 24, 2007 New Hampshire
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    I love me some Narragansett Del's Shandy in the hot summer weather! But what you are referring to is how they become "shelf turds". My answer is that I have no clue. It does seem to happen with most mass produced beers around here. Just the other day at the supermarket, I saw winter variety packs form several big craft breweries. Also have started seeing all the summer packs. They just put the same brands seasonal packs side by side, same price and everything. Went to Chili's(out of hunger and location) last night and was sad to hear that they had three taps of Sam Adams and didn't have the NEIPA on. They had summer, 76 and porch rocker on. Opted for Goose Island IPA.... No judging!
     
    #15 eLMsITYbUM, Apr 30, 2018
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  16. surfcaster

    surfcaster Initiate (0) Apr 20, 2013 North Carolina
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    Do you have any data to support your assertion that they don't sell?

    Seems to me, so many showing indicates that there must be a market for it.

    Although not a personal favorite of mine, a poolside/lake party/beach is a place where I have seem them enjoyed by a wide range of folks not in the "beer geek" scene.
     
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  17. nc41

    nc41 Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2008 North Carolina
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    Btw, my wife loves Steigl Radlers, I love a sip, tastes like soda.
     
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  18. Troutbeerbum

    Troutbeerbum Initiate (0) Dec 5, 2016 Maine

    No data, and yes, it seems a lot of folks like them here. I do know for a fact that they do end up case upon case in the discount section/ on sale every fall. It seems like last years leftovers were on the shelves at the grocery store until January. I see the same thing with pumpkin ales, love them or hate them.
     
    #18 Troutbeerbum, Apr 30, 2018
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  19. jakecattleco

    jakecattleco Grand Pooh-Bah (3,749) Sep 3, 2008 California
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    Hoppin Frog Turbo Shandy >>> Mike's Hard Lemonade for my palate and preferences. YMMV
     
    #19 jakecattleco, Apr 30, 2018
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  20. TonyLema1

    TonyLema1 Pooh-Bah (2,890) Nov 19, 2008 South Carolina
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    I was stationed in England when I was 19, sitting in a pub on a rather warm afternoon, I watched the bartender making a shandy, an thinking out loud I said I might want to try one. The older gentleman sitting next to me gave me an elbow and said to me “women drink those “...suffice to say, I didn’t order one!!
     
    #20 TonyLema1, Apr 30, 2018
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