Paulaner Natural Radler Low Alcohol Beer 24 x 500ml Cans 24 x 500ml

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I don’t sell beers that are brewed using cheap ingredients to fit a low price strategy. For the breweries I work with it’s not about making cheap beer to sell to the masses. It’s about quality. Eric Kobus is the regional manager for Glunz Imports in Chicago, where they’ve been selling Stiegl for more than ten years, and he finds the appreciation for the low alcohol somewhat amusing. “Early on,” he said, “when you were talking about radlers, you were almost apologetic because of the low alcohol. Now, it’s the point of it. You can play golf, go for a run, whatever. It’s become the main selling point.” Paulaner Weizen-Radler is a great NA beer to reach for when consuming an alcoholic drink is not an option. This offering contains no-alcohol, 112 calories and 27g of carbs per 11.2oz bottle. A glass pour of Paulaner Non-Alcoholic Weizen-Radler. I’d heard of radlers, but always as something they did in Germany. It was also something that didn’t appeal to me.

If you can actually believe it, I wasn’t a beer drinker before moving to Germany. But what is an even odder twist of events is that the beer that I fell for first in Bavaria was a Dunkel (dark) beer….not even some “easier to drink” light beer. Nope, I headed straight for the liquid bread! Oftentimes, you’ll hear that a German Radler is half beer half lemonade. In fact, even IN Germany, this is how it’s described. But, as I pointed out in my 20 Other Drinks Besides Beer To Try in Germany post, “ Limonade” in Germany is NOT what Americans think of as the sweet, tart, lemony drink we all love in the summertime. If you are in Bavaria, I am slightly obsessed with the Mönchshof Radlers. They are the best I’ve found, and yes, I’ve done a lot of “taste testing.” Another popular product from Paulaner is their Oktoberfest beer. The Paulaner Oktoberfest has been served at the famous Oktoberfest festival in Munich since 1818, and it is considered by many to be the quintessential Oktoberfest beer. This beer is a classic Marzen-style lager, which is brewed in the spring and then stored until the festival in the fall. It has a rich, malty flavour with a hint of caramel, and it’s usually served in large steins. Brewing Process

Therefore, a lot of people will say that you can just go with any lighter lager style of beer, but let’s be serious here. A Budweiser is not going to suffice here! In The North Nope.“Lemonade” in Germany is actually going to be something like a Sprite or 7-Up. So, if you are looking for a Radler recipe, and it calls for “Lemonade” it’s not going to taste like a fresh, authentic Radler that you would get in Deutschland.

The “Radler” meaning is actually taken directly from the Bayerish word “Radler” which is actually, literally, a bicylist. In the Northern parts of Germany, a Radler is sometimes called “Alterwasser” and is more commonly made with a Pilsner style beer rather than a Helles (lager). But alas, I’ve come a long way and now, there is one German drink that you’ll find in my hand on a hot, summer day. A Radler! Here in Germany, it’s easy to just go buy a delicious bottle of this “German lemon beer” but in the US it’s a bit harder to come by. And no, it is NOT the same as a shandy! A Pils beer is probably going to be way easier to find in the US than a Helles, surprisingly. I’m going to be a snob and say that I don’t think this makes the best radler, but since technically, this is what is more typically used in the North, it still stands that this would be a “German Style Radler!” And hey, beggars can’t be choosers, am I right!? Other Variations

What Is the Difference Between a Shandy and a Radler?

Grapefruit: These are not very common, and you definitely won’t find them at restaurants in Germany, but I have seen Grapefruit Radlers at Aldi before. I can’t say I hated it, but again, there is just something so refreshing about the Zitrone Radler that can’t be beaten! What Is the Difference Between a Shandy and a Radler? Well, if you are in the US, the best radler beer is honesly going to be one that you make yourself! It is fresh, bubbly, citrusy and PERFECT for hot, summer days!!! On the lighter side, Paulaner Weizen-Radler is a fruit forward radler sans the alcohol. In creating this NA beer, Paulaner blended the taste of its popular Paulaner Hefe-Weizen with natural effervescent lemonade to create a non-alcoholic alternative for refreshingly fruity yet malty taste. Just as a standard low ABV Radler is this one also features citrus notes of lime, orange, and lemon match the wheat beer perfectly and provide a uniquely balanced taste experience. of drinkers don’t have the palate to appreciate these beers. You’re here - we know you are more discerning than them. Well done for discovering Wee Beer Shop.

So, yup. Basically, a German Radler is just simply Beer and Sprite! Simple enough, right? Well…maybe….. What Beer To Use For a Radler?The story goes that a large group of cyclists came to a traditional Bavarian Guesthouse in the small village of Deisenhofen, which is just outside of Munich. The problem was that Herr Kugler was (somehow) running short on beer that day (how does that even happen in Bavaria??), but God forbid he lose any business! So, he whipped up a special “Radlermaß” (A giant Maß/ Stein of Beer “Just for the cyclists”). He told them that it was perfect for bike riding, since it was much lower in alcohol content, so they would be safe to bike home! Steve Hauser, the CEO of Paulaner USA, touched on something that I think has a lot to do with why radlers have caught on. “It’s all occasion-based, so the consumer who was drinking a malt-based seltzer might look at a radler, a true beer-based fruit infusion.” Amateur word sleuths will note the telltale signs of bullshit here. There is an unusual amount of detail for a word origin: the innkeeper’s full name, the exact month and location of the “invention,” and even the original formula of beer to soda. Add into that the laughable idea that thousands of German cyclists would happily acquiesce to their beer being unexpectedly cut with lemonade or that a German who went to the expense of building a bike trail specifically to bring cyclists to his beer garden would actually run out of beer on a summer day...It’s no wonder that many suspect that Kugler himself spread the story as a sales pitch. Dortmunder – The German export style, Dortmunders are similar to Pilsners but possess a darker, golden colouring, a slightly softer, maltier taste and generally have a higher ABV – almost always north of 5%. It’s six of one, half a dozen of the other,” says Fran Cattani, who imports the Ottakringer Radlers from Vienna for S&H Imports. “Shandy is soda and a beer, radler is more like a lemon soda, or lemonade, and beer.” Radlers are most often citrus-based, but Stiegl’s bringing a raspberry radler, and Schöfferhoffer has introduced a new passion fruit version. I also tend to think of a shandy as soda and beer, as opposed to a radler, which I think of as beer and soda. A thin difference, maybe, but it means something to me.