Orange Shandy
Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, United States 🇺🇸
Radler / Shandy Regular|
Score
5.61
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A Zesty and Refreshing Shandy-Style Beer Perfect for Sharing.
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5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottle. Orange gold in color. Some head. More oj than beer in flavor. Aroma was also on. Just ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2025
at 04:40
8/10
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 16:50
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
12oz can. Poured a kind of hazy orangeish color with not much of a head at all. Fizzy. Aroma was orange, kind of orange soda. Flavor was orange. Not much else to say. It's okay - but not very beer like. Fine on a 90 degree day if you're not looking for something too filling, I guess.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Jul 2018
at 04:38
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, best before 6/11/2018. Pours opaquely hazy golden orange color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky white head with awesome retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of tangerine, orange juice, lemon, peach, melon, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/clove, wheat, cracker, biscuit, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of oranges, fruity/spicy yeast, and bready malt notes; with good strength. Taste of big tangerine, orange juice, lemon, peach, melon, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/clove, wheat, cracker, biscuit, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate herbal/grassy bitterness, peppery yeast spiciness; and light citrus tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, orange juice, lemon, peach, melon, citrus peel/zest, pepper, clove, wheat, cracker, biscuit, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of oranges, fruity/spicy yeast, and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitter/tart/spiciness balance, and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitter/spiciness and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately crisp, creamy/bready/grainy, and lightly sticky/tangy/acidic mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.2%. Overall this is a delicious shandy! All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of oranges, fruity/spicy yeast, and bready malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and refreshing to drink. Very flavorful for the low ABV. Perfectly balanced wheat beer and orange juice flavors. Surprising amount of yeast presence as well. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Apr 2018
at 21:36
6/10
Tried
on 24 Mar 2018
at 12:26
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Can from the summer mix pack, drank straight from the can. The weakest of the four, imo. Artificial orange and sort of musty to go with the wheat. Bland, sort of musty overall. Bummer, I had higher hopes for this one.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Sep 2015
at 18:39
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
12 oz can @ a party, 7/18/15
For why this is trying to be, it works pretty well. Much closer to orange juice in flavor than it is to beer, but it drinks nicely and is quite refreshing. Go into this looking for an orange flavored Shandy and you will come out happy.
For why this is trying to be, it works pretty well. Much closer to orange juice in flavor than it is to beer, but it drinks nicely and is quite refreshing. Go into this looking for an orange flavored Shandy and you will come out happy.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Jul 2015
at 17:16
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pours a cloudy pale orange color with a thin white head that burns away quickly to an outer ring. Spotty lacing. Oranges and wheat in the nose. Light-bodied with a candied orange character with wheat and malt in the background. The finish is fruity with an orange soda aftertaste. Okay for what it is.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Jun 2015
at 13:29
2.9/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 3.5
Can. Not much here. Flavor of a ery ligjt wheat beer and just a little orange. Light flavor and light palate. A lottle sweet.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Jun 2015
at 22:21
4.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Pours a hazy yellow-orange from a can. Aroma of wheat and I guess maybe orange. For an orange shandy it’s not very orange. I was thinking of something orange. Do you know what it was? An orange! Meh, could be better Leinenkugel.
Tried
from Can
on 28 May 2015
at 21:38