A shandy is traditionally made by mixing beer with lemonade.
In the United Kingdom, a typical shandy combines beer—often bitter ale or lager—with fizzy clear lemonade. The lemonade lightens the drink, adds sweetness and citrus flavor, and lowers its alcohol concentration. Equal parts are common, though recipes vary by region and personal taste.
The name is a shortened form of shandygaff, a British term first recorded in 1853 for beer mixed with ginger beer or ginger ale. The shorter word shandy was recorded later, in 1888. Modern shandy is now popular across Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and the Caribbean.
A nearby drink is the German Radler, usually a roughly 50:50 mixture of beer and lemon-flavored soft drink. In everyday use, the two can overlap, but shandy is the standard English answer to this quiz question. Snakebite is different: it generally combines beer with cider, while a Michelada is a savory Mexican beer cocktail made with ingredients such as lime, tomato juice, and hot sauce.