Radler

There are several theories about the origin of the Radler One of them says that the innkeeper Franz Xaver Kugler invented the Radler when he almost ran out of beer on a particularly warm and busy day on his alpine pasture in Oberhaching, Bavaria, he simply mixed his beer with water or lemonade and used this trick to stretch his supply Another legend has it that the Radler was invented by cycling clubs Because beer itself is too full-bodied to do sport afterwards, the resourceful cyclists created the beer of the same name, which only has half as many percentages thanks to the added lemonade

It will probably never be possible to say with absolute certainty whose brainchild the Radler is, but you can definitely treat yourself to a bottle or two while you're doing your research And a cool Radler is really refreshing in other ways too

The Greif brewery in Forchheim has two fine examples in its range: the purple-colored Kirschradler Cherry and a classic version with tangy lemonade The latter consists of 50% quaffable full beer, which is refined with a sparkling lemonade made from sun-ripened lemons The Radler tastes best at the right temperature on a sunny, warm summer's day