June Beer of the Month = Summer Shandy

Looks like Leinenkugel pretty much wrote their own nomination on this one. But from personal experience, this beer is one of the finest citrus flavored beers I've ever tasted. First off, it's lemonade, not just lemon. So you get the sour of lemon, with the sweetness of aids.

Wait, that didn't come out right.

When it comes to beer, lemon is the best citrus. Orange can go to hell. And don't give me your "what about Blue Moon" b.s.. Orange and beer are a match made in anus (unless it's orange beers at a morning tailgate). And Lime is the first cousin of Lemon, so I won't bash it too much, in fear of some citrus mafia thugs throwing me in the Rio Grande with "cement shoes" or "zapatos cementos."

But back to Summer Shandy. What a fine summer drink. Normally, citrus-based drinks are very strong and bitter, with too high of a fruit to beer taste ratio. But not the Shandy. It starts smooth, with just a hint of lemon. But as you finish, the drink ends with a perfect summer taste of lemonade.

Personally, I took a first sip, sat for about two seconds, then thought to myself, "Whoa," then proceeded to pound about 7 back. You can't do that with many fruity beers, the fruit is just too sweet. But you can easily throw back 100 of these gems and not think twice.

There's probably a lot of funnier and more interesting things I could write about the perfect summer beer...but I'm at work...just wishing I was outside, at a lake, drinking some Lieiny Summer Shandies. But if anyone asks, this 1/2 hour was totally billable.