Hooray! It’s Friday and so close to beer o’clock! How does a refreshing ginger-beer shandy sound? Not a beer lover? You will be after tasting this.

SERVES 6

INGREDIENTS
990 ml lager
510 ml ginger beer
2 lemons, sliced
6 mint sprigs, to garnish

METHOD
1. In a large pitcher, combine the lager and ginger beer. Stir in most of the lemon slices (keep six aside to garnish).
2. Place a few ice cubes in six glasses and pour in the mixture.
3. Garnish with lemon and mint.

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Feel like something cool and refreshing? Shandies have always been popular, but they’re taking on a cult-like status we can’t ignore. Try our cucumber and mint shandy on for size.

MAKES 2 // COOKING TIME 5 min

INGREDIENTS
2 cups ice
1 beer
¼ cucumber, finely sliced
Handful mint
2 cups lemonade
Bitters

METHOD
1. Fill a tall glass halfway with loads of ice.
2. Add the beer, then the cucumber and mint.
3. Stir, using the spoon to lightly bruise the mint, releasing its flavours.
4. Top up with lemonade and 4–6 drops bitters per glass.

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