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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

This would be an Arnold O'Palmer?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Rookie mistake. You use Almdudler for that.

[–] accideath 1 points 6 days ago

I haven’t tried that but it sounds like a crime towards both beer and almdudler.

Man, I gotta get me some almdudler.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The fuck I thought I got onto Lemmy for a second, I DO THAT. LİPTON PEACH İCE TEA WTİH BEER

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I really didn't expect this comment section to make me actually want to try it...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

it makes beer far better than what it is usually, if it wasn't for the after taste I would consistently drink it

(After taste of beer. I hate the aftertaste of beer.)

[–] Ziglin 2 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I would assume that ice tea is more bitter, right? (Obviously depends on how long you let it steep.)

[–] accideath 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It’s primarily much sweeter due to the shitton of sugar

[–] Ziglin 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Only if you add sugar. (Sugar does NOT belong in tea!)

[–] accideath 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

But it is an essential part of ice tea. Hot tea can be good with or without sugar, imo. Depends on the tea and my mood.

[–] Ziglin 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Tea does not need sugar, whether hot or iced (at least I don't know anyone irl that puts sugar in tea (actually I just thought of one person but I don't like them or talk to them much)). Sweetened drinks are extremely unhealthy and there's probably a reason most places in the US serve unsweetened ice tea.

On hot summer days I sometimes drink 3l of ice tea. That would be extremely bad if it was sweetened.

[–] accideath 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

In my head (as a German), ice tea is almost always store bought like lipton ice tea. You very rarely get anything else anywhere. Restaurants don’t usually serve home made ice tea. It’s a soft drink. When I make myself tea at home, it’s almost always hot. Unsweetened black tea just tastes awful when it’s cold. The hot tea sometimes gets sugar, like when I make myself lemon tea (black tea + lemon juice + sugar), although I do like to use stevia instead of sugar for the same health reasons because I sometimes drink 2-3 pots (1.5l each) a day in winter and that would indeed be a lot of sugar.

[–] Ziglin 1 points 5 days ago

When I have ice tea it's usually a fruity black tea, still no sugar though.

If my (hot) black tea gets too strong (I have a tendency to forget about the strainer) I just add (extra) milk, though that doesn't sound like it would work for ice tea.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

If it’s the USA, then “iced tea” may actually mean “sweet tea” (an American South tradition), which is often prepared something like this:

  • bring 1/2 gallon (1.9L) water to a boil
  • place 8 large black tea bags in a 1 gallon (3.8L) pitcher
  • pour boiling water over the tea bags in the pitcher
  • steep 10-15 minutes, then remove tea bags from the pitcher
  • add 1 dry cup (220g) granulated sugar
  • stir the slurry until sugar is dissolved
  • fill the pitcher to the top with ice cubes
  • wait 20 minutes for ice to chill and dilute the tea, gently stir again
  • serve

It may be a stronger tea, but so much sugar gets added (probably 3x what would be used to sweeten tea served hot) that you typically don’t notice any bitterness.

[–] Ziglin 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

There's unsweetened ice tea there though. I don't understand why that isn't the default though :(

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Because tradition and sweet tea is simply better. Yeah it's unhealthy, yeah it makes a mockery of tea, yeah it'll lead to diabetes. But it's the most American drink. And it's the only true American drink.

[–] Ziglin 1 points 5 days ago

I don't like the US, can't we all just adopt the British tea culture?

[–] Ciderpunk 120 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Shandies are a generally accepted thing, and they’re half lemonade half beer, so this really isn’t some wild, out there concoction.

[–] i_am_tired_boss 44 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Boa! Das heißt „Radler”.

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[–] ThePyroPython 17 points 1 week ago

On top of that, fruit IPAs are a thing as well. They're not my thing but other people like them so, good for them I guess.

[–] FlexibleToast 9 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Yeah, but complaining about bitter and then adding more bitter to improve it makes no sense. They didn't say they added sweet tea.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Iced tea usually has tons of sugar.

[–] Protoknuckles 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's sweet tea in northern America. Unsweetened is the default here.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 week ago (15 children)

It's sweet tea in the United States.

In Canada "Iced Tea" means "sweet tea" most of the time

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago

Why are people downvoting you? Iced tea in Canada is sweet. Think things like Brisk or Nestea. If you order iced tea at a restaurant here, it's coming out if the same machine as the pop (syrup+water) just not carbonated.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

As a PNW beer snob, I used to make shandies out of the Ranier 30 racks that would be left at our house after a party. I didn't like the beer at the time and mixing it with lemon San Pellegrino made it delightful.

I now drink Ranier proudly when I can since I moved to Chicago. I love this city but I still bleed green, white, and blue.

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[–] Ledivin 27 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Isn't that just a shandy? Or is that lemonade

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Weiss beer and grapefruit juice is the best.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 week ago (10 children)

Radler ✅

Alcohol-Free Beer ❌

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago

Shandies are called Radler in Germany, and many hate them so much that there are well known songs hating against them. To be fair, they are songs you'll only hear on parties, after a few shots and beers, but still.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago

Radler is no Bier!

[–] kerrigan778 13 points 1 week ago (6 children)

This is actually basically how a lot of "hard iced tea" and "hard seltzer/wine coolers" type drinks are made. It's just the most flavorless piss beer with flavors added because that's cheaper than adding grain alcohol to thinks to spike it cleanly.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

Alcohol production licensing laws probably play a larger role than the cost of ethanol.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago (3 children)

A splash of OJ or Sprite at the top of your beer is a great hangover drink. Irish buddy taught me that.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago (3 children)

In Taiwan we put ice in our beer and like it.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I've had a singular alcoholic beverage and tbh it wasn't good and I felt nothing. What's the crime of mixing with ice tea?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Liquor in tea? Delicious.

Beer in anything? Disgusting.

[–] turmacar 22 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

A Radler is a German thing, shandy in English. Basically half lager half lemonade. Fantastic light drink. I've seen them at Total Wine in a few flavors.

Beer cocktails are a thing. Drink what you like.

Prost.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago

TIL shandy is not "sham brandy" as in non-alcoholic (??) brandy but what we call Radler. Learning all kinds of things today. Thank you OOP.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago
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