No. 8Pickle Beers & Beer Cocktails
Pickle Radler
German lager, sparkling lemon soda and a splash of dill. Ride on.
A Pickle Radler is a German helles lager topped with an equal pour of sparkling lemon soda and a splash of dill pickle brine. Unlike the Pickle Shandy, which uses still lemonade, the radler is the German-style version: crisper, fizzier and served in a mug. It lands around 2 to 3 percent alcohol.
21+Updated
- Glass
- beer mug
- Method
- Built in the glass
- Time
- 2 min
- Makes
- 1 drink
Ingredients
Amounts for 1, in ounces.
- 6 oz German helles lager (or a pilsner, ice cold)
- 6 oz sparkling lemon soda (clear lemon-lime soda or sparkling lemonade, cold)
- 1 oz dill pickle brine (chilled)
- 1 slice lemon (for garnish)
- 1 sprig fresh dill (for garnish)
- Glass
- beer mug
- Garnish
- lemon wheel and dill sprig
How to make it
- Pour the pickle brine into a chilled beer mug.
- Tilt the mug and slowly pour in the lager.
- Top with the cold lemon soda.
- Garnish with a lemon wheel and a dill sprig.
Bar tips
- Keep the soda as cold as the beer; warm soda foams up and goes flat fast.
- If lemon-lime soda tastes too sugary with the brine, use a drier sparkling lemonade.
Bar lore
Radler is German for cyclist, and the drink's Bavarian name, Radlermass, means a cyclist's liter. Beer cut with lemon soda is also sold ready-mixed in bottles and cans across Germany and Austria.
Drink responsibly. This one is for adults of legal drinking age. Want it without the booze? The zero-proof drinks are just as briny.
Full recipe: dillin.org/recipes/pickle-radler
