For those who like a beer on a hot day, this drink – with lashings of ginger beer and ale – will have them ditching the cans in favour of a large glass of refreshing shandy.

Serves 6

1 ltr beer (we used Hoegaarden wheat beer)
330ml chilled ginger beer
Ice
1 lemon, thinly sliced
Mint sprigs, to garnish

In a large pitcher, combine the beer with the ginger beer. Add ice, the lemon slices and mint sprigs and briefly stir before serving.

This Ginger Shandy is from our feature, Tipples to Share, in our July issue. The recipes, by Louise Gorrod, also include a Paloma, Blueberry Thyme Gin Fizz, Rose Sangria and a Watermelon Lemonade. The issue is in shops now.

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