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[–] Ciderpunk@lemmy.world 120 points 2 weeks 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@lemmy.world 44 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Boa! Das heißt „Radler”.

Alsterwasser, du Plebejer.

[–] ThePyroPython@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks 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@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (2 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.

[–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 19 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Iced tea usually has tons of sugar.

[–] Protoknuckles@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] bjorney@lemmy.ca 27 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

It's sweet tea in the United States.

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

[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 weeks 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.

[–] Protoknuckles@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Really? I thought iced tea was unsweetened when I visited Canada, but I could be misremembering.

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Unsweetened for americans maybe

[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Alright that's funny.
Doubly so if you have ever had southern sweet tea where you could probably put a stick in it and get rock candy back out.

[–] bjorney@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago

I've definitely ordered one when I was down south, poured 2/3rds out, and topped it up with water, and it was still comparable to nestea

[–] Protoknuckles@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

Ok? Like...it means no sugar. Just tea and ice. It's my default drink. Pure leaf and gold peak make it. 0 calories. Don't know what to tell you?

[–] bjorney@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

If you order an iced tea in Canada you are getting Nestea/Brisk like 95% of the time. Both are sweet teas, but are marketed and labelled as "Iced Tea", not "Sweet Tea" - ask our American beverage overlords Coke/Pepsi why

If you are in a cafe, or some other place where the expectation is that they brew their own, then yes, it's generally unsweetened - but it's also usually explicitly labelled as such on the menu so you know whether you are getting brewed tea vs a glass of corn syrup

[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Because those aren't sweet teas... At least not as sweet as actual sweet tea in the south.

[–] bjorney@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

I'm thought @Honytawk@lemmy.zip was being sarcastic, but lo and behold, people actually consider 33g of sugar per serving "unsweetened"

[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

I mean, it is a tea that is sweet, but it's not sweet tea.

[–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, I'm confused about that as well. And scared.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah it’s more of a semi sweet tea. Sweet tea is a syrup. Like, literally most home recipes I’ve heard call to add sugar until it stops absorbing while hot

[–] Protoknuckles@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Brisk makes me so sad. I'll just do a soda instead at that point. I'll do unsweetened iced tea or sweet tea, but not that trash.

[–] flicker@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Tastes like it was designed by someone who had never had tea in their lives.

[–] Protoknuckles@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

It has, like, a chemically burning aftertaste too. Or I'm allergic to something in it, I dunno.

[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's going to be regional. In the US iced tea is unsweetened. Sweet tea is the one with tons of sugar, or if you're in the south they might just call it tea. In my travels in the US it's pretty understood that "iced tea" is unsweetened.

[–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I mean if Nestlé Iced Tea is considered "unsweetened" as I've read down in the comment chain, then we don't have sweet tea here at all lol

[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Unless you're in the southern US, you probably don't.

[–] Arcka@midwest.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

I'd like to propose a middle ground. As someone who puts effort into avoiding added sugars, it is much more difficult to find unsweetened tea at some chain restaurants or convenience stores.

Being from the North, I'm no authority on Sweet Tea, but I've heard that it's nearly saturated with sugar. If so, that's not what's usually available either.

I've encountered many a place selling sweetened tea (that may not qualify as proper Sweet Tea), but they didn't have unsweetened tea.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

In the north of France, there's a thing sold that's "beer bitter" which is a bitter alcohol specifically for adding to beer (Picon being the most common one).

The true purpose is probably mostly to add alcohol though. But it does taste nice.

[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That probably isn't marketed to people that think beer is too bitter already.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

That and people who are already too drunk to care.

[–] meep_launcher@lemm.ee 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 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.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Oh no does that mean I’m going to start dragging rhinegeist to the west coast? Ok probably and my wife will put chili on spaghetti there too

[–] timbuck2themoon@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

Gotta represent.

[–] abysmalpoptart@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

That makes me think of this video

https://youtu.be/jeCacI7pHSg