Beer-based cocktails appeared on the Russian market not so long ago, while European countries have been producing them for more than a decade, and they have gained a niche of popularity among local residents.
The first to start making a beer drink are the French, who by their nature are true aesthetes and connoisseurs of the quality of alcoholic beverages. Beer seemed to them simply bitter, but in order to comply with the traditions of the Anglo-German culture, they were forced to permit the sale, along with fine wines, of this frothy drink. Who specifically thought of mixing beer with lemonade is not known, and it does not really matter, the main thing is that many liked the resulting cocktail. A beer made in equal proportions was called "panache". To this day, it is in demand among the population of France. However, in modern catering establishments, the proposed beer drink has a modified recipe, thereby slightly differing in taste from the original version. Sprite was made an alternative to lemonade, and a small amount of grenadine was added to the cocktail.
But in Germany, a beer drink was invented under very curious circumstances. In the 20s of the last century, a major cycling race took place in the city of Munich, the route of which included a visit to one of the local grocery stores. As a result, the store was not able to satisfy the needs for beer of all riders, and then its owner ordered to dilute the remaining beer with lemonade - this is how the world famous Der Radler cocktail appeared.
No less famous in Germany is the Bismarck cocktail, which consists of beer and champagne. If you adhere to historical factors, the above alcoholic composition was very fond of the chancellor, in whose honor he was named. In Europe, a beer product called "Red Eye" is also in great demand, which, although it contains incompatible components such as tomato juice and beer, seems to many to be very piquant and unusual. Some, in order to increase the strength of the drink, prefer to add a little vodka to it.
In Australia, on the shelves of supermarkets you can find an alcoholic drink with a rather frightening name "Dirty Water", which translates as "Dirty Water". It includes cola, rum and light beer.
However, many may have a question about what is the difference between beer and a beer drink.
More recently, Russia adopted a new technical regulation for the production of alcoholic beverages, according to which beer is what is made on the basis of malt, hops and water. A product in the manufacture of which additives, sugar and unmalted substances are additionally used, is called a beer drink. In addition, beer drinks, the GOST of which obliges manufacturers to put appropriate labels on labels, can be distinguished visually from a natural foam product.
In Russia, beer-based cocktails are just beginning to gain popularity. It is possible that there is a “regular” customer for a beer drink.