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=== Radler ===

''Radler'' ({{IPA|de|ˈʁaːdlɐ|lang|De-Radler.ogg}}, lit. German for 'cyclist') has a long history in German-speaking regions. It commonly consists of a 50:50 mixture of beer and a lemon-flavoured soft drink.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://germanfoods.org/recipes/radler/|title=Radler |website=Germanfoods.org|access-date=15 November 2021}}</ref>

The term ''Radler'' originates with a drink called ''Radlermass'' ('cyclist litre') that was created by innkeeper Franz Kugler in the small town of Deisenhofen, just outside Munich. During the great cycling boom of the [[Roaring Twenties]], Kugler created a bicycle trail from Munich through the woods that led directly to his drinking establishment.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}

While the term ''Radler'' has been widely attributed to Kugler, the combination of beer and soft drink is documented in texts dating from 1912.<ref>{{cite web
| url=http://gutenberg.spiegel.de/index.php?id=5&xid=318&kapitel=20&cHash=1&hilite=radlerma%c3%9fen#gb_found
| title=Radler
| publisher=Projekt Gutenberg: Lena Christ, Erinnerungen einer Überflüssigen / 1; first published 1912
| access-date=2008-12-14
}}</ref> ''Radler'' is consumed not only in [[Bavaria]], but also in other parts of Germany, Austria, Czechia, Hungary, Italy, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Poland, Portugal, Netherlands, Norway, Bulgaria, the United States, Canada, and Romania.{{cn|date=October 2024}}

In northern Germany, a half-and-half mix of [[Pilsner]] beer and soft drink is known as an ''Alster'' (short for ''Alsterwasser'', {{IPA|de|ˈalstɐˌvasɐ|lang|De-Alsterwasser.ogg}}, German for 'water from the [[Alster]]', a river in Hamburg). Regionally the ''Radler'' and ''Alster'' may refer to shandies made with either citrus or orange flavoured softdrinks, with the two terms either contrasting or referring to the same drink. In Austria, a ''saure Radler'' is a mix of lager and soda water.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kurier.at/genuss/fussball-weltmeisterschaft-warum-der-saure-radler-immer-beliebter-wird/400051781|title=Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft: Warum der saure Radler immer beliebter wird|date=18 June 2018}}</ref>

In Austria, a variant, sometimes called Almradler, is popular, using [[Almdudler]] instead of lemonade. ''Radler'' is very popular during the summer months due to its low alcohol content and reputation for being a "thirst-quencher".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.csulb.edu/~parayner/Radler.html|title=Radler (The Bicyclist): Radler (The Beer)|access-date=8 November 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110116090635/http://www.csulb.edu/~parayner/Radler.html|archive-date=16 January 2011}}</ref>

In New Zealand, the word "radler" was trademarked by [[DB Breweries]] for their "Monteith's ''Radler''" beer, which is a citrus-flavoured, full-strength (5%) beer.<ref name="Stuff.co.nz_5284136">{{cite news |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/5284136/DB-wins-its-battle-over-Radler-beer |title=DB wins its battle over Radler beer |author=Krause, Nick |date=14 July 2011 |work=[[Stuff.co.nz]] |access-date=9 November 2011}}</ref> This has led to some brewers to use the names "reldar" (''Radler'' spelled backwards) and "Cyclist" (the literal meaning of ''Radler'').<ref name="Stuff.co.nz_2437166">{{cite news |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/2437166/Backward-move-in-brewers-blue |title=Backward move in brewers' blue |author=Law, Tina |date=25 May 2009 |work=[[Stuff.co.nz]] |access-date=28 December 2011}}</ref>

In the Netherlands, shandy and Radler are largely seen as two different drinks, shandy being a 0.5% alcohol drink popular as a children's drink during the 70s, as beverages not exceeding 0.5% alcohol were officially seen as non-alcoholic.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} The classic German Radler, for a decade or so,{{since when|date=June 2023}} has also been sold as a pre-mixed drink of increasing popularity by most large Dutch beer brewers in a growing number of varieties.{{cn|date=October 2024}}