OK, what's a Radler?

BTW, Nurnburg's a good rec. ((b))

During the summer months in Bavaria, (Erlangen), equal parts beer and lemon-lime soda are mixed together and served as a thirst quencher. It does the trick!

A Radler is a bicyclist. We were told (when we asked for something refreshing on a 95 F. day in Dinkelsbuhl) that the drink was concocted by bicyclists in the late 1800s or early 1900s who wanted a beer, but who, on a hot day after a hard ride, thought a straight beer would be too heavy and not thirst quenching enough.

Don't know if the story is true, but it sounds OK. And the Radlers went down quite well.

If you go to Nurnberg, try some Lebkuchen for me!! It is an ancient recipe for honey-almond cake that is quintessential Deutschland to me!

The way I heard the story was that you mixed the beer with seven-up so you could still ride your bicycle home and not end up in a ditch.

Whatever the mixture is, I'll stick with straight beer, and my wife with the lemon-lime and/or 7-up. ((a))

Are we hi-jacking your thread or have you already made up your mind on a place to stay?

Ulm, Augsburg, and Nurnberg all seem like great choices. ((b))

on 7-up in Germany, you'll have to take Sprite instead. :-) or have a Russen, which is a lot better than a Radler.

no 7-up in Germany... It's not marketed over here.

I actually tried that beer with the lemon lime when we ate at I think its called the nuremberger restaurant in Munich. I'll stick to straight beer! We are actually going the first 2 weeks in Aug. I like to plan ahead and make my reservations so I can get a good hotel selection.(also so we could use mileage for the plane tickets)Also because it is fun to plan.

In Switzerland, it's called a Stange Panache: 1/2 beer on tap and 1/2 sprite/7up/Citro...