# Do I need to stock up on my Leinenkugel? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 5, 2013, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-to-stock-up-on-my-leinenkugel/662762 "2013-07-05T23:37:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SanDiegoTim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2013, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-to-stock-up-on-my-leinenkugel/662762/1 "2013-07-05T23:37:05Z")
I’ve developed an affinity for Leinenkugel’s Summer Shandy and Lemon Berry Shandy beer. Is my assumption correct that it is not available year-round? If not, anyone know for how much longer it will be on the shelves? ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2013, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-to-stock-up-on-my-leinenkugel/662762/2 "2013-07-05T23:49:37Z")
In DC, I see it often, maybe not year round, but almost. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2013, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-to-stock-up-on-my-leinenkugel/662762/3 "2013-07-05T23:49:53Z")
I don’t drink Leine’s, but I know from living in Milwaukee Summer Shandy is only available in Summer and the Berry one is just a flavored Shandy. If you like them that much, grab a few extra cases for yourself. Actually, I take that back. Their website says that the berry shandy is available year round. But for Lemon Shandy is March Through August. Go Figure. [https://leinie.com/Default.aspx#beers](https://leinie.com/Default.aspx#beers) Enter your Age Click on Beers Click on the Shandy Bottle ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2013, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-to-stock-up-on-my-leinenkugel/662762/4 "2013-07-06T00:14:19Z")
Moved to Cafe Society. Colibri General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2013, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-to-stock-up-on-my-leinenkugel/662762/5 "2013-07-06T01:19:16Z")
> [@SanDiegoTim](#): > > I’ve developed an affinity for Leinenkugel’s Summer Shandy and Lemon Berry Shandy beer. Is my assumption correct that it is not available year-round? If not, anyone know for how much longer it will be on the shelves? I don’t know. It is very much a warm-weather drink. But I live in New England and not southern California, so YMMV. ---
**Author:** ![Emtar\_KronJonDerSohn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/58956e/32.png) [@Emtar\_KronJonDerSohn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emtar_KronJonDerSohn)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2013, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-to-stock-up-on-my-leinenkugel/662762/6 "2013-07-06T01:44:17Z")
Summer shandy is such a terrible abomination of a beer (even compared to other leinenkugel offerings) that you should have some luck picking up cheap cases of fire sale beer at the end of the season. Ask a Miller/Coors sales rep if they know of any fire sale outlets near you. Typically they’re large liquor stores on the edge of town that crank through a few hundred cases a week and the distributor will sell them close-dated product for $5-10/case. They then mark these cases up a few dollars each and sell through them quickly to bring customers through the doors. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2013, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-to-stock-up-on-my-leinenkugel/662762/7 "2013-07-06T02:24:48Z")
All they have here in Berkeley is the Summer Shandy, and it’s not my favorite. If they had the Cream Stout or Honey Weiss, I’d be buying a few cases, you betcha. ---
**Author:** ![araminty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5e925/32.png) [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2013, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-to-stock-up-on-my-leinenkugel/662762/8 "2013-07-06T02:50:18Z")
Or consider mixing your favourite beer 1:1 with lemonade. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2013, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-to-stock-up-on-my-leinenkugel/662762/9 "2013-07-06T03:14:42Z")
I myself do not like the beer, but one of my favorite local bars in Chicago is promoting it as a seasonal and they do plan to discontinue carrying it on tap within a few weeks. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2013, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-to-stock-up-on-my-leinenkugel/662762/10 "2013-07-06T03:45:31Z")
> [@SanDiegoTim](#): > > I’ve developed an affinity for Leinenkugel’s Summer Shandy and Lemon Berry Shandy beer. Is my assumption correct that it is not available year-round? If not, anyone know for how much longer it will be on the shelves? The Leinies website says that Lemon Berry Shandy is available year-round, but Summer Shandy is available May-August only. So you’ll want to stock up on the latter. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2013, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-to-stock-up-on-my-leinenkugel/662762/11 "2013-07-06T03:51:55Z")
My gf likes to take Summer Shandy on the pontoon. When I went to buy a case today they were sold out. I was told it goes quickly. ---
**Author:** ![Purd\_Werfect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47c2d/32.png) [@Purd\_Werfect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purd_Werfect)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2013, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-to-stock-up-on-my-leinenkugel/662762/12 "2013-07-06T05:06:21Z")
They’ve started advertising it heavily here in California in the last six months. Considering they’re going national, I don’t expect it to be seasonal.