I've Tried Hundreds of Beers. This Leinenkugel's Shandy Is My Official Beer of Summer

I grew up in the next town over from Leinenkugel’s Brewery—founded in Chippewa Falls, WI, in 1867. In my memories, the scent of malted barley on brew days mixes with Banana Boat sunscreen and the piney woodsmoke of late-night campfires. So when I turned 21 (or thereabouts—it was Wisconsin, after all), the Summer Shandy was one of the first beers I had.

A bright, easy-drinking mix of a weiss beer and lemonade, it’s arguably the beer of summer—one that pairs well with bratwursts, late innings...