St Omer

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Beerlager

Shandy

A French take on shandy — pale lager meets lemonade in a 250ml bottle, at 0.5% ABV, from one of northern France's oldest regional breweries.

About This Drink

The British shandy is a pub staple, and St Omer's version is a well-established import that's been sitting in the Morrisons chiller for years. Brasserie de Saint-Omer, founded in 1866 in the Pas-de-Calais, calls this "Le Panaché" — the French term for the same idea: light lager blended with lemonade to produce something cold and effortlessly drinkable. It's not trying to be a craft product. The lager is brewed with barley malt and maize; the lemonade side uses sugar, inverted sugar syrup, and citric acid to get its brightness. Standard industrial formula, and it works. St Omer doesn't pretend to be anything other than a simple, low-alcohol option for people who want something cold at a BBQ without committing to a full beer. At 21 kcal per 100ml it's light, and the 10-pack pricing at Morrisons makes it one of the better-value options in the low-ABV shandy category. Worth keeping cold.

Ingredients

Carbonated Water, Lager (Water, BARLEY MALT, Maize, Hop Extracts), Sugar, Inverted Sugar Syrup, Aromatic Caramel, Natural Aromatic Extracts, Acidifier: Citric Acid, Antioxidant: Ascorbic Acid.

Key Specs

Per 100ml

ABV
0.5%
Calories
21 kcal

Tasting Notes

Taste

LEMON-LED SWEETNESS UP FRONT A THIN PALE MALT BASE UNDERNEATH. CLEAN AND SIMPLE.

Aroma

FAINT LEMON ZEST AND PALE MALT. LIGHT AND UNDEMANDING.

Character

Appearance
PALE GOLDEN LIGHTLY HAZY.
Mouthfeel
WELL-CARBONATED THIN-BODIED CRISP.
Finish
SHORT AND LEMON-FRESH FADING QUICKLY TO NEUTRAL.

Production

Brewed by Brasserie de Saint-Omer, Pas-de-Calais, France. Lager blended with lemonade. 0.5% ABV.

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Key Specs

Per 100ml

ABV
0.5%
Calories
21 kcal

Tasting Notes

Taste

LEMON-LED SWEETNESS UP FRONT A THIN PALE MALT BASE UNDERNEATH. CLEAN AND SIMPLE.

Aroma

FAINT LEMON ZEST AND PALE MALT. LIGHT AND UNDEMANDING.

Character

Appearance
PALE GOLDEN LIGHTLY HAZY.
Mouthfeel
WELL-CARBONATED THIN-BODIED CRISP.
Finish
SHORT AND LEMON-FRESH FADING QUICKLY TO NEUTRAL.

Production

Brewed by Brasserie de Saint-Omer, Pas-de-Calais, France. Lager blended with lemonade. 0.5% ABV.