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A shandy , or shandygaff , is beer mixed with citrus-flavoued soda , carbonated lemonade , ginger beer , ginger ale , or cider . The proportions of the two ingredients are adjusted to taste, normally half-and-half. There are also non-alcoholic shandy mixes known as “rock shandies”.
A shandy containing beer and cider is called a snakebite .
In some parts of the United Kingdom , the word "shandy" is also used colloquially as a euphemism for "alcoholic drink". To say that someone "had a few shandies" does not necessarily mean that he drank shandies exclusively, or at all. Rather, it is implied that he drank a large quantity of alcohol.
In some jurisdictions , the low alcohol content of shandy makes it exempt from laws that govern the sale of alcoholic beverages .

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