LCBO Food & Drink Early Summer 2017

DRINK  BEER SUMMER SHANDIES BY CHRIS JOHNS  •  PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROB FIOCCA

A classic summer refreshment, the Shandy is due for an overhaul. Our expert suggests four different mixes designed to make the most of four different beer styles.

This is a take on a shandy that bartender Toby Maloney serves at Chicago’s Violet Hour bar. The combination of a bitter amaro, in this case Fernet Branca—a favourite with the beard-oil and skinny-jean crowd—and fresh orange juice acts as an anchor to the hop-forward char- acter of a good IPA. ORANGE, LEMON + IPA

COLLECTIVE ARTS RANSACK THE UNIVERSE IPA LCBO 450312, 473 mL, $3.35 Utilizing hops from as far away as Wash- ington State and Australia, this bold IPA’s orange and grapefruit aromas are underpinned by the fresh, clean scent of green pine needles. Just the thing to stand up to a bitter amaro like Fernet.

BREWDOG PUNK IPA LCBO 414946, 500 mL, $3.35

Oi! This Scottish brew is as spiky and in‑your-face as its name suggests. Smacking of intense tropical fruit aro- mas offset by toasty, resiny elements, this refreshing IPA is no shrinking violet and doesn’t shrink from being paired with something intense.

THIRSTY HIPSTER recipe on page 146

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