

Stiegl Radler (Grapefruit) - Stieglbrauerei zu Salzburg GmbH

Stiegl Radler (Grapefruit)Stiegl Radler (Grapefruit)

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290 Ratings

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Ratings: 290
Reviews: 60
rAvg: 3.8
pDev: 12.63%

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Stieglbrauerei zu Salzburg GmbH visit their website

Style | ABV
Fruit / Vegetable Beer |  2.50% ABV

Availability: Year-round

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(Beer added by: biboergosum on 04-12-2011)
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New York

3.5/5  rDev -7.9%

A: The beer is somewhat hazy light pale yellow in color and has a light amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a quarter finger high bright white head that died down, leaving only a thin collar around the edge of the glass.
S: Light to moderate aromas of grapefruit are present in the nose.
T: The beer mostly tastes like grapefruit soda, but isn't tangy like grapefruit juice. A very slight amount of sweetness is perceptible.
O: This doesn't taste much like a beer but is very easy to drink and would make for a refreshing drink on a hot summer day.

Serving type: bottle

02-02-2014 21:28:32 | More by metter98
Photo of buschbeer


3.7/5  rDev -2.6%

11.2 FL. OZ. bottle
Served in a perfect pint glass

A - It pours straw yellow in color and is slightly hazy. It is topped with an inch of white head.

S - It smells like really sweet grapefruit soda.

T - It tastes like the soda "Squirt" with sugar in it.

M - Moderate and creamy.

O - This beer would probably be more refreshing in the summer than on a 5° winter day. It is a little too sweet for my liking.

Serving type: bottle

01-22-2014 05:55:57 | More by buschbeer
Photo of Florida9


3.85/5  rDev +1.3%

A: Very light pastel straw or hay in color. Cloudy, but still quite transparent. Barely forms any head. No lacing.

S: Aroma is of grapefruit soda, which I guess isn't overly surprising. Citrus zest and maybe a little hay, but in reality it's just grapefruit soda.

T: Well the taste is of grapefruit soda also, which I guess shouldn't be surprising either. Moderately sweet, but not cloying. Lightly tart, like an effervescent lemonade made with grapefruit juice instead of lemon juice and sparkling water. Almost candy-like, but in a good way.

M: Lighter bodied. Medium carbonation. Light tartness.

O: I remember my first Radler in Germany and have been enjoying them since. Typically I make up a batch of my own to enjoy over the hot summer months. However, with that said I hesitate to call this a beer. More like a bottled beer cocktail. Never-the-less, its still a pleasant drink. Light, refreshing and enjoyable.

Serving type: bottle

01-09-2014 01:30:34 | More by Florida9
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3.69/5  rDev -2.9%

I picked this up at Brass Rail Deli in Campbelltown, enjoyed chilled in a stemless wine glass.

the color is like a lemondrop -golden hazed with quick falling snow white head that becomes a ring of beads. The smell is a mix of sweet grapefruit -tropical and floral odors with slight citrus element like grapefruit soda. The feel is vibrant with moderate carbonation and light body with citrus tanginess and light wheat creaminess in the middle with moderately dry finish

The taste has a sweet citrus flavor which is tangy but not bitter with some light wheat flavor adding to the sweetness of the grapefruit and presenting some malt in the flavor with a more lemony flavor middle to finish with slight efferscent spice in the background. Overall a very well balanced radler - nice mix of wheat with citrus fruit not going overboard it starts like citrus/grapefruit soda and finished more like lemon/wheat -enjoyable.

Serving type: bottle

12-15-2013 15:41:32 | More by Slatetank
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4.78/5  rDev +25.8%

A wonderful summer brew that always tastes great, very refreshing. Enjoy the citrus grapefruit taste. It blends seamlessly with the beer enhancing the overall taste and experience. Very crisp! Also enjoy the Lemon Radler from Stiegl, but the grapefruit is my favorite!

Serving type: bottle

12-14-2013 02:26:30 | More by GreggT
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3.65/5  rDev -3.9%

From BeerAdvocate magazine Issue #66 (July 2012):

LOOK: Fizzy head, hazy yellow straw




Serving type: bottle

11-27-2013 23:05:54 | More by BeerAdvocate
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3.11/5  rDev -18.2%

I was surprised to see this and snagged a single yesterday afternoon. I had the lemon shandy some time ago and was pleased with it. Not blown away but remembered it to be interesting enough. Also, this is the second grapefruit radler I have seen in person.

Appearance is okay, fizzes up and blows off fast leaving no trace of head. Has a light dusty straw appearance.

Smells pretty sweet and pretty lemonadey. Hints of grapefruit rind and a slight lager beer like smell... but the beer smell is pretty overwhelmed by the sweetness which has a soda like quality to it.

Hits pretty hard with the sweetness. Pretty soda-pop like and not very well balanced with the beer. The sweetness flows through a balanced lemonade into a soda pop candy sweetness and then drops into a sweet white wine sort of sweetness. There is a lot of lemonade to me for this. The grapefruit is there, it comes in closer to the end but if someone hadn't told me it may have taken me a little bit to pick up on the grapefruit. I wish there would have been a bit more beer to this as well. The beer is pretty well muted and covered over. You can find it. But it all is pretty unbalanced. Not like I remember the lemon radler being.

Mouthfeel is okay, A bit on the sticky side with the sweetness but goes through a bit of a tartness and a dryness with the citrus. A bit grainy with the carbonation... and again... yes, soda-pop like.

In the end, I had hoped for a bit more of a potent grapefruit and not this sort of lemonade sort of thing. The sweetness was a bit too punchy as well. The balance between beer and fruit juice is pretty heavily on one side. But it is pretty clean and drinkable. I could imagine on a hot day next to a lake this may be a pretty favorable choice and a good crowd pleaser especially when there are people who may not drink a lot of beer around. Also the low ABV is nice, you can have one or two and feel good. Continue about your day without feeling sluggish. I won't go to grab more, I was satisfied enough to try it though. Not bad, but nothing crazy.

Serving type: bottle

10-20-2013 22:48:40 | More by Misanthropy_Sipping
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4.14/5  rDev +8.9%

Most shandies suck. I'll just come right out and say it. Saccharine sweet, candy tasting junk.
Not this one though, it's tart and refreshing, definitely not as sweet as most.

Cloudy golden yellow, thin fizzy head that audibly fizzles and fades out. Looks like lemonade, sans pulp. In the light there are stray bubbles here and there.

Moderately tart verging on sour grapefruit, similar to an Aranciata or Orangina. Unsweetened fruity citrus at first, though a hint of sweetness is there towards the middle. As it warms there's a hint of graininess from the 40% lager. Ample carbonation, dry through the teeth and gums. Drank one and wanted another, it's extremely quenching. A good low-alcohol alternative, especially if you like sour beers.

After a strenuous bike ride with 20 lbs. on my back, this was the perfect thing to cool down with... which is it's precise intended purpose. It's not an IPA, "not beer", whatever. More for me, because it's a fucking delicious beverage.

Serving type: bottle

10-09-2013 22:49:19 | More by emerge077
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3.93/5  rDev +3.4%

A: Pours a lemony hue with a pinkish tinge to it. Slightly hazy. A very short lived fizzy off white head briefly surfaced before fizzing away into nothing. Looks like soda.
S: Grapefruit dominates the nose as expected, with soda-like notes of sweet citrus coming through as well.
T: Refreshing grapefruit soda taste with a slight light-beer finish. Clean bready lager finish, sweet and lightly citrus pith bitter aftertaste. More bready beer flavors comes out as it warms.
M: Light body, tingly soda carbonation. Clean and refreshing mouthfeel. Scrubbing and crisp.
O: A refreshing combination that would especially be great on a hot day. Reminded me a bit too much of soda for me to get too excited about it though.

Serving type: bottle

08-24-2013 02:55:08 | More by scottfrie
Photo of Ryan_Graham


3.29/5  rDev -13.4%

Orange/grapefruit/lime smell. Very strong, almost overpowering aroma. Cloudy yellow color. Little to no head that fades quickly. Tastes like Orange Gatorade. That's the best comparison I can give. It doesn't blow me away. It's very sweet and easy to drink. Would be a good beer for people who don't like the taste of beer. With that said, it's not bad.

Serving type: bottle

08-15-2013 02:09:27 | More by Ryan_Graham
Photo of voirinm


4.98/5  rDev +31.1%

Unusually strong fresh, light taste of grapefruit with a sweet, non-bitter finish. Very refreshing on a summer day. Beer is light and presents in a slightly frosted clarity--reminds me a little of Fresca when it wasn't a diet drink. Golden Amber color with a citrus smell. Served ice cold.

Serving type: bottle

08-07-2013 18:20:42 | More by voirinm
Photo of cbutova


3.68/5  rDev -3.2%

A- Pours out super cloudy like a lemonade, which I guess makes plenty of sense. Head is super fizzy, between beer and soda (again) and bubbles away pretty quickly after forming to about a finger high. It all falls down to just a tiny ring that leaves almost no lace, not surprising in the least.

S- Smells just like you are cutting open a grapefruit, not quite that strong but still like a pretty fresh fruit. Some lemon and general citrus feel in there too. Some light beer maltiness in the background.

T- Strong grapefruit citrus up front but it doesn't dominate quite like it does in the nose. The fruit still feels nice and fresh and reminds me of a really good soda, I would like to try the base soda too. A general light malty and yeasty beer feel is diluted by the soda and shows up in the background.

MF- Highly carbonated and fizzy but impressively not as watery as I expected, still some silky feel to it. Fairly tart throughout in a super light end body.

Someone recommended this to me and I was somewhat skeptical but this is pretty good for what it is. Super refreshing and drinks like water, it goes down that easily. Good fresh grapefruit feel.

Serving type: bottle

07-31-2013 02:40:33 | More by cbutova
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3.91/5  rDev +2.9%

A fine, refreshing beer with lots of fruity taste and crispness. This is excellent for the summer, for cookouts, or for just relaxing in the lounge room. Fun and tasty, easy going down. If you want something light and refreshing, give this a try. Or two.

Serving type: bottle

06-19-2013 01:37:11 | More by Beer-A-Lot
Photo of Bosoxfan20


3.7/5  rDev -2.6%

A- Cloudy, hazy golden with just a light wisp of a white head that fizzes out into nothing. Minimal lacing. Lots of carbonation bubbles.

S- Smells like grapefruit as expected. Not as dank as you would smell in a potent citra IPA, but a delightful nose for the style. Sweet citrus.

T- Lost of sweet grapefruit with some lemon mixed in as well. Touch of bready character. Sweet, not bitter. Maybe a tad artificial tasting, but nothing I would throw a fit about.

M- Light body, no alcohol noticeable (obviously), drinkable as can be with the good deal of carbonation. Perfect for a hot day (which it is) and a light meal.

O- I like it. It's simple, refreshing, and tasty. I had it with some mussels for dinner and it complemented the seafood quite nicely. I would certainly drink again.

Serving type: bottle

06-15-2013 02:40:51 | More by Bosoxfan20
Photo of TheQuietMan22


4.2/5  rDev +10.5%

Serving type: 330 ml bottle. No freshness date.

Appearance: Poured into a pint glass. Not much head develops, but there is a thin, bubbly lacing and decent ring around the edge. The color is cloudy, light straw.

Smell: Strong and invigorating citrus — much like a freshly sliced grapefruit! The lemonade or lemon soda is also noticeable and becomes much more prominent as the pint warms. It definitely has a much more soda-like aroma.

Taste: Much like Squirt (or at least from what I can remember). The citrus is strong and very tasty. The lemonade/lemon soda quality takes over and grapefruit is almost nowhere to be seen except for hints in the aftertaste. The mouthfeel is exactly what I would expect from a lemonade and 7-Up/Sprite mix.

Drinkability: Call me crazy, but I really like this stuff. It is very simple and straightforward, but it packs a powerful punch in terms of aromatics and flavor.

Serving type: bottle

05-10-2013 02:55:07 | More by TheQuietMan22
Photo of mfnmbvp


3.98/5  rDev +4.7%

11.2 oz. bottle, no apparent bottling information, served into a wine glass. Got excited when I saw this six pack at my local beer store, my first experience with a radler.

A - Fairly gentle pour yields a thin white fizz on the top which quickly dies out. Has a cloudy murky lemon shandy appearance. Kind of a wine like appearance, I guess you could say. Some carbonation visible. Second, aggressive pour yields a finger of fluffy white head audibly fizzing away, which dies out quickly.

S - Smell is of fresh tart natural smelling grapefruit, rind, and some sugar.

T - Has a tart fruity taste to it. Natural grapefruit juice, some sugar, and maybe a vague hint of malt sweetness. Tastes similar to what I would imagine a genuine shandy would be like, although I could be wrong. Very real grapefruit taste. Some honey. Semi sour finish.

M - Feel is tart, bubbly, a bit sour. Carbonated soda like feel. Finishes pretty clean.

Overall, a nice natural tasting beer with an easy drinking 2.50% abv, this is definitely a solid summer sipping beer. My first introduction to this style of beer/soda hyrbid, and I am looking forward to trying more of these types. More soda than it is beer though.

Stiegl Radler Grapefruit ---4/5.

Serving type: bottle

04-16-2013 19:51:17 | More by mfnmbvp
Photo of Rutager

British Columbia (Canada)

3.08/5  rDev -18.9%

Appearance. Pours a hazy yellow with just a ring of white head (and a couple small islands).

Smell. Wow! Fresh yellow grapefruit juice! Not getting much in the way of beer aromas, but the grapefruit is there in full force.

Taste. Lightly sweet and tangy yellow grapefruit juice. Again, not much going on for beer flavours, and a little watery. Not bad.

Mouthfeel. Lighter body with medium-strong carbonation.

Overall. Like one of those fancy, expensive grapefruit soda-water drinks. My wife said "Tastes like one of my drinks!" That's not a good thing.

Serving type: bottle

12-12-2012 02:13:48 | More by Rutager
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3.55/5  rDev -6.6%

A - Poured out a hazy, bubbly golden color with a one-finger, white head of bubbly foam. It left thin traces of lace on the glass.

S - It smelled of grapefruit and not much else. Nice.

T - It tasted of grapefruit and a soda-like flavor. Slightly tart, too.


O - This is a good radler. I don't really like grapefruit juice, but this was good.

Serving type: bottle

12-07-2012 22:08:19 | More by zeff80
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British Columbia (Canada)

3.88/5  rDev +2.1%

Poured from a 330ml bottle(?). Pours a cloudy orangey-white, like a hefeweizen. The smell is like fresh-cut grapefruit and grapefruit peel. Very natural smelling. It has mouth-filling carbonation which is nice and refreshing. There's not much typical beer flavour, but it has a nice tart finish to it. WIth the low alcohol content, it would be easy to drink a lot of these.

Serving type: bottle

11-29-2012 20:09:56 | More by CookstLiquor
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3.15/5  rDev -17.1%

Poured from 330mL bottle into a pint glass.

Appearance: light silvery-golden hue with a touch of haze; rather a lot like the appearance of a witbier, although without any kind of head at all. It's OK.

Smell: a very pleasant grapefruity aroma with a hint of chalky malt underneath. Pretty nice; the beer is as advertised.

Taste: grapefruit and malt work together much better in the aroma than in the flavor. At first the grapefruit is at the fore, but as the beer component edges in there's a bit of a dirty, wet-grainy, murky character that just isn't great. Not terrible, but not particularly pleasant.

Mouthfeel: light body with a decently prickly carbonation. Not too bad.

Overall: not exactly my bag, this radler. The aroma is pretty enticing, but once you get into the flavor it kind of falls apart. Perhaps it would be better on a really hot day or something.

Serving type: bottle

11-10-2012 16:33:32 | More by flagmantho
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British Columbia (Canada)

4/5  rDev +5.3%

Very bubbly, clean & light. Lots of grapefruit aroma and flavour. It doesn't have the sweetness of an alco-pop, but the beer-like flavour is certainly watered down. The grapefruit is a nice twist on the classic Radler. Really drinkable thirst-quencher.

Serving type: bottle

10-27-2012 18:22:15 | More by Derek
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3.6/5  rDev -5.3%

Served in a tumbler.

I knew I wouldn't turn down a free pour of this (hell, I'm one of the apparent few that actually likes the lemon version), but I didn't think I'd actually be offered said pour. Fair enough. This stuff pours a lightly hazy golden-straw topped by a finger or so of white foam. The nose is a dead ringer for a can of Squirt or something, though faint hints of barley and grass sorta try to get themselves implied as well (with varying degrees of success). The taste brings in more of the same, though the grapefruit actually is tempered by a general sense of malted grain, keeping things less sweet than they could otherwise have been. The body is a very light medium, with a fairly active carbonation and a sorta/kinda dry finish. Overall, it is what it is: a grapefruit-flavored pre-mixed radler. Yeah, it's sweet and carbonated like a soda, but it somehow doesn't overdo things too much (it definitely makes you rethink where the brink is/was/will be). I can say with some confidence that I (somewhat surprisingly) enjoyed this stuff.

Serving type: bottle

10-22-2012 20:35:15 | More by TMoney2591
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3.5/5  rDev -7.9%

Poured from an 11.2oz bottle into a wine glass

A: Pours a pale, straw color. There is a tiny head that quickly appears then disappears, much like a soft drink.

S: Very fruity. I get big notes of grapefruit and citrus. There is a slight bready malt aroma in the background.

T: Sweet, citric and refreshing. Again, grapefruit is far and away the most prominent flavor. It's very sweet but a good dose of tangy and a little bit of sour temper the sweetness. I can taste the standard Goldenbrau in the background. That slight malty flavor is the only thing that indicates to me that this is somewhat beer and not just soda.

M: Fairly thin with fizzy, soda-like carbonation. Slightly syrupy.

O: A special hybrid between soda and beer. Drinks like a soda with a touch of beer. Somehow the two sets of flavors meld nicely. Much better than the standard lemon flavored one. Low alcohol and easy drinking make this one fantastic summer beer.

Serving type: bottle

09-08-2012 20:37:59 | More by WankelEngine
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3.15/5  rDev -17.1%

11.2oz green bottle, pours a fizzy, hazy yellow color with a thin white head that dissipates as quickly as a soda - maybe because it is half soda. Aroma is actually pretty good with a zing of freshly squeezed grapefruit juice. Tastes are tart and refreshing with grapefruit juice being the dominant flavor. Some biscuity notes come through from the lager with some lager yeast present on the finish. Mouth-feel is thin and fizzy, overly carbonated. Overall, not my favorite by any means, but it is definitely refreshing. At 2.5% ABv and the price I paid for a 6 pack ($8.99), it's not worth buying it again....but my wife likes it, so you never know.

Serving type: bottle

09-07-2012 03:23:59 | More by barnzy78
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District of Columbia

4/5  rDev +5.3%

Enthusiastically shared by Darrrell recently.

The beer appears yellow with a mild haze and a small, fizzy head. The aroma offers grapefruit juice, a touch of lemon rind. Interesting...the beer drinks like a grapefruit spritzer. Nice and light on the palate. Refreshing and crisp. This is a tough beverage to review. On one hand, it's simple, easy, lacking depth. Almost like a soda. Mediocre. On the other hand, it's highly drinkable with a tasty grapefruit quality and it's especially suitable for the summer months. I could definitely make my way through several of these while playing bags, darts, watching football, or doing some equally distracting. I would certainly have this again.

Serving type: bottle

08-13-2012 01:31:35 | More by Huhzubendah
Stiegl Radler (Grapefruit) from Stieglbrauerei zu Salzburg GmbH
86 out of 100 based on 290 ratings.