Lemon Shandy

• 1 cup sugar
• 3 cups water
• four 3-inch strips lemon zest, removed with a vegetable peeler
• 1 cup fresh lemon juice
• 2 fresh mint sprigs
• chilled beer, such as pale ale

1. In a small saucepan bring sugar and 1 cup water to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved, and stir in zest.
2. Cool sugar syrup to room temperature.
3. Transfer syrup to a small pitcher and stir in remaining 2 cups water, lemon juice, and mint.
4. Chill lemonade until cold.
5. (Makes about 4 1/2 cups lemonade.)
6. Pour 1/4 cup lemonade, or to taste, into each of 4 chilled beer glasses and top off with beer.

sugar, water, lemon zest, lemon juice, mint sprigs, chilled beer

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/lemon-shandy-200681 (may not work)