Imperial Royale Recipe

Name: Imperial Royale Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 1 (12 ounce) can or bottle Bud Light Lime, chilled; 2 ounces St. Germain elderflower liqueur

By

Michael Dietsch

Updated March 29, 2025

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Take it easy with this shandy variation. Michael Dietsch

The Imperial Royale arose in Boston, as a reaction against the seriousness (some might say "pretension") of the modern mixology movement. At its heart, the drink is an elderflower shandy, made of Bud Light Lime and St. Germain elderflower liqueur. Normally a shandy is beer mixed with citrus, lemonade, ginger beer, or cider. The Imperial Royal, pairing a lime-flavored beer and an elderflower liqueur, is simply a variation on that theme.

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Imperial Royale Recipe

Prep 5 mins

Active 1 min

Total 5 mins

Serves 1 serving

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1 (12 ounce) can or bottle Bud Light Lime, chilled
2 ounces St. Germain elderflower liqueur

Pour beer into pint glass. Top with St. Germain. Stir gently and serve.

Special equipment

pint glass

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Easy Home Bar: 5 Fun 2-Ingredient Drinks

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
357	Calories
0g	Fat
44g	Carbs
1g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 1
Amount per serving
Calories	357
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g	0%
Saturated Fat 0g	0%
Cholesterol 0mg	0%
Sodium 18mg	1%
Total Carbohydrate 44g	16%
Dietary Fiber 2g	7%
Total Sugars 28g
Protein 1g
Vitamin C 19mg	97%
Calcium 33mg	3%
Iron 0mg	2%
Potassium 181mg	4%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.