As has been said, shandy served freshly mixed at a bar is half bitter/lager and half lemonade. However, I believe you can buy cans of so-called shandy that contain far less alcohol, so there is a smidgen of support for your belief that shandy can virtually be a soft drink. However, I'm not convinced you're being totally honest about this - do you really not know that shandy at a bar is 50% alcohol?
As for your relationship with your line manager, that may well say it all - it was the excuse that was being waited for.
You were either pushing your luck, or possibly unaware of the risk you were taking.
I'd be urgently wanting to withdraw the claim and resubmit it with the omission of the drinks, making the necessary grovelling noises.
Edited by FP on 22/10/2012 at 12:02
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