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Alaskan Summer Ale

Alaskan Summer Ale - Kölsch

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 Percentile 
55
overall
Brewed by Alaskan Brewing Co
Style: Kölsch

Juneau, Alaska USA

bottled
common

on tap
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
3493.1/5.03.09/5.0Summer5.3%79.2Kölsch/Altbier
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Commercial Description:
Based on the traditional style of Kölsch beer brewed in Cologne, Germany. Haines Booth Our Crew loves the chance to hook up with Alaskan fans at festivals! Flavor Profile: Alaskan Summer Ale balances a softly malted palate with the clean freshness of Hallertauer hops. In the tradition of the style, neither overpowers the other. Both hops and malt come together to refresh and renew the palate. The straw-gold color and easy drinkability are an enjoyable way to celebrate summer. History: Brewed in our original brewhouse in 1997, this beer is part of our Rough Draft series and has met success with each limited edition release. The enthusiastic reception led the Brew Crew to bring it to the West Coast as a summer seasonal. Ingredients: Water, malt, hops and yeast with no adjuncts, no preservatives and no pasteurization. Our glacier-fed water originates in the 1,500 square-mile Juneau Ice Field. Crafted from Pale, Munich, Vienna and wheat malts, with Hallertauer hops and our own house yeast.
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 hotstuff (3175), Indiana, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/513/20
Feb 3, 2008  
Draft at Chinook Winds Casino Resort, Lincoln City, OR. White head that was mostly diminishing, spotty lacing, transparent, very little carbonation, and a yellow hue. Malty, hoppy, sweet nose. Flavor was semi-sweet, malty, hops and a hint of corn. Smooth mouthfeel and medium body. Nothing outstanding about this one. Just an okay brew.


 spikester (602), Salem, Oregon, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/58/104/515/20
Jan 26, 2008  
Pours a golden hue into a clear glass tumbler. Aroma is nice, grassy slight malt. Minimal head with very bold lacings. About as full bodied as a light amber brew can get. The hops are just slightly bitter, the malt lightly toasted. This is the beer A-B wishes they could brew. Pure, sweet, with enough hops to give it character. Finish is perfectly balanced and just slightly sweet. I could drink this all night without burnout.


 drjay44 (760), Salida, Colorado, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/515/20
Jan 19, 2008  
Lighter than what I normally like, and this is the wrong time of year to be drinking a summer ale. That said, this is pleasant enough, although very "lite". It would be a good beer for a hot day when you are getting thirsty.


 BlackDonald (1127), Boise, Idaho, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/103/510/20
Jan 18, 2008  
I would not call this a true on version of something you would find in Cologne, but a decent everyday drinking summer beer. Weak and somewhat watered down cereal grain maltiness. A bit of lemony zitrus, mixed with some grassiness in thie finish. Boring


 turbo (1254), Arizona, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/512/20
Jan 12, 2008  
Gold with a very weak aroma of citrus...Flavor is watery sweet malt, corn wet dishrag, Corn finish. I thought it would be better.


 ZiggyG (131), Gladstone, Oregon, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/101/510/20
Jan 11, 2008  
bottle. Pours a very light gold with an airy here then gone type head. Smell is of light hops and some wheaty esters. Taste is pretty thin on flavor, a little hops citrus and wheat sweetness but really not much doing. Mouthfeel is very thin. Not really a fan of the style but it is certainly crisp.


 jimhilt (1664), Bow, New Hampshire, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Jan 2, 2008  
Bottle was bought in Anchorage maybe that makes a difference for freshness. The head was real good but didn’t last too long. Low on the bitterness scale and a slightly sweet flavor one of the best Kölschs I have had. Good balance of hops and malt.


 Snojerk321 (1919), San Diego, California, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/55/102/510/20
Dec 3, 2007  
12oz bottle from BevMo Carmel. Pours a rusty golden color with a light white head. Nose of citrus, spice, and herbal hops.



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