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Alaskan Summer Ale 3.09 350

Alaskan Summer Ale

Percentile
55
overall

bottled
common

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unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
3503.1/5.03.09/5.0Summer5.3%79.2Kölsch/Altbier
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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 guzzler67 (1289), Hanover, Maryland, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/514/20
Feb 13, 2007  
Clear golden/yellow appearance with a small white head and little lacing. Sweet malt aroma with layers of fruit and wheat. Mild sweet taste, fruity, with the hops more evident in the finish. A late arriving gift enjoyed as an Artic blast sweeps over a frigid February evening.


 awaisanen (1279), Irvine, California, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/511/20
Aug 4, 2007  
From a 12oz Bottle. Pours a transparent pale golden color with restrained shades of amber and a healthy layer of foamy white head. A pale doughy malt nose is accompanied by a hint of fruitiness and herbal hops. Light bodied, crisply carbonated mouthfeel. A light cracker maltiness is accompanied by a gentle floral hoppiness. Trace DMS noted. Simple and refreshing, although a cleaner, less corny flavor would make it more so.


 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.


 waolsen (1224), Littleton, Colorado, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/515/20
Mar 31, 2008  
bottle. light copper/golden pour iwth clarity and carbonation. thin head. light grainy aroma. grain, wheat, mild fruit. good balance and enought body to make this really enjoyable. refreshing.


 BuckNaked (1211), Tempe, Arizona, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/513/20
Apr 29, 2007  
12oz bottle: Pours to a clear golden-light amber color with a small to medium sized white, fizzy head that quickly dies. Large bubbles can be seen quickly rising throughout the beer. The aroma is very mild, I stick my nose into the beer in my attempts to discern the various scents. I get light straw, pale malts, apple seeds, very mild fruity pear or peach, and slight hints of yeast. Taste shows more character adding some flavors of granny smith apple, pale malt (with slight hints of bread), a bit of earthy/floral hops and mild yeast character that shows just the mildest hints of esters but they’re really almost non-noticeable. Light bodied, medium carbonated, finishes with a bit of earthy, leafy bitter hops.


 OldMrCrow (1206), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
May 5, 2006  
From the bottle.

Pours a very clear light orange with small headd. The arom is a sour grassy, dusty hops and a bit of grain; the flaavor comes through with a solid warm malt, not dark or rich, just very clearly present if somewhat grainy. Mouthfeel is relatively full and butter/oily consider how easily it goes down.


 SDalkoholic (1198), Chula Vista, California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Jun 7, 2005  
Nose is a small grassy hay aroma with a splice of bannana and vanilla. Gold colored and a tiny head was created but very quickly formed a thin ring around the perimeter. The flavor is bland and has only a straw grass and malt profile. It’s only a beer for those days in the sun.


 jcr (1195), Jasper, Indiana, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/103/512/20
Aug 29, 2008  
Bottle. Pleasant enough but it lacks the crispness of other Kolsch-style beers. Small white head that disappears. The boy is clear yellow/gold. The aroma is lightly malty with notes of toasted grain and grass. Some light floral notes are below the malt. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly bitter. The finish grows a little more bitter. Medium body with a watery texture. Lively carbonation. The medium body and dominant malty sweetness keep this from being something you’d want to take big, quenching sips of. Still, as seemingly uneventful as this is, I wouldn’t turn down another if it were offered.



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