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Alaskan Summer Ale 3.09 350

Alaskan Summer Ale

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55
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bottled
common

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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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 TipsyMcStager (946), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Apr 30, 2007  
A casual patio drinking beer. Tasted like a hefe light. Some spiciness and yeastiness. Mildly refreshing.


 Steib (581), Queen Creek, Arizona, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jun 29, 2006  
Light straw color well carbonated. Sweet malt aroma, very grassy. A light grainy flavor. A little bitter and acidic. Mellow fairly smooth on the aftertaste. A quaffable beer nothing great.


 hotstuff (3183), 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.


 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.


 kbjames (242), Utah, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/511/20
Aug 3, 2004  
Not really too much to this beer at all. I had it with some cheese and could barley taste the beer. It is a little on the yeasty side and dind’t really provide much kick. You could do a lot worse but also a lot better too


 hopdog (5631), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/513/20
Jun 7, 2004  
My first Kolsch. Poured a lighter golden yellow color with an averaged sized white head. Aromas of malts and citris (lemon). Tastes like it smells (sweet malty with citris) - more on the sweet side. Fizzy body.


 alaskanwarren (286), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/512/20
Apr 27, 2008  
Pale golden color with ample white head made up of medium-sized bubbles. Aroma is sweet, grainy and some orange. Flavor is mild, malty and some more orange with a grapefruit and caramel aftertaste. Eventually some spice character comes out, with some pepper flavors on the back of the tongue. Body is medium to light with lots of carbonation. I’m no expert on Kölsch style beers, but this seems to fit the description fairly well. I’d say this errs on teh side of the malts though, since I dont see the hops being very prominent, and it feels like the taste doesn’t back up the aroma as much as I’d like. All in all though it’s tasty. VERY glad to see Alaskan Beers finally make it to Colorado.


 NYHarvey (2154), New York, New York, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/102/513/20
Jun 30, 2005  
Well it was 45 minutes between pour and the time the site actually responded and I didn’t write the notes down so this is pretty much from memory courtesy of a good ole ASP 500 error. I really can’t remember cause it was the 8th beer I rated today. i think it was kinda malty and sweet and I recall a big 2 finger head that faded fast to a half pinky head...maybe honey colred. maybe not bad. I’m not sure.



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