Anchor Summer Beer

Brewed by Anchor Brewing Company
Style: Wheat Ale
San Francisco, California USA

Poured cold right out of the fridge. Had a 1 1/2 finger head which was a nice white color which soon disappeared. The mouth feel was very balanced, they carbonation level they were going for really worked. I did not get much on the nose, half probably due to temprature and the other is there was probably not much to speak of. The "ale" yeast they use for this still imparts some lagerd flavors. All in all a refreshing beer. This was the last one of the 6 pack, but I probably will not pick anymore up this season.

Clear gold, with a head that easily fills the largest glass. Malty aroma, with no hint of the wheat in typical summer ales. Not as tangy and astringent as typical wheats as well. Finishes light.

On tap: Pours a transparent golden brass with a clingy-lacing white head. Aroma of lightly sweet grainy pale malt and wheat with a touch of light fruit. Starts with decent fullness and finely dissolved carbonation along with a slightly grainy semi-sweet maltiness and some grassy citric hops before a drier bitter finish. An ok wheat ale, but nothing special.

This one poured a clear yellow color with a small white head. Aroma was sweet, grassy, lager light. Flavor was sweet, grassy, some corn, so much like a lager im not sure how this is classified as a wheat, but not good.

A solid example of a nice style. I tried this again this summer and was again really impressed, despite its somewhat average to low rating on here.

Pours a clear yellow with a large foamy head. Aroma of hay, almost a honey sweetness, wheat. Flavor is straw, wheat, white bread. Refreshing beer, just not much there.

Even someone who knows not much of anything about beer beyond the Big 3 knows of Anchor Brewing. Technically, the oldest continual craft brewery, Fritz Maytag and Anchor Brewing have been brewing beer since 1965. Their Summer Beer was released in the summer of 1984, and has been a regular staple of my household and others during the sunny summer months.

She came to me decked out in the most brilliant of gold dresses, marked only by a soft fluffy white collar and glints of blanched straw if the light hit her just right. There is great beauty to be found in the simple things, and Anchor Summer Beer may be simple but most certainly not lacking. Her nose snaps and crackles, demanding my full attention. White grains, white bread, fresh dinner rolls, and a touch of crunchy crust are lightly glazed in honey while a snap of lemon brings each session with her nose to a close. If "field fresh" were ever a description for a beer, then the Anchor Summer Beer would be their poster child. Like a kid at the pool during the middle of summer vacation, I dive right in and linger long into the day. Field fresh with a soft mouthfeel and crisp finish which continues to delight with fresh lemon wedges squeezed right before me. Soft breads of many white varieties are finished with a crunchy crust sweetened by a caramelized honey glaze. The honey lingers on my lips with smacking refreshment as the lemon grows with tree ripe audacity, but not enough to interfere with her delicately soft and sweet palate. I dive once more into the deep end before the sun sets on our day together.

I don’t often quaff the same beer multiple times in a row because I thrive on diversity and selection, but there are times when I would rather rely on one solid beer for the day, say, when I am fishing. I’ll make sure wherever I toss my line, I have a cooler of Anchor Summer Beer handy. Get her while you can.

Bottle. Pours to a beautiful pale golden color with a think frothy off-white head. The initial excitement soon dies... How can you call this a summer beer? Is watered down considered Summery in San Fransisco? Not what you want, not what was expected;Anchor Summer Beer is an aroma-less, flavorless beer. I wish I had bought Miller High Life, at least then i would have had a stale beer flavor and a couple more bucks left in my pocket. If I had to name an aroma it is lightly malty and lightly sweet!