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Anchor Summer Beer

Anchor Summer Beer - Wheat Ale

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 Percentile 
27
overall
Brewed by Anchor Brewing Company
Style: Wheat Ale

San Francisco, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
6672.79/5.02.79/5.0Summer4.6%52.5Shaker, Weizen
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Commercial Description:
Anchor Summer is the first American wheat beer in modern times. Our first brew of this light and refreshing beer was in the summer of 1984.

Anchor Summer is an all-malt beer, and over 50% of its malt comes from malted wheat. It is fermented with a Triticum aestivum, AKA wheat traditional top-fermenting "ale" yeast because we prefer the clean flavors developed by this yeast. We believe that this style best celebrates the refreshingly light flavor of malted wheat. You may notice that the head on this beer is unusually abundant, with a consistency similar to whipped egg whites. This is due to protein contributed by the wheat.

The brewers at Anchor are proud to have revived not only rich hearty dark beers, but also this light crisp style of a modern American wheat beer.

Wheat malt contributes to an unusual lightness and dryness to the palate, and this—combined with the distinctive flavor of the wheat—makes for a perfect thirst-quenching beverage. It is the ideal drink for beer lovers who appreciate tradition and character in their beer, but also seek a lighter, refreshing style, perfect for warm weather.
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 BuckeyeBoy (1639), Boise, Idaho, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
May 31, 2008  
Bottle Pours out a hazy pale gold topped with a san head. Aroma of malt and light wheat. tast more of the malt some wheat. I wish it had a little more wheat on it. Not bad after I just mowed the lawn.


 Pwn3d (1036), Manhattan, New York, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/102/510/20
May 31, 2008  
bottle. very unenjoyable beer. pours light, watery, lacking any flavor. Below par for a wheat beer.


 gws57 (1131), Saint Charles, Illinois, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/513/20
May 28, 2008  
Had this one bottled in North Aurora, thanks Jim! Hazy . Wheaty, citrusy nose. Balanced with some hoppy bitterness, with very little of the typical wheat ale fruitiness. I am not sure why this one is called a wheat ale because it has almost no characteristics of any wheat ale that I remember having. It’s not a bad beer, it’s not a great example of the style.


 verymerrymonk (255), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/510/20
May 23, 2008  
Pours a clear gold body with a nice white head. Light hop citrus, but little else. Refreshing, but not what I think of in a wheat.


 Bungalo22 (326), Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/103/511/20
May 23, 2008  
Poured a light yellow with a good head. It was light and refreshing with wheat flavors and some malt. A good hot, hot summer day refresher but that is about it.


 morrdt (608), Jacksonville, Florida, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/53/103/59/20
May 23, 2008  
12 oz. single bottle from Total Wine in Huntersville, NC. Pours a light amber/orange color with not a lot of head. Aroma is light hops. Taste is yeast and malt, but a bit passive and weak. I was a bit disappointed with this one.


 jredmond (1015), New Jersey, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/55/103/516/20
May 21, 2008  
12 oz bottle. The body is clear orange with no head. The aroma is nothing. The taste is pretty smooth - not much flavor. Some notes of fruit.


 jbuzz (658), South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/55/103/511/20
May 19, 2008  
Summer Beer tasting at Three Cellars Milwaukee. This was pretty good. More Hops than I would have imagined for a wheat. Which makes it stand out for me.



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