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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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 Hawksfan17 (717), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Apr 20, 2007  
This gold pour smells of beach grass and honey. The flavor starts off hoppy and is followed by wheat and honey. It has a clean, dry finish.


 Otje (668), Leiden, Netherlands
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/511/20
Apr 20, 2007  
Bottle 4.5%abv. Amber orange colored beer with a small but lasting head. Sharp citrus and honeyish wheat in the nose. Floral notes, honey, some hops, sweetish and bitterish taste. Finishes more floral and somewhat bitter. Bit watery but smooth palate. Under par.


 Cajun (144), New Iberia, Louisiana, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/103/513/20
Apr 17, 2007  
Bottle - Light amber slightly pale orange color with thin white head. Aroma of malted wheat and citrus, some floral hints. Nice drinkable light flavor - wheat, sweet citrus fruit, honey, hops. Slightly bitter ending. Good beer while doing yard work, etc.


 luvcasks (178), USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/56/103/514/20
Apr 15, 2007  
Summer and summer beer... aah! qaffable session pints.. yum Brilliant, golden with a nice firm white head... Just says crisp, clean and quenching.. definitely does not disappoint There is a nice clean base malt (very slightly caramelly) with touch of spice and nice balance of hop flavor kept in check with the carbonation and clean yeast A very good seasonal example of american wheat beer Yet another classic in the firmament that makes up the beers of Anchor...


 railcat1 (578), Orlando, Florida, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/102/514/20
Apr 10, 2007  
A lite wheat beer with not much flavor or originally.Ilike wheat beers but this was way to lite.CHEERS!


 jonwayne4883 (401), Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/54/102/58/20
Apr 4, 2007  
not much more than your average summer beer. wasn’t very impressed, pretty much a lackluster wheat beer.


 churchill00 (154), Austin, Texas, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Mar 23, 2007  
Draught @ Anchor restaurant inside San Francisco Airport. Yellow, poured with a light head (waiter’s fault). Smelled sweet-like honey and citrus fruit. I was parched and this quenced my thirst, although it was pretty watery. Not bad.


 mynameisjonas (206), Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/102/58/20
Feb 18, 2007  
this beer is meh. a typical summer brew with a pretty good taste. meh describes it



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