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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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 swirl (267), collingswood, New Jersey, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
May 17, 2005  
This beer poured a pale golden with a white head. Strong aroma of fruit maybe apricots. Also there seems to be a slight honey scent as well. The taste has some very strong fruitiness, again apricots, but with something more. A good presence of hops makes this a rather crisp and refreshing beer. Definately a great beer for the summer months.


 ABUSEDGOAT (1934), California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/56/102/513/20
May 15, 2005  
Nice aroma, otherwise a basic beer. The $9 price tag isn’t justified, but it’s definitely drinkable. Not much here. Wheat? More like water.


 Jine (889), Nutley, New Jersey, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/103/511/20
May 8, 2005  
Bottle 5.7.05 This kind of falls in with all the other summer beers. Its good to drink on those hot days...except right now where I am its only about 60 during the day. Just a little early. Pretty average, a little grassy, yeah...Definite American Wheat


 RateandPillage (417), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/510/20
May 7, 2005  
Pours murky yellow with small white head. Haylike grassy aroma. Uninteresting american wheat beer flavor.


 pjk33 (384), Sligo - Curllsville Heights, Pennsylvania, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/511/20
Apr 27, 2005  
Bottle. kaggie97 sent me this one. Thanks Kevin! Pours a hazy golden with small head and decent lace. Nose is of straw, grass, and light hop. This one sort of reminds me of jumping around in our barn when I was a kid, then rolling in the freshly mowed lawn clippings. Interesting in flavor as well as the aroma. Refreshing for sure, with maybe a hint of smoke? Not like German wheat beers, but I do like it. No real spiciness to this one. I really can’t figure out why I like it... light malt taste that flows to a very slight hoppiness at its finish. Medium light body with a sparkling carbonation. An Ok beer.


 Magjayran (1379), Durham, North Carolina, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/56/102/510/20
Apr 25, 2005  
Glear golden color. Thin dissapating head. Malts in the aroma. Basic wheat beer with malts and a slight hint of citrus. Not much to this one.


 motelpogo (4394), Plzen, Czech Republic
1.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/53/102/57/20
Apr 8, 2005  
typically bland american wheat beer. aroma of not much other than rolled oats and vanilla, yellow, quite thin and with a faint wheaty taste that goes nowhere


Tonsk45 (17), El Cajon, California, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/56/102/513/20
Apr 4, 2005  
very light golden color, not much of a head. subtle aroma. a little bit of a wheaty finishnot the best wheat, but still pretty good



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