Anderson Valley Summer Solstice Cerveza Crema

Brewed by Anderson Valley Brewing Company
Style: Cream Ale
Boonville, California USA

This is a good session beer for the summer time, nice copper color great head. It has a good biscuty aroma lots of vanilla. The flavor was very cream soda like with hints of toasty bread, good body for a summer beer. Nice and drinkable. If you aresick of wit beers and flavored hefes for summer beers try this one.

Proof that a summer solstice doesn’t have to be a wit or a citrusy wheat clone. Light vanilla- malt aroma. Stick to the glass light tan head. Deep amber hue with an initial caramel- maple on toast taste. Subtle hop presence at best. Very drinkably creamy thoughout. Surprised me. By bottle at Lunar Brewing.

a nice deep copper color with a thin white head. aroma is light but a little vanilla. flavor is creammy and smooth with vanilla and light malt. nice sweet finish.

Bottle... Poured dark amber with a huge beige head. Big malt aroma. Flavors of buttery sweet malt and nutty, vanilla and caramel cream notes as well. Pretty tasty and a good thirst quencher.

bottle - wooden keg. smells is vanilla and sugar. taste sweet and buttery, a little thin on the palate could be creamier. a nice warm weather beer.

Copper pour with off-white thick head that dissipated fairly quickly. There is a little malt and spice in the faint aroma. Starts out a little sweet with some vanilla but kind of ends up with sour fruit. The aftertaste isn’t too pleasing, but it is just about perfect on the palate for a cream ale. I originally remember really liking this but the past few times haven’t done it for me. I had a Genny Cream before this one and actually liked it better; maybe I’m crazy today.

Pours a copper brown color with a thick beige head. The aroma is a malty caramel with some roasted hints. The flavor is sweet with some caramel, nutty coffee, a touch of fruit, and slight bitter note at the end. It is thick and creamy, but really doesn’t come off to be that heavy on the palate or in the stomach. It is pretty thick for a summer beer, but tasty all the same.

bottle. Pours deep copper. Smell is light and sweet, no hops. Taste is smooth with just a hint of bittering hops at the back. Pretty light flavor. Mouthfeel is perfect for a cream, full for the flavor and pretty low carb. Seems to really coat the mouth. This is a pretty good beer but I don’t like the mouthfeel for a true summer beer.