Anderson Valley Summer Solstice Cerveza Crema

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

Amber color with big off-white head. Malty, caramel, vanilla and a little dash of hops. Finishes a bit sweet. Very smooth and creamy, extremely drinkable.

Caramel, copper colored... Aroma is faintly malty... Flavor is creamy with hints of biscuit and caramel... Palate is slightly spicy and has a little bit of a kick... Decent beer...

12oz bottle from Jans Wine and Boos #2 (Tampa, FL). Pours a dark amber orange brown with a one finger off-white head that settles quickly. Aroma is sweet and malty with notes of caramel, ripe fresh fruit, honey, grass, light citrus floral hop. Flavor is sweet and fruity with notes of caramel, honey, light floral esters, hints of floral hops. Generally light to medium body with a pleasing sweet malty finish. Nice ale.

From bottle. Light fruity-berry aroma at first, with underlying malt sweetness and very little hops. Almost as if there is a bit of grape juice aroma. Dark coppery amber clear, with thin off-white head. Medium watery body with medium-fizzy carbonation. Starts with light caramel and berry sweetness, with underlying maltiness. Very smooth with very little hops to bitter. Medium fruity acidity in the finish, and just a hint of oxidation on this one. Finishes well, just a bit sweet. Overall, it’s OK, but I’d never guess this is a cream ale.

has got all the right stuff for something excellent. the beer is highly malty yet not too sweet, the hops strike a decent balance and it has some refreshing qualities.

I really enjoy the differentness of this summer beer. Honey colored with fairly thick head, it smells of burnt sugar, caramel, citrus and a bit of floral. The palate is quite similar to cream soda. The flavor echoes that with tastes of orange cream, vanilla, and a bit of spicy hop.

Caramel, slight vanilla, slightly peppery aroma. Clear, medium dark nut brown, fair label in a standard longneck. Unusual. Cherry tones, a bit over-tart, medium bittering. I would think that this is a nut brown or alt and not a cream ale. This is no more a cream ale than it is a schwarzbier - don’t let the name fool you, nor the miscategorization here. It’s called cream beer for the same reason that it’s called cream soda: vanilla. Chalky with some light cocoa tones. Medium to slightly heavy body, mouthy with a carbonated break. Finish is only a little clingy, aftertaste is light vanilla na caramel. It’s that way coming and going. Interesting and drinkable.

Tallahassee, Fl. - Market Square Liquors - 12 oz bottle. Pours a medium copper with absolutely no head. Wort-like aroma with a hint of dates. Flavor is sweet with some caramel, dates, nuts and raisins with a brief hint of chocolate. Mouthfeel is thick enough. Overall decent and one of the more flavorful cream ales I have had.