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RATINGS: 293   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.68   SEASONAL: Summer   EST. CALORIES: 135   ABV: 4.5%
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The brewmaster's goal: the perfect ale for summertime quaffing, nothing more. SummerBright is the result. The craftsman's touch combines white wheat, two row pale and munich malt with the pacific northwest's most intriguing hops to create a bright, clean ale ideal for picnicking, evenings on the screen porch and enjoying the whims of the summer breeze.


2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
fidelis83 (1348) - Clinton, USA - APR 13, 2009
Pours Pale, slightly hazy yellow with a 1 finger head that fades pretty quickly to a skim and holds. Aroma is wheat, lemon, soured grains, and a nice planty/citrus hops note. Flavor is wheat, grainy malt, apple, citrus, sweet floral notes and maybe a touch of honey. Finish is quick and clean not much to talk about there. Palate is thin, a little dusty and good, but maybe a touch low on the carbonation. Overall this is indeed a quaffable beer, not to interesting but theres really nothing too wrong with it.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
berrya785 (116) - Kansas, USA - MAY 26, 2012
Aroma is grain, bread, and citrus. Pours a golden yellow with a nice white head. Taste is grain and bread with a little citrus and hops. Not bad.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
pineypower (1816) - Pine Barrens, New Jersey, USA - MAY 26, 2012
Can, thanks to Dmac. Pours out a slightly cloudy light golden color with a small white head. Aroma is of wet cereal, light lemon peel, citrus, and some hop...maybe? Taste is light and easy drinking, lemon, some wheat notes, orange, light spice and a touch of bitterness.

3.4
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
degbert (669) - Austin, Texas, USA - MAY 25, 2012
Can. Pours a perfect yellow-gold with a high, mashed-potato head. Nose is lightly hoppy with fruity undertones. Mild on the tongue, smooth and round, with a definite wheat note. Easy to drink. Good for summer, which is shockingly enough what it’s made for.

2.3
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
Patrickctenchi (375) - columbus, Indiana, USA - MAY 24, 2012
Hazy light yellow/gold with a tall white head. Scent is lemon and wheat. Taste is citrusy and wheat-flat. Very watery, bland. Quite boring...drinkable, but boring.

2.4
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
hivemind (426) - New York, New York, USA - MAY 21, 2012
Tap @ Valhalla w E. Looks like a pale lager and kind of tastes like one with a bit more citrus to be found. Not a great aftertaste. Not awful but worse than average and I’m not sure why it’s a summer beer.

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
JDBaker11058 (677) - Maryland, USA - MAY 20, 2012
Appearance: lightly hazed, bright yellow with two fingers of rocky, foamy white head slowly shrinking and leaving a scattering of lace. Aroma: lemonade, a little pepper, ritz crackers. Taste: light flavors of citrus (orange, lemon) with a bit of pie crust and cracked wheat. Finish: clean, crisp, with a slight wheaty twang. Notes: Palate is on the watery side and flavors are light and relatively unremarkable. It’s not swill, but it’s not great.

2.1
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 6/20
wormburner40 (3) - Missouri, USA - MAY 16, 2012 does not count
A nice light summer beer. I can envision myself consuming as a higher end tailgating beverage.

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
keanex (337) - Williamstown, New Jersey, USA - MAY 16, 2012
Poured into a Sam Adams Perfect Pint glass from a 12 ounce can best before 8-1-2012.

A: Clear light golden body, lazy carbonation, dense creamy white head with good retention.

S: Typical of a "Summer" beer this has a bright disposition, lemon mostly. Nothing to write home about.

T: Slightly sweet crisp body with lemon and orange citrus coming through. Again nothing to write home about, just a bright easy drinking Summer beer.

M: Light bodied and mildly sharp carbonation.

O: I wish I had read the reviews before buying a 6 pack, oh well. At least it’s not terrible, it’s just forgettable.

2.2
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
ilovedarkbeer (1887) - Abilene, Texas, USA - MAY 11, 2012
Burnt malt. Metallic dirty taste and popcorn hulls. This beer is not good and tastes like a thin amber ale. Boo

3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
dmac (2658) - Toms River, New Jersey, USA - APR 29, 2012
12 oz can from Spirits Rt 166. Poured a clear gold body with some rising effervescence from the center of my New Belgium tulip and a smaller foamy bright white head. Aroma of grains, lemon, earth and some dirty citrus. Medium bodied that finishes on the creamy side with softer carbonation. Flavor is unoffensive but not as good as the aroma. Notes of grains, earth, old orange pulp and a hint of lemon on the end. Good lawnmower beer.


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