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Harpoon Summer Beer

Harpoon Summer Beer

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33
overall
A Kölsch brewed by
Harpoon Brewery

Boston, Massachusetts USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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2512.87/5.02.87/5.0Summer5%50Kölsch/Altbier P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Harpoon Summer Beer is a light-bodied, golden ale that is brewed in the Kolsch style. It originated centuries ago in the German city of Cologne. Clean, clear, and crisp - it makes an ideal summer beer. Available April thru August.

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DaveB (71), Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/511/20

Sep 22, 2008  
Bottle at Bob and Susan’s Plain Street Bistro. Light golden color. Nice smooth crisp taste. Good seasonal beer.

 lithy (385), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Oct 28, 2008  
Very pale yellow with a thin white head. Aroma is dry, sweet malt. Body is light. Taste is light malt, subdued pils like hoppiness and a crisp, clean finish.


 Rciesla (1136), Brick City, New Jersey, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/105/56/104/510/20
Oct 28, 2008  
Bottle from oak tree. Pours a very pale yellow body with a 1 finger white head that diminishes to a thin lacing. Light malty and simple, a note of lemon and honey. Simple grainy with a light earthy hoppiness. Its really sessionable.


 puggy211 (371), cordova, Tennessee, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/102/56/20
Sep 20, 2008  
12 oz bottle. Not a whole lot noteworthy about this guy, pours a golden yellow with a small fizzy head that immediately disappears. Aroma is pretty faint with some light hoppiness. Mouthfeel is just a little too watery and fizzy. Not enough hop in the finish to live up to a true kolsch. This is that beer at every brewpub made for those who really want a BMC but want to get something from the place "that makes it’s own beer".


 jhliesen (361), West Melbourne, Florida, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/511/20
Sep 13, 2008  
Bottle--A bright yellow color with a medium fizzy head. A good amount of carbonation lasted throughout the the drink. The aroma was of soft lemon, with a touch of grain. Flavoring was light fruits and some hops with a bitter finish. Produce place. 1.59



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