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Harpoon Summer Beer

Harpoon Summer Beer

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A Kölsch brewed by
Harpoon Brewery

Boston, Massachusetts USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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2452.87/5.02.87/5.0Summer5%50 Kölsch/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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weezfour (80), Oradell, New Jersey, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/56/103/512/20

Jun 28, 2008  
Pours a light yellow with a pale white head. Light flavor with a ringing, deep finish that was unexpected. Nice clean flavor, with a tiny bit of bite to it. Pretty solid beer, just not sure if Im gonna go for it again though.

 VeloVampire (387), Parkdale, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
Sep 4, 2008  
12 oz bottle - poured a slightly hazy golden with a good sticky cap. Faint aroma of some herbs and a hint of corn? Flavour not bad, but not great. Refreshing, quaffable, and completely forgettable.


 Boutip (1769), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Aug 21, 2008  
Bottle: Poured a clear golden color ale with a medium size foamy head with average retention and no lacing. Aroma consists of medium sweet malt with the distinctive Kolsch style yeast. Taste is also a mix between some medium sweet malt with some unrefined grainy notes and the distinctive Kolsch style yeast that I have a hard time to describe. Well done and very refreshing.


 Eyedrinkale (3104), Beer Town, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/105/514/20
Aug 16, 2008  
Didn’t realize I haven’t rated this beer till now. I must have had 50 of these this year. The last one I had was this afternoon and it hit the spot. I rarely drink right from the bottle but this went down pretty damn easy. I like the crispness of the beer and that it doesn’t try to be something that it’s not. It’s got a fresh whole grain sweetness to it and a nice dry finish. This could easily be a year round offering for Harpoon if they renamed it. So much better than UFO & IPA. They could also work on that head retention also.


 dlovell2 (110), Columbia, Maryland, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/515/20
Aug 16, 2008  
Light golden color with white head. Bubbly. Wheat, yeast aroma. Crisp citrusy taste.


 blankboy (2570), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/103/510/20
Aug 12, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a clear pale gold with an average size lasting fizzy white head. Aroma: yeah, I’m not loving this: Mild with grassy hops, grain, citrus and a touch vegetal -- it’s pretty ’meh’. Watery flavour of light grassy hops, grain and light malt. Light bitter finish. Light bodied. A lot of use of the words ’mild’ and ’light’ in this rating -- even for the style it’s a bit much, it’s not bad just very bland.




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