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Sierra Nevada Summerfest

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bottled
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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
12193.01/5.03.01/5.0Summer5%87.6Lager glass
Commercial Description:
Summerfest is a delightfully refreshing example of a traditional style lager beer. While lighter in body than our ales, Summerfest displays significant hop aroma and a tangy hop bite. The long lagering period adds a smoothness that makes this beer a great summertime treat.

Bittering Hops: Perle & Saaz
Beginning Gravity: 11.8 Plato
Finishing Hops: Saaz
Ending Gravity: 2.7 Plato
Malts: Two-row Pale, Dextrin Malt, Munich
Yeast: Lager Yeast (bottom fermenting)
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ldg1413 (13), USA
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/53/101/59/20
May 23, 2009  
I’m not a Lager/Pilsner expert, so maybe I don’t know what I’m supposed to be tasting.. but this beer is pretty awful, especially by SN standards. Light but prominent head is fleeting and dissipates quickly. Tastes like *gulp*.. Coors Light. Skunky.. gave me quick cottonmouth and a headache. Refreshing enough on a hot day, but I don’t even want to imagine the hangover if I had a couple before bed.


 joeyplush (333), Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
May 23, 2009  
Pale clearish gold color, white head. Citrus hop aroma with some yeasty character lingering. Lemony taste, overall a bit like a pilsener. Very refreshing overall.


 halfonit (448), Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/54/104/59/20
May 22, 2009  
Wow I must admit that this is the first beer by Sierra Nevada that really didn’t do anything for me. I smell malts and dried hops with a little bit of yeast. Taste is of wheat, yeast, and hops. But honestly this is not up to their normal standards. Leaves a bitter aftertaste like dirty feet. Nothing too special about this one.


 gsteph (263), knoxville, Tennessee, USA
1.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/53/103/56/20
May 22, 2009  
Pours a clear piss yellow. Oh shit...it looks like low-carb. Evervescent bright white head. No persistence and no lace. Skunky aroma of lemons and wet hay. Light flavor of hops and fresh citrus. An odd skunky bitterness on the finish. Very crisp in a light, watery body. Would be a perfect beer for summer as I could see it as refreshing...if it was ice cold. Nose is not very appetizing and the flavor is somewhat non-existent yet dreadful at the same time.


 obguthr (1010), Poquoson, Virginia, USA
1.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/103/53/101/55/20
May 20, 2009  
Light aroma of hay, a little shitty. Pale golden, thin snow white head, mimilmal lacing. Plenty of carbonation. Extremely grainy approaching that of a dortmunder. Filmy finish. Not my favorite Sierra Nevada, but fairly refreshing.


 marcus (1850), Sacramento, California, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
May 18, 2009  
On tap at Sacramento Brewing. This pale yellow beer poured with a decent white head and a light floral aroma. It is a refreshing brew, but doesn’t have much flavor - just some pale malt and a slight hop bitterness.


 mcjay (303), Neenah, Wisconsin, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/56/103/512/20
May 18, 2009  
2009 edition. Pale golden yellow color with a persistent white head. Aroma has a hint of zest but is very skunky. Flavor has a somewhat unique hop taste with a hint of citrus and a pretty bitter finish.



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