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Sierra Nevada Summerfest

Sierra Nevada Summerfest - Premium Lager

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 Percentile 
47
overall
Brewed by Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Style: Premium Lager

Chico, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
12173.01/5.03.01/5.0Summer5%87.6Lager glass
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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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 caesar (3020), Bunnik/Utrecht, Netherlands
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/511/20
Mar 10, 2009  
Bottled. Clear golden color, thick off-white head. Aroma of wheat, bit fruity. Slight bitter taste, some straw. Ok.


 Cavie (1317), Fort Worth, Texas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Mar 8, 2009  
Decent pils with all your favorite summertime flavors. Bit harsh over the palate though.


 tdcritch (112), Missouri, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/56/103/510/20
Mar 5, 2009  
Poured a pale golden color with a head that left quick. Aroma of fruit and floral hops. It has a fruity taste with a little bitter in the finish. Not as good as other Sierra Nevada’s.


 skortila (2876), Bunnik, Netherlands
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Mar 1, 2009  
Bottled. Aroma has hops, some grains, flowers. Clear, golden coloured with a lasting, white head. The taste is a little sweet, slightly bitter. It has flowery, bit grainy hoppiness. Some citrus in it. Nice balanced and slightly more body than a normal lager. Quality beer.


bassbuckeye (81), Ohio, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/516/20
Feb 20, 2009  
Nice golden poor with head that dissipates quickly... fresh and slight hop very smooth i will drink this at a ball game and fine right out of the bottle...


 bembelembe (150), Zagreb, Croatia
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Feb 17, 2009  
Light golden color. Moderate (higher) hoppy bitterness. Grainy, yeasty and flower with strong citrus fruits aroma. Grassy citrusy aftertaste. Crisp.


 nickd717 (1276), Palo Alto, California, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Feb 9, 2009    Updated: Feb 10, 2009
On tap at the Oakland A’s game. Man, Oakland is one hell of a dump. I’m just happy I’m alive whenever I leave that town. This is a decent summer beer. Yellow-orange color with a white head. Aroma is pale malts, citrus, light hops, and a little yeast. Malty with some hoppiness, but still light, crisp, and refreshing. Medium palate, pretty good mouthfeel for a lager. Won’t blow you away with complex flavors, but it goes down easy does the trick (FYI: "the trick" means getting you drunk without tasting like water or horse urine).


 bierkoning (5989), La Tropica, Netherlands
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/512/20
Feb 9, 2009  
Bottle. Blonde. Slightly yeasty aroma with apple and vanilla. Thinnish. Yeast, apple, lemon and vanilla in the slightly dusty flavor with just enough flowery hops to be satisfying.



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