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Sierra Nevada Summerfest

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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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 wyzzywyz22 (777), Wirral, Merseyside, England
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Nov 21, 2008  
Bottle, Ale Cellar, Darlington. Lightish amber colour with a medium sized dissipating head. The aroma was vaguely matty, but couldn’t detect a massive amount going on . Crisp, grassyish flavour with muted hop and citrus tones. A better than average lager, but not really for me. Was expecting a bit more.


 jimmack34 (560), Lancaster, Ohio, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Nov 21, 2008  
2005 bottle, drank it 2006. Going off memory for this one, I forgot to write it down. Poured gold with soft white head. Lemon was the first smell to hit my nose, followed by a citric floral aroma. Tasted like a german lager with some lemon and some spice. Very smooth and highly drinkable. Wished I had more.


 fonefan (11003), VestJylland, Denmark
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Nov 21, 2008  
<b>Bottle 350ml. @ home.</b>
Clear medium to dark orange yellow color with a large, frothy, good - fair lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toaasted, fruity, light to moderate hoppy, lemon - acidic bitter sweet. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. (060908)


 KnutAlbert (3115), Oslo, Norway
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Oct 13, 2008  
Bottle from a NYC deli. Z crisp and clean lager. Like the best of the Northern German pilsners. Sometimes this is excactly what you want.


 BlackForestCO (820), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/515/20
Sep 19, 2008  
Bottle. Poured a crystal clear yellow color with a thick, rocky white head that left some spotty lacing. Aroma of light pale malts, some light honey, and some soft, floral hops. Smooth, lightly sweet entry with some light honey leads into a lightly spicy, floral hoppiness that finishes with a light fruity citrus (mainly orange peel). Low carbonation, smooth on the palate, light hop bite on the finish. While it isn’t very complex, this is a well-crafted beer that really shows the difference between a good lager and a US Macro.


 DruncanVeasey (2710), The Penguin’s Arms, Europe, Warwickshire, England
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Sep 16, 2008  
Bottle from Tossco (how did this one slip through the net??). Pillowy lager pour with a silky head of suds. Sensible sweet aroma of pale lager malts, soapy citrus, slight hop leafiness. Saaz apparent at first sip, with an added splash of watery citrus and floral hops. Slick and insipid. Does watery English golden ale/ Czech pils crying out for an infusion of US hops better than the English or the Czechs. Decent flowery lager if taken as that alone, but seriously disappointing from a US brewer.


 evilsoc (191), Wales
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/55/102/59/20
Sep 16, 2008  
Golden blonde white headed lager, Aroma of flowers, honey. A sweetish floraly flavour carries through and reminds me of a very average british summer ale, some lemon. Thin body. Short finish which makes you really look for flavour. Not a good beer at all considering the reputation of the brewery.


 JustinFromAL (114), Birmingham, Alabama, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Sep 12, 2008  
Bottle. Pours paled golden with minimal off-white head. Herbal nose. Not a bad beer per say, just average. It is what promises to be though, a smooth, light, slightly hoppy summertime beer.



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