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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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snuffla (95), Chch, New Zealand
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Sep 14, 2009  
US trip Aug/Sept 2009 - pale golden with thin white head, clean malt nose. Crisp and clean bite to the finish, but perhaps a little unmemorable


Pookie9121 (81), Columbia, South Carolina, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/55/103/511/20
Sep 13, 2009  
12 oz. Bottle. Pour a clear yellow. Light white head. Smells of malt and some fruit. Tastes include malt and a hint of citrus. Average beer.


 Svesse (2597), Hässelby, Sweden
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/511/20
Sep 13, 2009  
(Draught at White Horse, Parson’s Green, London, 8 Aug 2009) Golden yellow colour with greenish hints. Frothy, white head. Malty, bready nose with notes of grass, hay and some hints of tropical fruit. Malty, bready taste with grass and a touch of citrus. Well balanced and dry. Clean and fresh but hardly exciting. Decent.


Tricountybeer (11), USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/57/103/513/20
Sep 2, 2009  
Summerfest is a very light refreshing lager Pours a clear yellow, with a nice bitterness on the finish. Hoppy aroma with hints of citrus. Very drinkable and refreshing.


 kiefdog (1567), Tampa, Florida, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Aug 31, 2009  
Bottle from Whole Foods (Tampa, FL). Pours a lightly cloudy yellow color with thin white head. Aroma is sweet and floral with notes of grass, yeast, wheat, honey, light caramel and floral esters. Flavor is sweet and floral with notes of wheat, yeast, grass, honey, light floral esters. Generally light body with a light fruity finish.


 HughConway (364), Alabama, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/59/20
Aug 22, 2009  
Bottle. Pours piss yellow with thin head. Not much for flavour or aroma. Alright.


 Aggy360 (115), Anchorage/ Vista,CA, Alaska, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/104/517/20
Aug 16, 2009  
Pours a clear yellow with an alright white head. Good pilsner malt aroma with a light hop note. Taste is about the same pilsnery and a light hop bitterness on the finish. A good medium body with a crisp clean balanced taste. A good lager for a warm day.


stef92 (67), Williamstown, New Jersey, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/510/20
Aug 14, 2009  
Vey refreshing. Light golden straw coloring. Hoppy aroma with hints of citrus. Very drinkable and refreshing.



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