Sierra Nevada Summerfest

Brewed by Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Style: Premium Lager
Chico, California USA

draft. Yeasty, sulphury aroma wth sweet malts and hints of grassy hops. Pours clear blonde with a thick white head. Sweet cereal like malts up front with honey, a crisp hop bite with some sweet grassy notes in finish. Very light and crisp nice for a summer day.

12oz from Sam’s, Durham. I almost feel guilty giving such a low rating to a SN beer, since I have such a high regard for their stuff in general. But this is effectively not too far from macro stuff, a lightly flavorful lager that’s thin on the hops and, alas, in the taste.

I’ll start off by saying that I love a good lager, especially one with a good amount of hops. This beer has a very soft floral aroma with an even balance of grains, is light golden in color, and has a fair head for a lager. It is lighter than their Pale Ale, as it should be for a Summer seasonal, but still has a decent body. The overall palate is dry with floral, citrus undertones to compliment the malt grainy majority that creates a very crisp beer.

Pours a crisp light-golden color with a medium soapy head. Aroma is light citrus, a bit of skunkiness, and a tinge of hops. Taste is bitter up front, with a slight skunky, metallic, and nutty malt finish. Kinda pissed..... thought I was buying a 12’er of Harvest Ale. Damnit!

350 ml bottle. Beautiful to look at with its gold colour and pure white head. Disappointing aroma with citrus only hinted at. Malty sweetness leads to a bitter finish, albeit with a slightly chemical aftertaste. Decent crisp feel to it with medium body. Good summer beer and goes well with chilli. They can do better, though.

Translucent dark yellow hue, thin layer of white frothy head sustains, moderate lacing on the glass. Smell is clean crisp pale malts, lager yeast, bread and grains, light hops, touch of citrus. Taste is initially bread malts and cereal grains, transitions to subtle lemon and orange zest, earthy herbal hops enter midway, finishes clean and crisp. Palate is light-bodied, watery but smooth texture, carbonation is amped very high and biting. Even though this is a simple and straightforward beer, I love this for my summer session needs, pleasantly surprised here

Yellow golden pour with a bit of white head. Sourish grain and yeast aromas, gets close to skunky, but not. Mild spice and citrus flavors, thin and light on the palate with a somewhat sour, mailty finish. Drinkable, but nothing exciting.

Poured a clear yellow with a white head. Aroma was nice and clean slightly sweet and a good dose of earthy hops. Flavor was much the same, hops work well to balance the slight dough and crisp grain, with a nice clean finish. Well done.