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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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 Syd (888), Waconia, Minnesota, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/512/20
May 31, 2008  
I just mowed the lawn, so time for what I think might be a lawn mower beer... Bottle pours a crystal golden color with a bright white head that fades quickly leaving some lace. The aroma is floral and grassy (could be the grass clippings), perhaps some malty notes. The flavor is sweet, decent malt twang, nice and mellow hops, with a very refreshing and quenching palate. Overall, this works well for a lawn mower beer (after you mow of course).


 kevin62 (267), New Jersey, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
May 31, 2008  
Had this one on draft.This lager poured a cloudy yellow with a nice white head.Aromas and flavors were of bread and hops and light citrus,Also detected some bitterness in the finish.Not too bad of an offering fron Sierra.


 smith4498 (829), Miami, Florida, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/104/512/20
May 31, 2008  
Pours clear golden with white head. Light grassy hop aroma. Slightly bitter flavor with a crisp finish. Light to medium body with average carbonation. Refreshing but average.


 SmellGood (315), Memphis, Tennessee, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/101/511/20
May 30, 2008  
I found the stale corn aroma. Minimal flavor and where is the tangy hop bite. Quite the disappointment from one of my top 5 breweries.


 donteatpoop (124), Youngstown, Ohio, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
May 30, 2008  
Pours a pale clear yellow with a decent cap of white head and a little lace that clings to the glass. Light crispy scent with some interesting floral hop scents. Taste was crisp and grainy with an underlying hint of lemon. The carbonation level seemed rather low in this, but it was otherwise a well balanced beer. Serving type: bottle


 MarkBarnes (264), Waterville, New York, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
May 29, 2008  
May 29, 2008; 12 oz. bottle. Lagers are definitely a red-headed stepchild within the rarified air of beer-snobbery, but this is a quality brew. As good a signature hop flavor & palate as you’re ever likely to find in the style. If you’re hankerin’ for a lager, this is a good choice. Thumbs up.


 blackmurder (164), sadf, Hawaii, USA
1.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/101/51/101/510/20
May 28, 2008  
Some beanhead gave this to me and my friend and niether of us were impressed. He was a representative of the Sierra Nevada brewery and now I will never purchase their product again.


 phishpond417 (1861), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/102/510/20
May 28, 2008  
Pretty decent for the most part, and it tastes better on tap. Pours a semi cloudy yellow colour with a small white head. Aroma is of bread a little grass. Taste is full on the palate, very refreshing and satisfying. Flavors of pear, grain and granola.



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