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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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 jbuzz (659), South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/57/103/514/20
May 19, 2008  
Summer Beer tasting at Three Cellars Milwaukee. Nice light hops, crisp and refreshing. Some slight corn and spices. Very nice beer.


ahalloin (54), Arlington, Virginia, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/55/103/511/20
May 18, 2008  
Had this at the Brickskeller Sierra Nevada tasting. Pours a bright gold filtered look with a medium big head that was retained for quite a while. The aroma was of light hops and barley. The flavor was of pale malt, a bit of bread, a tangy flair, with a light hop proflie. Overall, a refreshing summer choice.


 esjaygee (1519), Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/53/102/57/20
May 18, 2008  
Pale yellow with quickly diminishing white head. Aroma of corn, sweet perfumed malts and a little spice. Tastes like an American macro lager with a little spice and hop character added to it, so basically it’s not that good. Dry astringent finish that lingers a little bitter.


 dolemite77 (184), Maryville, Tennessee, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/104/510/20
May 17, 2008  
Pours a straw yellow, decent fluffy head. Grassy aroma, with some hops present also. A little on the hoppy side for a lager, which lends it a European flavor. Not an exciting beer... but passable. Sierra Nevada didn’t hit a home run with this one, but on a hot day, golfing, etc, etc, this might be a decent grab at the gas station...


 BeerBaron617 (306), Novi, Michigan, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/518/20
May 17, 2008  
This is my first Sierra Nevada brew, and I must say, it is quite tasty. It has the drinkability of budweiser, but so much more flavor. I will definitly be buying more Sierra Nevada


 dkachur (2349), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/55/104/59/20
May 16, 2008  
Bottle from WFM Charlottesville. Nice look, straw yellow and crystal clear. It’s downhill from there. Medium bodied and strong taste, but the quality of the taste and aroma is just blah.


 llcooldave (319), San Antonio, Texas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/516/20
May 16, 2008  
Delicate golden looking color with a nice head. A little funky aroma at the outset but that eventually gives way to a nice malt scent. Wonderful hoppy bitterness on the palate and quite bubbly. Nice clean lingering bitterness also. This would make a nice brew for the Texas heat.


 thornecb (1751), Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/514/20
May 16, 2008  
Pours bright gold into a shaker. Bright white head quickly subsides leaving no lacing. Sour/sweet beer mung aromas. Tastes like it smells -- like a day old sour lager.



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