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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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 rayOfBeer (316), El Cerrito, California, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/511/20
Apr 27, 2008  
Poured from 12oz, labeled 2007, clear golden blonde with small white head. Aroma is a toasted bread on top of grassy hops. The flavor is dry with toasted bread and a light maltiness that has a tart lemon grass and hay taste. Palate is very light and crisp. Easy to drink but better cold. Becomes too grassy and astringent at warmer temp. Ok beer for barbeque and hot outdoor day, but not really my cup of tea or beer in this case.


phobos1031 (71), Paradise, Nevada, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/57/102/512/20
Apr 26, 2008  
12oz bottle. clear golden sparkly festive in appearance. nice medium head. not a lot of aroma,slight ball bag/taint smell. little bit of hops with crisp bitter finish.


 blindeyedbetty (151), Arlington, Virginia, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/53/103/512/20
Apr 26, 2008  
12 oz. bottle poured crisp clear golden color with lazy white head. Aroma of sweaty butt crack in the summer time. Not pleasant. Initial palate was hoppier than I’d expected with malty wheat in middle and bitter finish. Watery and thin without any particularly interesting flavors. Kind of one-dimensional. Strange beer for me, nothing like any lager I’ve tasted before and definitely my least favorite of the SN line.


ELab2 (38), USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/103/55/103/512/20
Apr 26, 2008  
Pretty good. Nice golden color. Very mild aroma with just sort of a generic hoppy beer smell. Little bit of a hoppy bite but not much. Pretty bland and shallow.


 Guinness4Duff (507), Tallahassee (and Poconos, PA), Florida, USA
1.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/53/102/57/20
Apr 26, 2008  
Pours a clear gold color with a small white head. Has the distinct hop aroma of a european pilsner ... and pretty much the taste too. Not their best offering.


msiano (30), Belmar, New Jersey, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/518/20
Apr 25, 2008  
2008 from the bottle... Had a nice golden color with about an 1/2in head when poured from the bottle . There was a nice crisp Hop taste perfect for a summer at the beach.


 jeremytoni (1089), Swedesboro, New Jersey, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Apr 24, 2008  
From the tap at North Third poured a amber color with a fair amount of head. Good flavor hoppy, with a quick finish.


 iride15 (171), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/513/20
Apr 24, 2008  
I was surprised at the amount of hops added to this. It’s not the best that I’ve had, but some of the different qualities added to this makes it its own unique twist. A decent drink, but I’ll stay with their Pale Ale.



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