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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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 dj (418), Gloucestershire, England
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Oct 13, 2007  
Bottle, 350ml. Aroma floral hops, citrus, caramel, touch malt. Taste is fairly malty with grapefruit and biscuit notes. A moderately bitter finish. Moderate carbonation. Quite like a strong bitter. OK, but not outstanding.


 mrant (330), New York, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/104/512/20
Oct 12, 2007  
Smells of straw , very pleasant. Pours a crystal clear very pale golden yellow color with a nice fluffy white head. Taste is very bubbly, like mineral water, slightly bitter. Very tasty and refreshing.


 Alldaydrinker (557), Norwood, Massachusetts, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/102/512/20
Oct 8, 2007  
Pours a golden yellow colour with a fizzy larged bubbled white head. Aroma of grassy hops, slight fruits and malts. Initial taste of stale hops, wheat, and some sweet malts. Finishing with a light plum and bitter hops. Very dry and palate duration is good but as the duration continues palate becomes distasteful. Definitely a smooth lager, im not sure if I would drink this one again.


 AOF (282), Naperville, Illinois, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Oct 4, 2007  
Pale golden color, nice frothy white head. Nose is mostly sweet malts. Slight hints of lemon and straw. Nicely carbonated but slightly unbalanced. Not as hoppy as I would have liked. Decent, but certainly not great.


 sm89walt (433), Norwich, Norfolk, England
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 4, 2007    Updated: Sep 7, 2009
35cl bottle. It pours clear and golden with a bare white head. Sweet and fruity nose with floral notes. Predominantly malty flavour profile with a light dose of grassy hops for good measure. It’s light to medium in body and the carbonation is apparent on the tongue. The finish is dry and lightly fruity.


pdxmickey (33), Spokane, Washington, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/102/59/20
Oct 1, 2007  
Bottle. Thought I had better try this before the summer was gone and this beer could not be found any longer. The beer pored a brilliant yellow with a very white head to it. The taste was ok with a floral to fruity taste with a distinct bitter hops end. Glad I tried it, but will not be one a buy a bunch of to store up for winter.


 TBone (6675), Pori, Finland
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/55/102/510/20
Sep 30, 2007  
Bottled@SBWF 2007
Golden color, creamy small white head. Hayish, fresh nose. Grassy, refreshing, not really malty. A bit sweet. Czech impression (Perle & Saaz).


 jwdevalue (158), Neptune, New Jersey, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/54/104/516/20
Sep 29, 2007  
This is part of a beer club. Had only one bottle but was decent for the price. Poured great and had a nice finish. Would do again.



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