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Sierra Nevada Summerfest

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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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 kp (8400), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/59/20
Sep 1, 2007    Updated: Apr 20, 2008
Date: 03/22/1997
Source: Brewpub

Appearance: slightly hazy yellow, lots of carbonation leading to a medium head of big bubles,
Aroma: rich floral hop aroma,
Overall: light and refreshing with a good hop bite (hallertauer) and a slight bitter finish
-------- /> Date: 06/23/2000
Source: taco mac forsythe

sweet malt character,
-------- /> Date: 04/09/2008
Mode: bottle
Vintage: 2008

Appearance: clear gold, fine white head,
Aroma: sweet malt aroma with a strong corn and grain character and light floral hops,
Flavor: sweet grainy malt flavor, light balancing earthy hops,

Aroma: 4/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 4/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 9/20
Rating: 2.3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *+/4


 milewide (609), Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/103/514/20
Aug 31, 2007  
BMC clone. I sure don’t catch the hop aroma or taste. I love Bigfoot, but I’ll pass on this bland brew.


 MesandSim (5818), London, Greater London, England
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/54/102/59/20
Aug 28, 2007  
A Mes rate: Bottle from Tesco. Pale gold with no head. Very slight malt with some barely noticable sweetness. Really had to try head to pick anything out. Soapy cardboard flavour with sweet malt and an oily finish that eventually turns wheaty. No real balance. Not a great beer.


 docsteigs (139), USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/102/510/20
Aug 27, 2007  
Pours with light head; rather yellow for a lager. Smells nice of bread and some floral scents. Taste okay but nothing great here.


 kimcgolf (828), Dacula, Georgia, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Aug 26, 2007  
Had on tap at taco Mac. Poured to a medium yellow color with decnet carbonation and a medium off-white head that lasted well and left okay lacing. Light hoppy aroma and a flavor that followed suit, with some citrus and dough in both the nose and taste. This all led to a mildly thirst-quencing beer. Not great, but a decent summer beer.


 beerlord (215), tonawanda, New York, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/515/20
Aug 25, 2007  
Slight hop boquet in the aroma. Nice light flavor, more like an American Wheat than a lager, very refreshing.


 jredmond (1029), New Jersey, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Aug 24, 2007  
12 oz bottle. Not bad... The premium lager description makes much more sense now recalling the beer’s attributes. Citrus aroma with some bitterness. Taste is light hops and refreshing.


Malicya (21), Charny, Quebec, Canada
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/54/102/510/20
Aug 23, 2007  
Really disappointing for Sierra Nevada. It taste "OK" for a lager beer, nothing to die for. It’s a good fishing beer for a Budweiser Fan ... not for a die-hard Sierra Nevada drinker.



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