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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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 MesandSim (5790), 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 (825), 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 (1015), 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.


 Crafty07 (391), Florence, Kentucky, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/510/20
Aug 17, 2007  
Nope. Not a great ’summertime’ lager..unless you want a too sweet, very hoppy lager for the summertime. Most of us don’t. Too expensive for what they’re offering.


 Trooper11 (464), Suffolk, Virginia, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/54/102/58/20
Aug 17, 2007  
2007 12 oz bottle. Pale yellowbordering on whtie, large foamy head. Light fruit aroma with notes of wheat and hops. Strong hops presence up front, bitter, cry and a bit tangy and a bit spicy. Not very summer like, maybe after mowing a few lawns it would be better.



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