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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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 Hudspart (371), Hudsonville, Michigan, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Aug 14, 2007  
Bottle: Light hoppy aroma. Small head that dissipated quickly. Lightly bitter flavor with short duration. Not a bad beer. Good summer brew.


 DeadGuyFrank (347), http://westchesterbeer.com, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/518/20
Aug 13, 2007    Updated: Aug 23, 2008
Sierra Nevada’s Summerfest is a classic pilsner brewed with top-notch ingredients. It pours a clear light golden with a thin white head. Nice hop bitterness clearly lacking in most domestic pilsners; tasty and satisfying and very smooth. This is what Budweiser would taste like if they stopped using rice in their beer. Buy a case, fire up the BBQ this summer, and enjoy a Summerfest


 craftbeerdesign (750), Alpharetta, Georgia, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Aug 11, 2007    Updated: Apr 4, 2009
from bottle at the grand opening party of Hop City in Atlanta... pours a blond with an average white head. this is a very refreshing beer for the spring/summer months... but does carry the Sierra Nevada hop signature. This is one of the hoppiest lagers I’ve had... nice medium size body, very clean with a solid amount of bitterness on the finish.


 Marsiblursi (1634), Göteborg, Sweden
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Aug 11, 2007  
(Bottle) Pours golden. Oily Saaz aroma with tones of grass, herbs and a touch of flowers. Bready malt and some notes of doughy yeast. Light hoppy flavour with grass and herb like tones. Light oily, perfumey, and even a bit citrusy. Light bitter and light dry. Light to medium body.


 tangentrider (144), USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/103/512/20
Aug 9, 2007  
Yellow beer with a very small white head and a nice malty aroma. Flavor has hoppy bitterness. The finish is bitter with a touch of malty sweetness. Fine beer for a hot hay.


 andyhite (293), Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/56/101/510/20
Aug 9, 2007  
12oz bottle yields a golden shimmer hue with a wit-style head. smells like grass, minerals, and hidden lemon. smells also like stale yeast. the flavor is a bit on the flat side and more watery than i would have thought. there’s not much of a finish here. it’s almost like SN just tried to fit in with the macro brews. it’s kind of scary. i can appreciate it, especially in 100+ degree weather, but I’ll stick closer to the pale ale side of things.


 shendrix (478), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Aug 8, 2007  
Not a bad lager, and good for a summer day. Poured a clear gold with a robust head. Tasted smooth and crisp, mostly of wheat with a bit of hops, smooth malts, and a strong lemon zest flavor.


 markas101 (557), Fargo, North Dakota, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Aug 6, 2007  
33 cl bottle, Fargo. Gold colour, thick foamy head, mingled hop and sweet malt aroma. Balanced flavor, perhaps a slight edge to the hops in the finish. Probably could drink quite a few of these.



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