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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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 Ritterkreuz (179), Seneca Falls, New York, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Aug 4, 2007    Updated: Aug 7, 2007
Golden Color, very crisp and light with a medium hoppiness, really just perfect for a hot summer day.


 lb4lb (2011), Austin, Texas, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/105/516/20
Aug 2, 2007  
On draft at the Gingerman. Poured a medium gold with good lacing and with a lightly almost wheaty, malty smell with a touch of hops and sweetness. Very nicely balanced, yet simple and subtle smell. Taste at first is a nice crisp lightly bitter hop bite, followed by a smooth honey malt taste in the finish. Very refreshing and perfect for a summer day. Nicely carbonated and just what a crisp refreshing summer beer should be. Simple, but done very well.


 BeerPrince (1701), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Jul 30, 2007  
Pours a clear gold body with a white head. The aroma is of cereal, creamed corn and a bit of caramel. Flavour of slight citrus, some corn flakes, light sweetness.


 chadje (129), Pasadena, California, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/102/58/20
Jul 30, 2007  
Pours a light golden color. Smells like a simple lager and tastes like one too. Not bad if you like Lagers, not a fan.


bilchak (45), Ohio, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/513/20
Jul 29, 2007  
nice beer, not the best summer time stuff out there, but a decent brew. drank out of a bottle poured into a shaker.


 thebeertourist (2753), Oslo, Norway
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/512/20
Jul 28, 2007  
Bottle. Orangey golden with a creamy little head. Spicy and grassy hop aroma. Good grassy flavours, hay on a malty base. A bit short finish. Medium body, above average carbonation. Refreshing.


 RAYBOY01 (1813), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/513/20
Jul 28, 2007  
Decent, if unexciting lager...light citrusy hop nose with lightt bready caramel malt bottom. This light brew is refreshing and can serve as an introduction for macro drinkers to the world of craft beers.


 UselessGdTaste (363), Long Beach, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/516/20
Jul 25, 2007  
I think this beer is almost perfect for what it is trying to be. Yes...it is a lager. Yes, the beer is yellow. No, the hops do not take center stage. It does make a perfect summer refresher though. It is thicker than most lagers though. Mow the lawn, have this beer, have a great day.



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