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Sierra Nevada Summerfest 3.01 1222

Sierra Nevada Summerfest

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
12223.01/5.03.01/5.0Summer5%88Lager 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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 illinismitty (1811), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/514/20
Sep 18, 2006    Updated: Jun 24, 2007
Bottle. Pours a very translucent gold, holy filtration batman. It looks like ginger ale soda. Aroma of yeast and lemon. Medium light texture. Flavor of pale malts and bread offset by spicy hops. Smooth pepper and lager like finish. Light without being watery. This is not bad. I think people are knocking it because its mass produced. Under rated beer in my opinion. UPDATE: 6-22-07- Had a pint on draft, and this years batch is not as good. The herbal and spicy hop finish was not very desirable.


 kmweaver (2503), Sebastopol, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/514/20
Nov 12, 2009  
12oz bottle. Pours a clear, bright honey-golden color; fluffy white head with decent retention and mixed-bubbled lacing. Lightly sweet aroma of basic malt sugars, honey, rather light bitterness; a touch of cardboard / paper notes as well. Lively presence in the mouth: zesty citrus and mineral bitterness at the front of things, a highly effervescent carbonation; honestly, a touch sharp at the front; definitely a charismatic lager: a solid hop presence, assertive bitterness, enough light maltiness to keep things presentable; highly drinkable beer. Very pleasant, bitter perimeter of citrus and mineral notes makes this a nice, mouthwatering bit of business. A medium finish of toasted cereal, zesty minerals, and lightly bitter at the far end.


 eaglefan538 (2405), Wilmington, Delaware, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jun 2, 2006  
One of the better pilsner tasting beers I’ve had. Very crisp and refreshing, this one poured a standard golden color but with a large head (all initial carbonation with dissipation fairly quick). The base was grassy and malty with a pleasant hoppy finish. Nice approach to summer without the typical citrus / lemon additions.


 HopBackDoc (395), Hatboro, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Jul 4, 2007  
I am not a big fan of summer beers, but this one was pretty decent. Poured a clear golden color with small head. Mild aroma of hops. Taste was malty with a bittering hop finish and moderate carbonation. Refreshing brew.


theraven1971 (13), USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Jul 17, 2006  
Bottle. Pour resmebles a glass of ginger ale in color. Nice head, close to 2" leaving ample lacing. Soft, hoppy aroma. Hops layered over light fruitiness in taste. Makes me think more of a wheat than a lager. Nice, light and drinkable.


 thornecb (1822), Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/514/20
May 16, 2008  
Pours bright gold into a shaker. Bright white head quickly subsides leaving no lacing. Sour/sweet beer mung aromas. Tastes like it smells -- like a day old sour lager.


 morrdt (609), Jacksonville, Florida, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/512/20
May 3, 2006  
Six pack. Pours a nice golden color with a firm white head. A very light lager aroma with nothing too distiinguishing about it. Very light and clean drinking, almost seems like a light beer. Clean finish. Very nice. Could use a little more bite.


actone (11), USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
May 7, 2006  
thought this was tasty. Bought it on a whim I generally like anything from sierra nevada!



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