Alaskan Summer Ale 3.09 350

Alaskan Summer Ale

	Percentile
	55
	overall

Brewed by Alaskan Brewing Co
Style: Kölsch
Juneau, Alaska USA

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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Ratings	Average	Score	Seasonal	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
350	3.1/5.0	3.09/5.0	Summer	5.3%	79.2	Kölsch/Altbier

Commercial Description:
Based on the traditional style of Kölsch beer brewed in Cologne, Germany. Haines Booth Our Crew loves the chance to hook up with Alaskan fans at festivals! Flavor Profile: Alaskan Summer Ale balances a softly malted palate with the clean freshness of Hallertauer hops. In the tradition of the style, neither overpowers the other. Both hops and malt come together to refresh and renew the palate. The straw-gold color and easy drinkability are an enjoyable way to celebrate summer. History: Brewed in our original brewhouse in 1997, this beer is part of our Rough Draft series and has met success with each limited edition release. The enthusiastic reception led the Brew Crew to bring it to the West Coast as a summer seasonal. Ingredients: Water, malt, hops and yeast with no adjuncts, no preservatives and no pasteurization. Our glacier-fed water originates in the 1,500 square-mile Juneau Ice Field. Crafted from Pale, Munich, Vienna and wheat malts, with Hallertauer hops and our own house yeast.

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thewolf (5838), Kolding, Denmark

2.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.9	6/10	3/5	7/10	2/5	11/20

Feb 9, 2008

Bottle, bought @ YNWA, Kolding.
[vintage 2004]
Pours a clear golden orange with a small, rather fizzy white head. Aroma has rye bread, sweetness and light hops. Light mouthfeel. Quite sweet with clear maltiness as well. Some oxidation, but not overly much so. It is a nice enough summer beer, but rather dull

hotstuff (3183), Indiana, USA

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	5/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Feb 3, 2008

Draft at Chinook Winds Casino Resort, Lincoln City, OR. White head that was mostly diminishing, spotty lacing, transparent, very little carbonation, and a yellow hue. Malty, hoppy, sweet nose. Flavor was semi-sweet, malty, hops and a hint of corn. Smooth mouthfeel and medium body. Nothing outstanding about this one. Just an okay brew.

spikester (602), Salem, Oregon, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	4/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	15/20

Jan 26, 2008

Pours a golden hue into a clear glass tumbler. Aroma is nice, grassy slight malt. Minimal head with very bold lacings. About as full bodied as a light amber brew can get. The hops are just slightly bitter, the malt lightly toasted. This is the beer A-B wishes they could brew. Pure, sweet, with enough hops to give it character. Finish is perfectly balanced and just slightly sweet. I could drink this all night without burnout.

drjay44 (825), Salida, Colorado, USA

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	5/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	15/20

Jan 19, 2008

Lighter than what I normally like, and this is the wrong time of year to be drinking a summer ale. That said, this is pleasant enough, although very "lite". It would be a good beer for a hot day when you are getting thirsty.

BlackDonald (1127), Boise, Idaho, USA

2.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.5	5/10	2/5	5/10	3/5	10/20

Jan 18, 2008

I would not call this a true on version of something you would find in Cologne, but a decent everyday drinking summer beer. Weak and somewhat watered down cereal grain maltiness. A bit of lemony zitrus, mixed with some grassiness in thie finish. Boring

turbo (1254), Arizona, USA

2.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.9	6/10	3/5	6/10	2/5	12/20

Jan 12, 2008

Gold with a very weak aroma of citrus...Flavor is watery sweet malt, corn wet dishrag, Corn finish. I thought it would be better.

ZiggyG (131), Gladstone, Oregon, USA

2.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.3	5/10	3/5	4/10	1/5	10/20

Jan 11, 2008

bottle. Pours a very light gold with an airy here then gone type head. Smell is of light hops and some wheaty esters. Taste is pretty thin on flavor, a little hops citrus and wheat sweetness but really not much doing. Mouthfeel is very thin. Not really a fan of the style but it is certainly crisp.

jimhilt (1693), Bow, New Hampshire, USA

4.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.2	8/10	4/5	9/10	4/5	17/20

Jan 2, 2008

Bottle was bought in Anchorage maybe that makes a difference for freshness. The head was real good but didn’t last too long. Low on the bitterness scale and a slightly sweet flavor one of the best Kölschs I have had. Good balance of hops and malt.

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