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Alaskan Summer Ale 3.09 350

Alaskan Summer Ale

Percentile
55
overall

bottled
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
3503.1/5.03.09/5.0Summer5.3%79.2Kölsch/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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 JB175 (1664), Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/56/103/512/20
Jun 9, 2007  
Light golden color wiht a fizzy white head. Aroma is light and grainy with a hint of citrus. Flavor is light and grainy with just a hint of light berries. Not bad for a Kolsch, but its probably my least favorite style (except for Pale Lagers)


 shp555 (1688), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/102/515/20
Jun 6, 2007  
Pours a golden yellow color with a white head. Aroma is of light malts, slightly grainy. Flavor is light malts, with a light fruity finish.


 mustangjoe (172), redondo beach, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
May 26, 2007  
Bottle. Not a very distinctive beer in any way but I did enjoy them enough to go through a sixer fairly easily while company was over. Overall, fairly light with a bit of spicyness and hops coming through. For me, I would buy again.


 IrishBoy (2716), Bakersfield, California, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
May 25, 2007  
Botle from Ralphs, Palm Springs, CA; Nose that hits me islight fruitiness, yeast, grain, and a mild vanilla note; clear gold with a small to medium yellowish head; flavor is grainy with light fruit notes (apple) and a small amount of hops showing as a finish. Decent Kolsch!


Bigandy00 (3), fairbanks, Alaska, USA
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4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/105/517/20
May 24, 2007  
The only thing that might be said bad about this beer is the head. The color and appearance is what to expect from the style of beer. The taste is both refreshing and complex. It’s a great addition to Alaskan summers.


 jcwattsrugger (5525), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
May 19, 2007  
12oz bottle-pours a thin white head and yellow color. Aroma, in a clean pint glass, is dirty/musty glass, barnyard (a bit of the kolsch influence ), faint light fruit, grain/wheat. Taste is light fruit, grain/wheat, faint honey. Faint to mild flat/spicy hops. Light body. OK but fleeting effervescence.


 troopie (888), USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
May 14, 2007  
Bottle. Lovely colour with a lekker malty aroma. Medium body aith a thin hoppiness. Not much finish, rather watery actually.


 fakepurseninja (785), Washington, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
May 7, 2007  
Very sweet, almost candylike, with some nice hop balance. Apple and pear dominate with mild notes of tropical fruits, gave me the impression of Valentine "Sweetheart’ candies. Awfuly thin and plain overall, but a decent drink.



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