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Alaskan Summer Ale 3.09 350

Alaskan Summer Ale

Percentile
55
overall

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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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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 JohnnyJ (1352), Carlsbad, California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
May 1, 2007  
Clear amber with a fizzy white head. Aroma of sweet malt, grain, straw, and a little bit of fruit. Light fruit flavor (maybe apple). Sweet malt and grain, with a little hops in the finish. A decent beer.


 TipsyMcStager (946), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Apr 30, 2007  
A casual patio drinking beer. Tasted like a hefe light. Some spiciness and yeastiness. Mildly refreshing.


 BuckNaked (1211), Tempe, Arizona, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/513/20
Apr 29, 2007  
12oz bottle: Pours to a clear golden-light amber color with a small to medium sized white, fizzy head that quickly dies. Large bubbles can be seen quickly rising throughout the beer. The aroma is very mild, I stick my nose into the beer in my attempts to discern the various scents. I get light straw, pale malts, apple seeds, very mild fruity pear or peach, and slight hints of yeast. Taste shows more character adding some flavors of granny smith apple, pale malt (with slight hints of bread), a bit of earthy/floral hops and mild yeast character that shows just the mildest hints of esters but they’re really almost non-noticeable. Light bodied, medium carbonated, finishes with a bit of earthy, leafy bitter hops.


littlefelix (29), Santa Clarita, California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Apr 26, 2007  
The aroma was distinct vanilla, reminded me of the A-B Winter Bourbon Cask Ale smell. But the tongue did not detect any vanilla. I was confused. haha. Anyways, the brew wasn’t bad. Tasted small notes of banana, and fruity yeasties, adding to the faint bread like taste. Not bad, I drank a few and enjoyed. But with so many beers to choose from, I don’t know when I’ll buy again.


 fordest (1954), Santee/San Diego, California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Apr 17, 2007  
Draft at O’Brien’s. Bready aromas off this golden yellow beer. Decent head that faded to a ring. Flavor was matly with some more yeasty bread flavor. Hop finish was decent. Very drinkable.


 bitbucket (2036), Kirkland, Washington, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/59/20
Apr 16, 2007  
Pours a clear gold with a fading white head. Light aroma, with some orange and apple. Light body and medium carbonation. Some bread and fruit in the taste. Finish is somewhat crisp and spicy. I’m not getting too worked up over this one.


 riversideAK (2799), Shoreline, Washington, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Apr 15, 2007  
Aroma is sweet and fruity. Beer pours a golden orange, Flavor is very sweet and fruity with some notes of bannana and maybe some pineapple citrus hoppiness. This was an easy drinking beer and I can see why it is their summer ale.


 madcow75 (425), Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Apr 2, 2007  
Bottle. Pours yellow to orange with a thin white head. Aroma of caramel and bread malts, some berry fruit. Body is thin and a little watery. Taste is more malt, some fruit and a little earthy hop component. Very easy drinking, decent summer brew, but nothing really out of the ordinary.



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