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Alaskan Summer Ale

Alaskan Summer Ale

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A Kölsch brewed by
Alaskan Brewing Co

Juneau, Alaska USA

bottled
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on tap
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3013.1/5.03.1/5.0Summer5%77.5Kölsch/Altbier P  Stats

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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 Steib (538), Queen Creek, Arizona, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20

Jun 29, 2006  
Light straw color well carbonated. Sweet malt aroma, very grassy. A light grainy flavor. A little bitter and acidic. Mellow fairly smooth on the aftertaste. A quaffable beer nothing great.

 illidurit (478), Santa Cruz, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/105/514/20
Nov 20, 2008  
Poured into a cylinder glass. Clear yellow gold with a small off-white head. Aroma is light German pale malts with a hint of stone fruit. Flavor is toasty sweet malt, soft unacidic citrus, and a light grassy Hallertau zest. Good carbonation, light body, clean finish, high drinkability. Not very complex or interesting, just solid and summery. Does what it ought to do: refresh.


 Beardface (237), Eugene, Oregon, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/103/510/20
Oct 20, 2008  
Sour smell, wheaty, malty flavor and an unattractive pour. Very grainy mouthfeel, almost some grit to it. Just overall not very good.


 can8ianben (660), Pasadena, California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Sep 22, 2008  
Kind of threw me off that a brewery would make a "summer beer" that wasn’t a wheat style, rather a German Kolsch, but they crafted a pretty tasty beer here. I drank it out of the bottle, which I’m sure shaped what I was tasting a little bit, but oh well. Faint aroma of sawdust and sweet/sour mashed grain. Crisp bite on the palate. Refreshing, yet heavier than I may have hoped.


 anders37 (2792), Malmö, Sweden
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/513/20
Sep 20, 2008  
Draught @ WABF 2008. Pours a clear pale golden color with a small white head. Has a malty grainy aroma. Crisp malty slightly grainy flavor. Has a malty grainy finish.


 mabel (1710), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Sep 15, 2008  
[1637-20080830] 355mL bottle. Grains aroma. Clear, light brown orange body with a medium-lasting foamy off-white head. Grainy light malt flavour. Light-medium body. Nice to try. <br /><i>(@ Diamond Princess cruise ship; near AK)</i>



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