Anderson Valley Summer Solstice Cerveza Crema

Brewed by Anderson Valley Brewing Company
Style: Cream Ale
Boonville, California USA

Pop the lid of this 12 oz bottle and you get an almost fruity slightly regurgitated aroma, rather odd and anxious. Pour it into the glass and it is reddish brown orange and no head. Taste is a little fruity and not a whole lotta bitterness. This brew is pretty likable, at first I thought I was going to get a bitter impact but that never developed. This stuff is relatively smooth and well behaved. Easy to drink and well, for lack of words, nice. Very friendly after a few sips. Finish is non offensive and almost totally enjoyable. A well mannered beer. Yes, comes across very creamy, I like this. Much better than Oskar Blues Money Shot Cream Ale and just a little better than Genesee Cream Ale. End result is happy, would not hesitate to buy again. Lovely and different.

12 Oz. bottle. The flavor is the best is the best part of this beer; it tastes more like a crisp cream seltzer than a beer. A good hot weather beer.

Sweet creamy fruity taste, slighly grainy and dry with a crisp hop finish. Not sure how to describe it, kinda like a slight blueberry ice cream flavor, maybe hints of raspberry. Pours hazy amber with a small white head. Decent beer, but something about the fruitiness and the creaminess doing mix well for me.

A malty fruit aroma coming from a reddish orange beer. Definitley darker than what I would usually expect from a cream ale. This is a moderately sweet fruity ale. It is very smooth and creamy but relatively heavy for the style. Its good but not great. I want to rerate this.

on tap at the brewery in september 2006. Nice amber color with a small head. Creamy, kind of berry taste. Tickly finish. Caramel in the nose and taste - a bit too sweet in the beginning.

on tap at brewery: Light caramelly nose, chesnut color, low tight head. Maple syrup sweetness in the middel, roungs off quickly with a hint of spices. Thinish body. Some character and interest in this one, but reserved overall. Nice.

pretty good, the addition of cream makes it a notch above some summer ales. kind of expected more, after how awesome their winter solstice was.

Absolutely loved this beer -- easy drinking and light enough for a summer day, but much more flavorful than your typical summer beer. Caramel, roasted flavor.