Samuel Adams Summer Ale

Brewed by Boston Beer Company
Style: Wheat Ale
Boston, Massachusetts USA

Pours golden with a fluffy white head that didn’t last long and a toffee aroma. There is a substantial caramel and wheat flavor with some hop bitterness and a spicy finish. A pretty average beer.

THOUGHTS: So, so beer. It would probably be nice in the summer. Not really much to it. Decent thirst quencher, though. TECHNICAL: Bottle. Poured a hazy light to medium yellow with an average to large, white head that kept a nice sheet and left good lacing. It also had small particles of a thin density in the body. The aroma was light to moderate hay and cereal; light to moderate yeast; wheat and slight citrus. The initial flavor was acidic and lightly sweet; while the finish was rather acidic, slightly bitter and slightly sour with an average duration. There was citrus, wheat and yeast. The light body was somewhat dry with lightly fizzy carbonation and a chalky and light to moderately astringent finish.

I must have gotten the last 6 pack of this one on the shelf. Pour out of the bottle into a long flute. poured a hazy gold with a minimal lingering white head. Aromas of straw, graininess generous amount of lemon citrus. Palate was light bodied and crisp. Flavors of straw, light earthiness and citrus with a crisp lingering finish. I had this with grilled salmon what a great pairing. Ipm glad I have 5 more to drink.

Pours hazy yellow-amber with a pillowy head. Aroma is mostly of lemon with a yeastiness lying beneath. Palate is light, though not too much so, and very slightly oily. Lemony taste mixed with a grainy spiciness. A solid though unspectacular lighter offering for the summer months.

Bottle. Good beer. Lemon flavor is so subtle you can’t hardly taste it. Yea, it’s there, but barely. Still, it’s a good beer. Recommended.

Clear, light amber color. Very slight haze. Three finger head that leaves good retention and lacing. Lemongrass. Lightly hoppy undertones. Slight spicey notes. Lemony wheat flavor. Light and crisp. Malty notes mingle with the light hoppiness. Good balance. Nice and creamy. Good body for the style. This would be very refreshing on a nice, hot day.

Serving: 12 oz. bottle. Appearance: Clouded light orange color with a foamy, off-white head. Okay head retention. Aroma: Citric nose with notes of lemon, orange, a light floral note, a bit of wheat, and malt. Flavor: Lemon, orange, pepper, a bit of bitterness, some light wheat and malt notes. Fairly straight forward. Palate: Medium-high carbonation with a medium-light mouthfeel and a medium-short finish. Overall: I don’t mind drinking this from time to time when there isn’t much else around. It won’t wow you, but it doesn’t offend either. Take it or leave it.

Brown bottle, 355 ml, purchased at the LCBO, savoured on November 6 2009; eye: copper, hazy, average effervescence, almond head that rapidly turns into a tiny ring, light lacing; nose: grain, malt, dust, slight spice; mouth: grain, malt, light fruity, light hops, slight spices, finale in grain with light fruity presence, medium-light body, rather carbonated, lightly bitter; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 355 ml, achetée à la LCBO, savourée le 6 novembre 2009; œil : cuivrée, trouble, effervescence moyenne, mousse amande qui se transforme rapidement en un petit anneau de mousse, légère dentelle; nez : grain, malt, poussière, très léger épice; bouche : grain, malt, léger fruité, léger houblon, poussière, très léger épice, finale en grain avec légère présence fruité, corps moyen-léger, plutôt carbonatée, légèrement amère, légère acidité; en résumé : correct