Samuel Adams Summer Ale

Samuel Adams Summer Ale
Type of beer: Wheat Ale
Container Type: 355 mL bottle
Alcohol by volume: 5.20%
Country of origin: United States
Rating: 64% (see below)
Number of times I've had this beer: 1st
Cost: $1.00
Tasted on: 6/21/10
Colours of label: Yellow/Blue/White
Drank From: Glass

Label Reads: "Refreshing, crisp and tangy. Summer Ale is brewed with wheat malt, lemon zest and grains of paradise, a mysterious brewing spice used by Renaissance brewers centuries ago. Summer Ale is an American wheat ale from one of America's original craft brewers. Cheers!"

website: www.samadams.com
Best for: June 21st to September 21st (approximately)
Ratings:
Taste: 13/20
Flavour: 12/20
Buy again: 11/20
Aroma: 7/10
Satisfaction: 7/10
Complexity: 8/10
Intangible: 7/10

Handwritten notes: This beer is a nice wheaty punch ("punch" in the sense of fruit punch, not the fist kind). This is a lemony, banana-ey, tangerine-ey nod to the shandy. It is lightly spiced to the point of being noticeable, but not distracting. This may not be the most spectacular thing I've ever had, but I have to give it props because it is a "sit-beer". I have always feels that you can choose a beer based on any situation: any season, a sunny or rainy day, any frame of mind, any possible series of events. So strong is my conviction that I have included "best for:" in all my reviews. This has mostly been an opportunity for me to be a jackass, but I truly believe in the premise. Example: picture that you have just spent 6 hours re-doing your taxes for the past 3 years. You put down your pen with numbers swimming through your head and exhale heavily. Now, do you want a wheat fruit beer or a 8% stout? Exactly.

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