Samuel Adams Summer Ale

Summer Ale

 

Samuel Adams in Boston, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸

  Wheat Ale Summer
Score
6.30
ABV: 5.3% IBU: 8 Ticks: 29
Citrus Wheat Ale

Light and refreshing, our American wheat ale has a citrus blend of orange, lime, and lemon peels and a subtle grains of paradise spice. Crisp and easy-drinking, Summer Ale brightens up any summer day.

Admin Note: Reformulated recipe since 2019.
 

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6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Refrigerated 12 oz brown glass bottle poured into a glass. Hazy yellow with big white head. Aroma is light citrus, medium/light body, low carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is light citrus and light wheat esters.
Tried from Bottle on 26 May 2026 at 01:54

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Tight white head on a cloudy full golden coloured body.
Wheat & lemon aroma.
Medium bodied, foamy with a cloying back.
Lime, lemon, clove & wheat tastes with a tangy finish.
Quite moorish.
Tried from Can on 22 Jan 2026 at 20:59

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
355ml can. Clear golden, white head (clear wheat beers seem wrong). Aroma of lemon and lime, coriander, wheat/bready malts. Taste is very citrusy, lemon, lime, orange peel, mild coriander and cardamom spice, all on a bready wheaty malt base, low bitterness. Light-medium body. Nice beer but rather light in every aspect, but I assume that's intentional to be fair.
Tried from Can from Left Field Beer on 25 Sep 2025 at 20:56

6/10
Watery, which I guess is great for summer
Tried on 10 Aug 2025 at 17:05

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
On tap at Harbor Grille, BWI AirPort. Deeply hazy yellow, nice head, excellent retention, nice lacing. Aroma strong wheat, orange peel, coriander.Taste strong wheat & orange peel, late coriander.Smooth, frothy texture, soft carbonation, finish as taste.
Tried from Draft on 28 Jun 2025 at 02:00

6.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Hazy-ish amber. Lightly lemony, slightly wheaty, nice and refreshing. Definitely more crushable than heavier bodied Weißbier. Nice one Sam!
Tried from Can on 24 Jun 2025 at 23:41

6.5/10
RB score 2.94
Tried from Bottle on 07 Mar 2025 at 03:59

9/10
Tried on 13 Dec 2024 at 16:48

6/10
Tried from Draft on 12 Sep 2024 at 19:43

6.4/10
Necessary beer before officiating my cousin's wedding 🍻
Tried from Bottle on 03 Aug 2024 at 14:50