Summer Ale
Blue Point Brewing in Patchogue, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Golden / Blonde Ale Summer|
Score
5.29
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The delicious, refreshing taste of Summer Ale comes from a substantial portion of wheat malt added to a traditional barley malt mix which gives this delicious brew a unique tartness not found in many light ales these days. No surprise – this light, thirst-quenching brew is best enjoyed on hot summer days.
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5.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Taster at brewpub. I kind of just refused to buy 6 packs of this for the price of their regular offerings. However, a free taster is fine enough and even worth rating. But overall this was actually a surprisingly decent brew. Color is dark yellow and completely lucid. A lightly sweet corn with mostly a refreshing maltiness, can’t really describe it any better. I don’t taste any lemon as the description says but it was definitely a crisp maltiness. Taste is a refreshing slightly estery maltiness peppered with light biscuit. A bunch of breweries make a light or lawnmower or summer beer but this is actually a decent one. Thirst quenching and recommended for that.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Jun 2007
at 20:43
3.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 2
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
On tap at D’s in Regent Square, Swissvale. Basic pale yellow american lager color and appearance but I think it is just a little hazy. Smell is a little hoppy and with some fruit. Taste is as hoppy as it smells, kind of surprising for a golden ale. Barely leaves any hop bitterness on the palate at first but it is definately hoppy. Cannot detect much citrus except for the citrus rind taste. Medium low carbonation. Bitterness on the back of the throat builds to a medium lasting linger that hangs for a while after the session. A little too much hops for me in a blonde ale. Northen Country Northern Lite is much better than this as a golden ale.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Jun 2007
at 05:58
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
2006 bottle on 5/20/06. Actually retained head just shows fresheness as this is filtered and artificially carbonated. Fades to ring quickly, zero lacing, and a clear straw-golden body. Hoppy nose has straw, dill, oregano and light barley hints. The flavor is wet vanilla and light honey atop chewy grahahm crackers. Rather dulled by some water and leafiness, but quite clean in the yeast and alcohol department. Filtered and unadventurous can only get you so far.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2006
at 02:00
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Light - quenching - slightly lemony - decent hops for a summer ale - great for a bbq meal, but by itself it's a little on the bland side.
Tried
on 14 Jul 2003
at 21:02