The Sam Adams Summer Styles just left the market, to be replaced by the Harvest Collection.
Summer Styles included
- Boston Lager
- Sam Adams Light
- Blackberry Witbier
I'll review Boston Lager & Light separately, and catch the Blackberry in a review of fruit beers, but here's my thoughts on the three summer offerings:
- Pale Ale: Great full-flavored beer that nonetheless cools you off on a hot day. This was great with steaks and fried onions!
- Summer Ale: wheat beer with a splash of lemon and coriander, a great "lawnmower beer". This was often the first bottle I'd grab on a really hot day or while sitting in front of the grill waiting for the steaks to cook.
- Hefweizen: classic unfiltered wheat beer, smooth, yet complex. A great beer for sitting in the recliner after a long day.
Harvest Collection features:
- Boston Lager
- Brown Ale
- Cherry Wheat
- Dunkelweizen
- Octoberfest
- Irish Red
I also recently tried the Longshot Collection, winners of the 2008 Home-Brew contest
- Cranberry Wit
- Double IPA
- Traditional Bock
I'll start breaking these down and giving my thoughts on each this week
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