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Anchor Summer Beer
Anchor Brewing Company
- From:
- Anchor Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Wheat Beer
- ABV:
- 4.6%
- Score:
- 77
- Avg:
- 3.39 | pDev: 14.75%
- Reviews:
- 604
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 08, 2023
- Added:
- Jan 14, 2002
- Wants:
- 29
- Gots:
- 118
No description / notes.
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Ratings by Dubblebock:
Reviewed by Dubblebock from Texas
3.61/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
3.61/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
Anchor's Summer Beer is a pleasant hot-weather diversion. It's not overwhelmingly adventurous or stylistically outstanding, but it sure does go down easy on the back porch. It was a bit pricey at $7.99/sixer, but I generally enjoy Anchor products, and I've been in a late-season wheat beer mood, so I picked this one out of the crowd.
The appearance is quite good. This beer produces a massive, creamy head if it's poured correctly. The head takes a long time to dwindle, leaving nice sticky lacing down the sides of the mug. Very, very nice looking.
The smell was strictly average, nothing too much coming through in the nose.
The taste was a bit thin, but interesting. The malts combine to make a quirky taste. Slight hints of citrus, a bit of a grassy aftertaste. Surprisingly dry. I really have never tasted a wheat beer quite like this one. Anchor makes a big deal on the label about this being an all-malt beer, and I'm wondering if this wouldn't have been better if they had fleshed it out a little more with an adjunct. Slight hoppiness to compliment the malts.
Thin mouthfeel, not particularly carbonated. Dry.
Extremely drinkable, though. It would have been easy to put away quite a few of this light summertime offering. Try this on your friends who enjoy light beers and see what they think. Would pair nice with some chicken or some fish. A good backyard beer for those waning summer days.
Aug 30, 2004The appearance is quite good. This beer produces a massive, creamy head if it's poured correctly. The head takes a long time to dwindle, leaving nice sticky lacing down the sides of the mug. Very, very nice looking.
The smell was strictly average, nothing too much coming through in the nose.
The taste was a bit thin, but interesting. The malts combine to make a quirky taste. Slight hints of citrus, a bit of a grassy aftertaste. Surprisingly dry. I really have never tasted a wheat beer quite like this one. Anchor makes a big deal on the label about this being an all-malt beer, and I'm wondering if this wouldn't have been better if they had fleshed it out a little more with an adjunct. Slight hoppiness to compliment the malts.
Thin mouthfeel, not particularly carbonated. Dry.
Extremely drinkable, though. It would have been easy to put away quite a few of this light summertime offering. Try this on your friends who enjoy light beers and see what they think. Would pair nice with some chicken or some fish. A good backyard beer for those waning summer days.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.75/5 rDev +10.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +10.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Can’t believe the low ratings, this is how a wheat ale should be done. Tight creamy head and clear golden body, light malt aroma, nice bready taste, velvety mouthfeel. Near perfectly crafted.
Nov 08, 2023Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois
3.45/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.45/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Somehow forgot to rate this one from years past, having again now and my feelings are the same. Not enough wheat in taste, and in its place is grass, and blonde malts, also has a soapy aftertaste with the orange and lemon. This is odd because the smell has a good bit of grains and citrus, go figure. Will admit the feel is very summertime, light, bright and crisp. Would only have on a hot day
Jan 26, 2019Reviewed by Wasatch from Colorado
4/5 rDev +18%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +18%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 oz. Bottle
Pours a nice yellow color, nice carbonation, with a pretty nice small off-white head, which leaves some sticky lacing behind. The nose is hoppy, malty, yeasty, with some citrus. The taste is hoppy, malty, kinda yeasty, citrusy. Medium body, with a nice dry/bitter finish. Overall, a pretty tasty brew.
Apr 05, 2017Pours a nice yellow color, nice carbonation, with a pretty nice small off-white head, which leaves some sticky lacing behind. The nose is hoppy, malty, yeasty, with some citrus. The taste is hoppy, malty, kinda yeasty, citrusy. Medium body, with a nice dry/bitter finish. Overall, a pretty tasty brew.
Reviewed by NiceTaps from New Jersey
3.65/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.65/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Drank right from the 12oz can.
Malt, wheat, yeast, lemon, some spice and hop bitterness. What's not to like? Not to mention that I drank 5 on a hot summer's eve at a neighbor's get-together and walked home with my wits in tact.
A decent summer refresher.
Aug 28, 2016Malt, wheat, yeast, lemon, some spice and hop bitterness. What's not to like? Not to mention that I drank 5 on a hot summer's eve at a neighbor's get-together and walked home with my wits in tact.
A decent summer refresher.
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.17/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.17/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
A yellow wheat beer that shows off its haze below a 3/5" white head. Solid retention. Aroma was grainy wheat, lemon.
Taste added to those and threw in some spice rack coriander, more lemon, substantial bitterness for style. Packs a good amount of flavor into a lighter bodied brew.
Jun 10, 2016Taste added to those and threw in some spice rack coriander, more lemon, substantial bitterness for style. Packs a good amount of flavor into a lighter bodied brew.
Anchor Summer Beer from Anchor Brewing Company
Beer rating:
77 out of
100 with
1307 ratings
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