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Island Summer Ale
St. John Brewers
- From:
- St. John Brewers
- Virgin Islands (U.S.)
- Style:
- American Blonde Ale
Ranked #362 - ABV:
- 4.2%
- Score:
- 76
Ranked #27,407 - Avg:
- 3.25 | pDev: 14.46%
- Reviews:
- 41
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 07, 2023
- Added:
- Jul 25, 2007
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 8
A refreshing light bodied summer blonde ale with a clean crisp finish with a half wheat and pale malt recipe. Brewed with the concept of 12 months of summer in the Virgin Islands
Available year-round in the Virgin Islands, April-August in the United States.
Available year-round in the Virgin Islands, April-August in the United States.
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Reviewed by greenjeff4141 from Florida
3.53/5 rDev +8.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.53/5 rDev +8.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Drank from a can in St Thomas. Very light, a bit dry, moderate carbonation, refreshing easy drinking beer for a hot day. It's starts with a bit of grain, a mild fruitiness, finished with fizz and dryness, but not cloying.
Dec 07, 2023Reviewed by jmdrpi from Pennsylvania
3.37/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.37/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
both a bottle and a can of this while in St. John on vacation
pours into glass a light yellow golden color, fairly clear, with white head. aroma of light citrus and a touch of wheat. similar flavor, mild taste, easy drinking. thinner bodied.
Jan 16, 2022pours into glass a light yellow golden color, fairly clear, with white head. aroma of light citrus and a touch of wheat. similar flavor, mild taste, easy drinking. thinner bodied.
Reviewed by Roy_Hobbs from Connecticut
3.56/5 rDev +9.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.56/5 rDev +9.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Appearance is tall and brown with curves in all the right places. ok..I admit, I didn't pour this into a glass. Some beers are made to be consumed out of a bottle, which is how I've chosen to enjoy this one. I can pick up the aroma even through the think bottle neck, and it doesn't have a whole lot going on. Not that I expect much for the style, but it has a very generic AAL aroma to it. Taste is somewhat of a different story. I went in expecting pretty much nothing, but this is actually very nice if you rate it to style. Light, bready malts, clean and crisp. They go down extremely easily, which with some beers is exactly the point. I bought a six pack of this and will be returning to the local market to buy more.
Aug 08, 2021Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.06/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.06/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Looks like a pale ale, maybe a little lighter, 1/2" white head. Aroma was mild grains and slight floral hops, ever so slight.
Taste was run of the mill blonde ale, which is to say there wasn't much in the way of taste. Didn't have any of the adjunct fruit stuff their other beers do. Average stuff all the way around pretty much.
Mar 08, 2016Taste was run of the mill blonde ale, which is to say there wasn't much in the way of taste. Didn't have any of the adjunct fruit stuff their other beers do. Average stuff all the way around pretty much.
Island Summer Ale from St. John Brewers
Beer rating:
76 out of
100 with
92 ratings
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