Summer Session
Peak Organic Brewing Company

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From:
Peak Organic Brewing Company
 
Maine, United States
Style:
American Pale Wheat Beer
Ranked #132
ABV:
5%
Score:
82
Ranked #24,675
Avg:
3.63 | pDev: 15.15%
Reviews:
88
Ratings:
342
Status:
Active
Rated:
Aug 01, 2023
Added:
Jun 08, 2010
Wants:
  12
Gots:
  67
A summertime IPA. A traditional summer wheat beer marries a West Coast pale ale. Locally grown wheat provides a complex mouthfeel and Amarillo® dry hopping gives a citrusy aroma.

61 IBU
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Ratings by Mikexw:
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Rated by Mikexw from New York

3.25/5  rDev -10.5%

Apr 08, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.5 by plaid75 from New York

Aug 01, 2023
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Reviewed by akaizer from Virginia

3.77/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a hazy bright wheat color with a nice fluffy head of white foam. Scent has a nice citrus-y aroma along with hints of tropical fruit notes (almost a guava or stone fruit). Taste matches well with notes of lemon, tropic notes, and a bit of hop to cut against the sweeter notes. Feel is light, crisp, and refreshing -- a great combo as we move into summer months.
Jun 11, 2023
 
Rated: 3.5 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Feb 26, 2022
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Reviewed by dano213 from Pennsylvania

3.9/5  rDev +7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12oz can purchased from the fridge from a local bar/bottle shop as a single, don't recall the price. Best by date of 10/11/21.

Look: Very pale yellow straw color with a very faint haze. A very compact-bubbled head clinging to the rim of the glass. The head seems to regerate and be retained nicely after swirling. Looks like a nice, refreshing summer crusher.

Smell: Nice aromas - some lemony, grapefruity citrus and a bit of fresh-cut grass. There are some green notes here too - green bell pepper - which I don't often get with low ABV beers like this. Getting some of those wheat beer aromas of banana and bubble gum as this opens up. Smells pretty nice.

Taste: Up front, it has characteristic flavors of a wheat beer - some estery and phenolic notes of banana and bubble gum. Then there is a bit of lemon and some grapefruit pith and peppery notes on the finish. There is something chalkly about the flavor on the finish, which is odd because it seems like it is fresh enough. Finish has a lingering bitterness with notes of earthy pine, grass, pepper, and grapefruit pith.

Feel: It has a light to medium body with the right amount of carbonation.

Overall: I have really liked everything that I have had from Peak Organic so far - The Juice, Fresh Cut, and Slim Hazy (review forthcoming). This one may be my least favorite of the bunch, but it's still pretty good. To me it's good, but I prefer the flavor profile of the other beers that I have had and have found those to be more impactful than this one. I would want this to be a bit brighter and a bit juicier for me. I think that I'm also not the biggest fan of a hoppy wheat beer in this style, but it's a good summertime option. Also, I think that I would characterize this beer more as an American Pale Wheat Beer than an American IPA.

From the website:
A traditional summer wheat beer marries a West Coast pale ale. Locally grown wheat provides a complex mouthfeel and Amarillo® dry hopping gives a citrusy aroma.

ABV: 5% IBUs: 61
Aug 06, 2021
 
Rated: 3.41 by simonrgilbert57 from California

Jul 31, 2021
 
Rated: 3.82 by edthehead from Maryland

Sep 08, 2020
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Reviewed by JoKo from Connecticut

3.81/5  rDev +5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a bright, hazy yellow with a moderate amount of carbonation, inch thick white head that dissipated quickly. Smell is hops up front, dank aroma. The taste is hop forward, piney, citrus notes, very mild malt sweetness. Light bodied beer, very easy drinkability. Overall, a good light IPA.
Aug 11, 2020
 
Rated: 3.75 by Velivolus1 from Vermont

Aug 03, 2020
 
Rated: 3.89 by BidYouABrew from Washington

Jun 15, 2020
 
Rated: 5 by Tonyj70 from Maine

Aug 30, 2019
 
Rated: 3.79 by Jjmj51 from Rhode Island

Jul 30, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by Velivolus from Vermont

Jul 09, 2019
 
Rated: 3.74 by PaleAleWalt from New York

Jun 05, 2019
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Reviewed by daliandragon from Maryland

3.64/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Picked up at Trader Joe's back on Long Island while home for the holiday. Pours a healthy straw color with a cloudy body and strong lemon twang in the nose along with some pleasant bread notes and solid lace for the style.

More bitterness thrugh the sip than I was expecting, with a little spice among the wheat. Ths isn't really my thing, but I can see the appeal and that it could be refreshing on a hot summer day, but the extra bitterness seems likle a strange fit.
May 31, 2019
 
Rated: 3.65 by KMcGrath from Massachusetts

Dec 04, 2018
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Reviewed by mike22ne from Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +10.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a can.
A nice solid session IPA, with classic citrus resin hop aromas and taste. A tasty crisp bready malt base lends enough flavor while keeping the bitterness in check. Light body and refreshing for summer.
Great!
Jun 26, 2018
 
Rated: 3.98 by williahd from Maine

Jun 24, 2018
 
Rated: 3.74 by BigMike from Pennsylvania

Jun 06, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by JeffKowalek from Tennessee

May 13, 2018
Summer Session from Peak Organic Brewing Company
Beer rating: 82 out of 100 with 342 ratings