Summer Solstice
Mishawaka Brewing Company

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From:
Mishawaka Brewing Company
 
Indiana, United States
Style:
American Strong Ale
ABV:
8.5%
Score:
+8 ratings needed
Avg:
3.85 | pDev: 3.12%
Ratings:
2 | reviews: 2
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Sep 02, 2005
Added:
Jun 25, 2005
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
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Reviewed by weeare138 from Pennsylvania

3.97/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Thanks to hopdog for sharing this...
Appears a hazy cloud of peachy amber with a small white head that fades. Little lacing is left behing.
Smell is of fruit coctail and peaches, resembling that of a brew done with a Triple yeast.
Taste is of the same fruity aromas with a hint of caramel malt and perhaps a touch of wheat.
Mouthfeel is medium bodied with decent carbonation. Slight sweetness and alcohol finish.
Sep 02, 2005
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Reviewed by blackie from Oregon

3.73/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Kind of a medium amber color, with an off white head that leaves little lacing.

Smells sweet, malty and estery. Hints of dark fruit. Both hops and alcohol are pretty slight, but not missing.

Carbonation is a little low. I usually prefer it low for this style, but it is a little too low here. The body is not too thin, and is slick on the tongue.

Taste is much like the smell...sweet, fruity, and estery. Pretty rich. Finishes with some hop bitterness. The alcohol is hiding from my tastebuds.

I'm not too sure what to think about this beer. I want to say it needs something, but I don't know what. A good summer seasonal nonetheless.

I put a bomber down in the cellar to try in a year.
Jun 25, 2005