Summer (2018)
Anderson Craft Ales
- From:
- Anderson Craft Ales
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- German Pilsner
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.67 | pDev: 4.63%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 18, 2018
- Added:
- Jul 15, 2018
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)
3.84/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.84/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
355 mL can from a six-pack picked up at the LCBO; dated May 2 2018 and served slightly chilled. Bit of a switch-up this year - the label is exactly the same as last year's Summer, but that one was a 3.6% session ale, not a 5.0% German pilsener.
Pours a clear, pale golden-yellow colour; one finger of loose, bubbly white foam settles atop, then erodes over the next several minutes. Some rather beautiful lacing is left behind in its wake, with a modest-sized collar also sticking around. Very clean nose - all I'm getting are some grainy pale barley malts, with hints of grassy hay and floral hops. Works for me.
A soundly-brewed pale lager, for sure. It tastes of grainy pale malt and lightly crackery sweetness on the front end, but it's those spicy, herbal continental hops that come through on the back end and really make this a complete, quality pils. A bit grassy and floral too, with just the right level of bitterness for my tastes; it leans towards off-dry into the aftertaste. Light in body, with average carbonation levels that prickle the palate continuously - it froths up a bit in the mouth, but the overall texture is mostly smooth. Very easy to pound back.
Final Grade: 3.84, a B+. I've always appreciated an assertive hop bite in my pilseners (e.g. Jever), and Anderson's Summer is along those same lines. A little pricey in context - six tallboys of the aforementioned Jever would still be more than a buck cheaper than this six-pack of short cans was. But I suppose anyone who buys domestic craft lagers on a regular basis is already used to that. In any event, I'll pick up a few more over the course of the summer just to support a local business and fellow Anderson.
Jul 15, 2018Pours a clear, pale golden-yellow colour; one finger of loose, bubbly white foam settles atop, then erodes over the next several minutes. Some rather beautiful lacing is left behind in its wake, with a modest-sized collar also sticking around. Very clean nose - all I'm getting are some grainy pale barley malts, with hints of grassy hay and floral hops. Works for me.
A soundly-brewed pale lager, for sure. It tastes of grainy pale malt and lightly crackery sweetness on the front end, but it's those spicy, herbal continental hops that come through on the back end and really make this a complete, quality pils. A bit grassy and floral too, with just the right level of bitterness for my tastes; it leans towards off-dry into the aftertaste. Light in body, with average carbonation levels that prickle the palate continuously - it froths up a bit in the mouth, but the overall texture is mostly smooth. Very easy to pound back.
Final Grade: 3.84, a B+. I've always appreciated an assertive hop bite in my pilseners (e.g. Jever), and Anderson's Summer is along those same lines. A little pricey in context - six tallboys of the aforementioned Jever would still be more than a buck cheaper than this six-pack of short cans was. But I suppose anyone who buys domestic craft lagers on a regular basis is already used to that. In any event, I'll pick up a few more over the course of the summer just to support a local business and fellow Anderson.
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