Second Summer
Snake Lake Brewing Company
- From:
- Snake Lake Brewing Company
- Alberta, Canada
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 6.4%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.37 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 06, 2026
- Added:
- Jan 06, 2026
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Brewed in collaboration with the Red Deer Brewers homebrew club, this modern West Coast IPA showcases hops selected for vibrant flavor over heavy bitterness. Bursting with notes of citrus, white grape, gooseberry, and tropical fruit, it's crisp, refreshing, and more approachable than traditional West Coast IPAs.
- Notes from the label on the can
- Notes from the label on the can
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by ChrisCage from Canada (AB)
3.37/5 rDev 0%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
3.37/5 rDev 0%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
Beer #5 from my 2025 Advent Calendar.....
A- Pours a nice golden color, with hues of bronze and yellow in the background....there is a muted haziness throughout as well, but still enough clarity for me to see through the brew. There really isn't much of a head here, even after a reasonably hard pour....only a small white layer that settles quickly into a thin white foamy ring around the inside of the glass takes shape....a couple of small soapy bubbles clump together as well. Doesn't seem to have a huge amount of carbonation about it, with little to no columns rising to the top, while the lacing is moderately better, showcasing small amounts of foam clinging to the inside of the glass. Overall this is a bit of an underwhelming beer to look at....the label is probably one of the better ones I've seen in awhile....snake and buck enjoying a frothy pint over a tree stump!
S- They weren't kidding here when they mentioned that this was more flavor forward than hop forward. There is a considerable amount of malt sweetness, that leans into creamy territory, sweet white grapes, orchard apple and pear fruitiness, perhaps even some peach and/or nectarine, with highly muted hop bitterness on the finish....rather more of a fruit juice like sweetness. Again, I have my hopes up for the taste, but the aroma doesn't remind me in the least of an IPA style brew.
T- Ok, the flavors here are slightly more leaning into IPA territory, however, it is still pretty sweet....yes approachable for the style. The citrus like hop character does show itself, with orange, muted lime and tangelo notes about it. Again, there is sweeter white grape , orchard pear/apple/apricot sweetness, and molasses like malt robustness. The finish does have some bitterness from hop use, and it does hit the back of my palate, however, it is mild and doesn't cleanse like an IPA normally would.
M/O- Definitely a medium bodied beer, and while the carbonation wasn't very visible, it is there, with fine zesty bubbles popping on the palate softly. The alcohol is very well hidden, and it is cloying on the palate....I believe this could have fermented longer and "stiffened" up a bit, with even another percent of alcohol. It is very drinkable yes, and I could definitely have more than one, but my palate would get fatigued having this too long. An excellent intro into the style, but I am disappointed in what I thought it would be.....belongs in a pale ale category, not IPA
Jan 06, 2026A- Pours a nice golden color, with hues of bronze and yellow in the background....there is a muted haziness throughout as well, but still enough clarity for me to see through the brew. There really isn't much of a head here, even after a reasonably hard pour....only a small white layer that settles quickly into a thin white foamy ring around the inside of the glass takes shape....a couple of small soapy bubbles clump together as well. Doesn't seem to have a huge amount of carbonation about it, with little to no columns rising to the top, while the lacing is moderately better, showcasing small amounts of foam clinging to the inside of the glass. Overall this is a bit of an underwhelming beer to look at....the label is probably one of the better ones I've seen in awhile....snake and buck enjoying a frothy pint over a tree stump!
S- They weren't kidding here when they mentioned that this was more flavor forward than hop forward. There is a considerable amount of malt sweetness, that leans into creamy territory, sweet white grapes, orchard apple and pear fruitiness, perhaps even some peach and/or nectarine, with highly muted hop bitterness on the finish....rather more of a fruit juice like sweetness. Again, I have my hopes up for the taste, but the aroma doesn't remind me in the least of an IPA style brew.
T- Ok, the flavors here are slightly more leaning into IPA territory, however, it is still pretty sweet....yes approachable for the style. The citrus like hop character does show itself, with orange, muted lime and tangelo notes about it. Again, there is sweeter white grape , orchard pear/apple/apricot sweetness, and molasses like malt robustness. The finish does have some bitterness from hop use, and it does hit the back of my palate, however, it is mild and doesn't cleanse like an IPA normally would.
M/O- Definitely a medium bodied beer, and while the carbonation wasn't very visible, it is there, with fine zesty bubbles popping on the palate softly. The alcohol is very well hidden, and it is cloying on the palate....I believe this could have fermented longer and "stiffened" up a bit, with even another percent of alcohol. It is very drinkable yes, and I could definitely have more than one, but my palate would get fatigued having this too long. An excellent intro into the style, but I am disappointed in what I thought it would be.....belongs in a pale ale category, not IPA
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