Clover Island Summer Lager
Ice Harbor Brewing Company

One of the absolute clearest beers I’ve ever seen. Clover Island exhibits a stunning clarity in flawless yellow-gold. Despite this, the complete lack of head and lace detracts from the overall visual appeal and is a notable deficit on a lager. The beer looks naked. And its modest flavor bears greater resemblance to a fruitful amber ale than a crisp lager. I’m guessing that by September this summer beer was past its prime and had lost its more nuanced properties. 5.2% ABV.

12oz pint obtained on-tap at the Ice Harbor Brewpub in Kennewick. I think this may have replaced the Fiesta Cervesa. Clover Island is a man-made island in the Columbia River linked by a causeway to downtown Kennewick. The area has kinda gone to seed in recent years but is now getting a face-lift with lots of business building there, including a second Ice Harbor location that will open in August.

Color was a pleasing amber-ish gold, with a tight white head. sheets of foam were left down the sides of the glass.

This had a mild, crisp scent to it. Smelled like the perfect summer beer.

This was a clean tasting lager with no off flavors of the kind often encountered in mass market lagers. It finished pleasingly dry. Not a lot to it, but there isn't supposed to be, and what is here tastes exactly how it should.

Light bodiedm with a crisp, clean mouthfeel. Just right for the style.

Very drinkable. Not sure what the abv is but it's definitely sessionable. A good choice if you've just walked in out of the hot Tri-Cities summer sunshine.