Your spring/summer go-to beer

My warm weather go-to is usually Founders All Day IPA especially on the beach.

But I can get Westbrook Gose easily now so that's definitely going in the rotation and Creature Comforts Tropicalia is always in my fridge anyway--don't mess with a good thing! I'll probably work in some nice pilsners.

 

Czech and German Pilseners (FW Pivo and Notch Session for sure), some guilty pleasure pale lagers (Jack's Abby Frammingham and Wachusett Blueberry) and whole lot of gose and berliners

 

My favorite spring/summer beer when I have it in my fridge, which luckily, is roughly once a month, is Julius. However, easier to obtain beers, I would have to say Little Sumpin' Sumpin'

 

Santilli

Super Session

 

Oberon, High Life, and all the goses I can get

 

Well I've got tons of DIPAs from Vermont, so those will be consumed. Summer really only changes one thing for me: outdoor parties means I need a beer I can drink more of, with less calories/abv. I'd appreciate suggestions on that. Session IPAs tend not to cut it and I don't like Pilsners. I love APAs, but need one that isn't a disguised IPA at nearly 7% and still tastes good (Everett in cans! ). I'm thinking Kellerbiers but who the hell makes them?

 

Anything light, crisp, and fresh. I live in a swampy area. The humidity is nothing to mess with.

 

Troegs Sunshine Pils, then a bunch from Victory - Prima Pils, Headwaters, and Summer Love.

 

Is Beach beer something they're actually releasing or are you saying it as in drinking Boat Beer on the beach??

 

The label was submitted (TTB) a while back. I'm pretty damn excited

 

In the summer, on a hot day at a picnic, party, or beach party, free beer is the best.

 

Firestone Walker Pivo.

Anchor California Lager.

My "Go-To"s on a warm day next to a grill.

 

Weihenstephaner krystallweiss
Paulaner original

 

Hmm..let's see,
Spring (mind you, we've had a cold/wet Spring even by our NW standards): pFriem Vienna Lager, Fort George Suicide Squeeze, Modern Times Blazing World, Block 15 Sticky Hands, Lagunitas Waldos', Pelican Tsunami Stout, SN Tropical Torpedo
Summer: SN Summerfest/Nooner/Otra Vez/Kellerweis, Bell's Oberon, Sixpoint Jammer, Worthy Easy Day Kolsch, Full Sail Session (most styles), Cascade Lakes Blonde Bombshell
Cheers!

 

Foothills Torch Pils is a good one (and Red Oak) but given all of the local German/Czech heritage, I'd love to see a signature regional Pils emerge. I think it's inevitable.

 

I'd love to see beers of the quality of Sly Fox, Trauger Pils, or Stoudts here as well. The trend is going up. If Charlotte wasn't a miserable driving experience OMB would make a nice Sat drive for lunch.

 

Stoudts has been here, but pricey. I really want to try @herrburgess beers down in Columbia. And I agree about Charlotte traffic. It just generally plain sucks.

 

Got a big beer garden happening today in a green space right on Main Street. Come on down!

 

I have a question that I don't think warrants it's own thread, and because there seems to be at least a handful of SN Kellerweis fans in this one I'm going to post it here.

I've just noticed that on the label for Kellerweis it says to pour 2/3 of the beer into the glass, swirl the bottle, then pour the remaining 1/3. I've had this beer at least 50 times with a regular pour and now I've consumed a 6pk using SN's suggested pouring method and I don't really notice a difference.

Could someone enlighten me as to why they recommend pouring this way? And is this just a Kellerweis thing, or are all hefeweizens supposed to be poured in this manner?

 

I truly didn't mean to actually laugh out loud but as a member here for a while, I remember you getting a whole pallet of that stuff.