Favorite beer this summer?

Jack’s Abby Porch Fest

 

Been drinking a lot of Fairwind's Siren's Lure saison. It's the only saison I can easily find that isn't DuPont, and a lot more affordable. If a 4pk of DuPont didn't cost $4 more than a 6 of it, and was refrigerated, I'd be getting the DuPont. I miss being in Silver Branch distro.

 

Haven’t had it yet but would like to try layback lime & salt from athletic brewing co

 

I got through my 12 pack of Smuttynose's Finestkind IPA quicker than expected, that's for sure. If I can keep finding it fresh I'll probably buy more. But I just bought a ton of Heady Topper in the last week, so I'm unfortunately good on beer for now.

 

It’s a Deutscher Sommer on the patio - Gaffel Kolsch, Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier, Weltenburger Kloster Hell. Prost!

 

I guess my favorite would be what I am buying and drinking the most. This summer the top five beers that I have been going through would be -

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Weihenstephan Hefeweissbier
Saison Dupont
Boulevard Tank 7
Unibroue La Fin Du Monde

 

Kona big wave. So so so easy to drink, relatively low calorie, great Combo

 

This year's tall boy sixer of the summer from the land of sky blue waters Hamm's @ $5.49 love the return of the retro look, hope it stays.
Little Kings finally found a new old place with consistent stock of cases and 8's the perfect greasy pizza beer.
Erdinger Dunkel 4 pack pints for $6.99 new old place has a great selection of imports that the stock rotates well.

 

I had to watch the old pocketbook this summer, but my local store had the Golden Monkey Sours and Berry on sale BOGO (it was $14 a six pack, so a 12 pack for $14), so I drank a shit ton of those this summer. They were perfect! 9% abv but light and crisp and damn tasty.

 

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I can drink that stuff for days.

 

Nothing has been better than Utopias poolside in my genie bottle shaped coozy maintaining a perfect 55F serving temp.

 

New beer for me: Art History Punting (English summer ale). Otherwise it is pils season for me.

 

Bierkeller has been on a hot streak with good Cerne Pivo and Kölsch style biers, but my favorite was his Helles.

 

two best i've had thus far, this summer

Threes/Beared Iris-Dreams Of Yesterday Pilsner


Forest & Main House Lager

 

Saint Arnold's Elissa IPA. Tried this beer many years ago and don't remember being impressed. But I recently revisited it during a trip to Texas and was blown away. So refreshing to drink a 100% Cascade-hopped IPA. Cheers to Saint Arnold for sticking to their guns with this one.

 

Westbrook whipped pineapple gose. A touch of tropical sweetness. Mildly tart. Low abv. A definite summer crusher.

 

Stone Double Bastard.....yea I know "summer time". Tried to save some for the fall, but I failed. Been alternating with SN pale ale, and Terrapin Hopsecutioner.

 

Without a doubt, this one... only about ~$7 for a 4pack in my parts (Narragansett runs about $6 / 4 pack 'round here). Very crisp & refreshing. I keep buying them up...

 

Thanks for this one, we’ll be up there next week visiting our good friends. Will be on the lookout to try.

 

A new local brewery (well, new to me) called Berlinetta put out a Kölsch that for my money is just about the perfect summer beer: https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/61088/552447/

It's bready but not thick/rich/sweet, bubbly but not distractingly so, has just a bit of Continental hop bite but not bitter, light but plenty of flavor. Highly recommend