Favorite Summer Beers?

For me it is New Glarus Dancing Man Wheat, one of the best american hefes and a style I really only drink on a hot day because nothing else hits that spor the way a nice hefe does. Also a lot of session beers.

 

Odell's St. Lupulin is a nice summer seasonal, imo. Been enjoying that one a good deal lately.

 

I definitely think there's a spike in my consumption of German beer during the summer months. Helles, Pilsner, and weizen are all summer staples for me. Stoudt's Gold Lager is a particular favorite.

Generally, I associate "summer beer" with lower alcohol content, but if it's really important to you, maybe seek out some Belgian strong pales. Generally light in body, but high in flavor and alcohol. North Coast's Pranqster is a good, relatively inexpensive option.

 

Sierra Nevada Summerfest. I want a pool full of it.

 

I like a sharp crisp IPA in the heat, Caldera is a nice pool ,beach, summer IPA. Or a Miler Lite.

 

I see a lot of Troegs Sunshine Pils, Lancaster Kolsch and Prof Fritz Berliner Weiss in my future- they're superb styles for the sun and heat, and those are some pretty great examples of each. For a change of pace I also will throw some Schlenkerla Helles in there, as well as some Lagunitas Little Sumpin Sumpin.

 

I'm stoked for Sam Adams Octoberfest this July!

 

Im really digging Narragansett Summer and Anderson Valley Summer Solstice this year. Weihenstephaner Kristal is a perennial favorite.

 

Surly Hell and Bitter. Damn delicious...

 

I've been drinking a good amount of Sierra Nevada Summerfest, and Odell St. Lupulin since both have come out.

 

You hit it with Summer Love. Very good beer. CCB Jai Alai is a good one for me also. I will also do a Corona Light and Lime at the beach.

 

Even though I'll get ripped for it, I've always liked Leinenkugel's Summer Shandy as a summer beer.

 

Ommegang Hennepin
Lagunitas Little Sumpin' Sumpin'
Southern Tier Raspberry Wheat
Lots of Saison's and wheat beer

 

Paulaner Hefe, Magic Hat Elder Betty ( really liking this one), Bell's Oarsman, GL Holy Moses.... I'm also a big fan of GI Fleur ( I love most beers I've had with Hibiscus).

 

deschutes twilight
odells st lupulin
dancing man wheat
tallgrass halcyon wheat

 

Altho' I'm a huge fan off AAL's, I really like Noble, Summerfest, and a local, Marshall Old Pavillion Pils. German helles, imported Czech pils too. Also American wheats, like Boulevard. It's all about BBQ, family and a (not-so) friendly game of horseshoes. My people will drink anything from Milwaukee's Best, to Chimay Blue.

 

Little sumpin sumpin
Imperial stout trooper
Smuttynose imperial stout

 

3F Kriek/Geueze

SN Summerfest

Heater Allen Pils

Victory Prima Pils

Duvel

HotD Blue Dot (Sure it's an IIPA, but a totally unbalanced, citrusy hop bomb of an IIPA works for me in the Summer)

I didn't try them until after last Summer, but I've got a feeling Logsdon's Seizoen Bretta and Green Flash's Rayon Vert will be regulars this Summer.

 

'Gansett summer all the way, I don't know how many cans I had last year. Also the Harpoon Raspberry UFO finds my way to the fridge along with the normal pale ales and IPAs.