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SARANAC SUMMER ALE

Brisk medium-bodied summer refresher (circa 2011) maintains syrupy peach-lacquered apricot tang above fizzy hop pep to honeyed wheat spine. Sweet lemonade whim caresses sunny Belgian witbier-like citron twist at midst. Herbal-spiced coriander, ginger, lemongrass, menthol, spearmint, and eucalyptus illusions make small cameos. A strapping seasonal bettering most delicate summertime lightweights.

Saranac Summer Ale Seasonal American Summer Beer

ROGUE SOMER ORANGE HONEY ALE

Understated straw-hazed pearly-headed summer ale (known previously as tap-only Eugene City Tracktown Honey Orange) brings subtle candi-sugared fruiting and herbal spicing to paper-thin oats spine. Mild wildflower-honeyed orange peel, lemon meringue, coriander, chamomile and menthol adjuncts brighten salty peppered grassy hop stead. Tertiary watermelon-soured tartness and tranquil lime spritz complete sunny light-bodied mood.

Somer Orange Beer, a Honey Pale Wheat Ale for Summer

MAGIC HAT WACKO SUMMER SEASONAL

MAGIC HAT WACKOImpossibly clear pinkish amber hue proves even lighter and more transparent than soft-toned session beer itself. Faint orange dryness and distant grassy-hopped bittering coerce washed-out beet-sugared strawberry-melon-apricot astringency. Subtle pale-malted Pac Mac yeast influx doesn’t suffice and vacuous citric-soured finish leaves slight metallic twinge. Sadly, summer retreat ain’t nearly ‘wacky’ enough re-tweaking Magic Hat’s equally pallid beet-crazy precursor Kerouac Ale.

MENDOCINO SUMMER ALE

Better and more resilient than most common summer brews, this unfiltered limited edition 2005 white ale brings orange peel bittering and tangy lemony fizz to wafting vegetal acridity. Peppery coriander-mint-thyme spicing adds comely seasonal depth. Though light-bodied, its busy wheat-based mix carries through to tannic yellow grape dryness illuminating sweltering banana-teased finish, retaining brimful sunlit buoyancy.