http://www.beermelodies.com For Beer Geeks And Rock Freaks Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:18:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/samuel-adams-summer-ale-2010/ http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/samuel-adams-summer-ale-2010/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 01:21:11 +0000 John Fortunato http://www.beermelodies.com/?p=18854 On tap, lemon zest, orange juice, and banana-clove burst forth alongside advertised grains of paradise tropicalia, satiating creamy crystal malting. Mango, peach, and tangerine make nice cameos.

]]> http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/samuel-adams-summer-ale-2010/feed/ 0 http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/magic-hat-wacko-summer-seasonal/ http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/magic-hat-wacko-summer-seasonal/#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:16:23 +0000 John Fortunato http://beermelodies.com/blog/?p=13889 Impossibly 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.

]]> http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/magic-hat-wacko-summer-seasonal/feed/ 0 http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/allagash-summer-ale/ http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/allagash-summer-ale/#comments Thu, 01 Jan 2009 10:00:00 +0000 John Fortunato http://beermelodies.com/blog/a-z/allagash-summer-ale/ Friendly moderate-bodied Belgian-styled white ale overlays up-front coriander-clove spicing and floral hop tease with steadfast orange rind bitterness. Husked wheat, dry hay, and fresh grass provide earthy touch to oncoming candied malt gloss and apricot-quince ascension, though phenol aspect disrupts herbal tea hint.

]]> http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/allagash-summer-ale/feed/ 0 http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/anchor-summer-wheat-ale/ http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/anchor-summer-wheat-ale/#comments Thu, 01 Jan 2009 10:00:00 +0000 John Fortunato http://beermelodies.com/blog/a-z/anchor-summer-wheat-ale/ Light, watery, dry-husked summer solstice wheat ale with mildly spicy lemon spell enhancing biscuit-y bottom to undesired acidic citrus finish.

]]> http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/anchor-summer-wheat-ale/feed/ 0 http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/anderson-valley-summer-solstice-cerveza-crema/ http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/anderson-valley-summer-solstice-cerveza-crema/#comments Thu, 01 Jan 2009 10:00:00 +0000 John Fortunato http://beermelodies.com/blog/a-z/anderson-valley-summer-solstice-cerveza-crema/ Delicious penny copper-hued tropical cream ale brings luscious kiwi-mango freshness to ripe strawberry-raspberry sweetness and tart cherry dryness. Juicy orange tang then engulfs cracked wheat backdrop as vanilla-pecan notes dart across buttery kettle corn nuance and toasted almond finish for an extremely interesting summer celebrator.

]]> http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/anderson-valley-summer-solstice-cerveza-crema/feed/ 0 http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/berger-snowman-summer-edition-ale/ http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/berger-snowman-summer-edition-ale/#comments Thu, 01 Jan 2009 10:00:00 +0000 John Fortunato http://beermelodies.com/blog/a-z/berger-snowman-summer-edition-ale/ Balking at traditional summer ale traits, this fizzy seasonal lacks fruity potential but procures sugary maltose finesse. Roasted barley-hop dryness finds tangy sour citrus center atop caramelized undertones. Brewery defunct: circa 2004.

]]> http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/berger-snowman-summer-edition-ale/feed/ 0 http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/blue-moon-honey-moon-summer-ale/ http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/blue-moon-honey-moon-summer-ale/#comments Thu, 01 Jan 2009 10:00:00 +0000 John Fortunato http://beermelodies.com/blog/a-z/blue-moon-honey-moon-summer-ale/ Halfway refreshing golden-fleeced seasonal benefits from clover honey sweetness and soft lemony orange peel bittering, but glutinous pale wheat stickiness and cloy soda-like finish become stagnant. Soapy backdrop outlasts vulnerable peppery coriander-clove spicing.

]]> http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/blue-moon-honey-moon-summer-ale/feed/ 0 http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/blue-point-summer-ale/ http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/blue-point-summer-ale/#comments Thu, 01 Jan 2009 10:00:00 +0000 John Fortunato http://beermelodies.com/blog/a-z/blue-point-summer-ale/ Soapy translucent gold lightweight brings sly dry hop graze and dank lemony peach-grapefruit sedation to sweet corned cracked wheat center, but indistinct summery appeal and phenol vapidity mar commonplace brew.

]]> http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/blue-point-summer-ale/feed/ 0 http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/boulder-never-summer-ale/ http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/boulder-never-summer-ale/#comments Thu, 01 Jan 2009 10:00:00 +0000 John Fortunato http://beermelodies.com/blog/a-z/boulder-never-summer-ale/ Aggressively hop-embittered deep ruby-hued winter celebrator trickles brown sugared cocoa-powdered mocha-vanilla malts atop cinnamon-ginger spicing, honey nut glaze, and tertiary fig-prune-plum nuances. Tea-like midst surges to sherry-like finish, absorbing some lingered phenol acidity.

]]> http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/boulder-never-summer-ale/feed/ 0 http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/breckenridge-summerbright-ale/ http://www.beermelodies.com/beers-a-z/breckenridge-summerbright-ale/#comments Thu, 01 Jan 2009 10:00:00 +0000 John Fortunato http://beermelodies.com/blog/a-z/breckenridge-summerbright-ale/ Softly carbolic pale-toned oats-toasted summer brew proves non-traditional, as roasted barley dryness undoes expected summery fruitiness by constricting fructose tolerance. Worse, predictable muted sour wheat finish tanks.

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