Since Octoberfest is officially on the shelves and I decided not to include all my seasonal in my 52 Beers Bucket list, I figured I would share some of my summertime favorites, in no particular order just some great refreshing lighter style beers to enjoy on those swamp ass summer days. I will include all the links for each beer and spare you the technical explanation of each, only my opinion
The first comes from right here in St Louis (I know that does not help those outside of the area but if you are in town pass on AB and visit Schlafly)
First if you are a "light" larger fan but want to try something with a little more taste to it Schlafly Kolsch is a gateway beer for you. It is crips and light I used to grab one of these after a run or walk on a hot day. You can get this bad boy year round so even in the winter if you are in the mood for a lighter easy drinking beer this is the one.
From the same brewery their seasonal Summer Lager is another great beer for a hot day, with a bit of citrus (or lemon flavor) flavor this one is a nice beer to grab a couple after being outside in the heat Schlafly Summer Lager
Now this beer has been a go to staple on my seasonal beers from the begining I always pick up at least a six pack of this every summer. Sam Adams Summer Ale
Ranks right up there with a clean refreshing beat the heat style of beer. I don't need to say much about it other than grab a six pack next summer and enjoy.
The nest beer is another nationwide available beer. From Deschutes Brewery in Oregon Their summer seasonal Twilight Summer Ale Leaning a bit more to a hop flavor it is one of this years new finds for me and I am glad I found it..Yum!!
Also From Deschutes, although not my favorite summer time beer, but still worth a taste (especially if White IPAs are your thing) Chainbreaker White IPA is a year round flavor that might just be in your wheelhouse.
Deschutes never disapoints, I have enjoyed every beer I have cracked open from them thus far, so when I say not my favorite, I mean of all the deschutes beers this one is just a little lower on the list.
Another local spot for me (or you if you are in the St Louis Area) is Urban Chestnut
Is their Zwickel Bavarian Style Lager It is a year round beer and I am not always big on Lagers but this one is tops I could drink this one anytime anywhere..Good Beer
I know this next one looks strange but at the time I tried this My son was just born. I do want to say Sierra Nevada is another brewery that never fails to kick out some greta beers, but thier summertime beer Summerfest Crisp Lager was not my favorite. Being used to the hop filled goodness with most of what comes out of Sierra Nevada this one was just a little bit of a let down, not bad but not my favorite.
On the other hand One of the best for a hot summers day as far as my taste buds are concerned from Sierra Nevada is their Flagship Pale Ale. Nice clean hoppy goodness in a bottle excellent beer
This is an IPA that is another great year round beer but also very nice in the summertime, One of my wife's all time favorite beers
And the final entry, although there were so many good beers I tasted this summer for the first time, I only have so much time in the day and there is always next year Comes from Stone Brewing Co. I have not had a beer tht i did not like from Stone but needed to pick something with a more summertime feel to it, so I went with their Go To IPA it is a year round release but reminds me of summer (so if I feel the need for a summery beverage in the middle of February I have a "Go To")
There were so many more but I figured I could make an IPA round up as another post, and although I included some IPAs I included them because they reminded me of summer
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