Every year Geary's awards a scholarship to a Maine College of Art student whose design they choose for their summer ale packaging. Obviously the winning design has to embody something very Maine-y and I'd say that this year's winner does just that...check out that lobster getting sunburned!
Geary's Summer pours a clean, light golden color with a thick head. It looks very much like a light lager in appearance. It looks like an easy drinking, refreshing beer, as do most Kölsch-style beers.
Smells like light malt, slightly yeasty and very faint hoppiness.
Taste is crisp and slightly dry in the finish. There is some malt sweetness with some hop bitterness at the end. Maybe the bitterness comes from the malt? This is the light-bodied beer you want in the fridge when you've got yard work to do or you're having a barbecue and don't know what your friends like to drink. This is certainly the type of beer that everyone can agree on during a nice warm, sunny day.
BEER FACTS
Name: Summer Ale
Style: Kölsch
Brewery: Geary's Brewing Company
Location: Portland, Maine, USA
Container: 12 oz. bottle
Malts: Two row English malt (clarity, wheat and caramalt)
Hops: Magnum, Tettnang and Saaz
ABV: 6%
IBUs: ?
Brewed in Maine
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