Peak Organic Summer Session Ale - Peak Organic Brewing Company

gfx

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -5.1%

08-11-2012 19:59:42 | More by gfx

abrodsky

Connecticut

3.25/5  rDev -11.9%

06-17-2013 03:05:10 | More by abrodsky

Khutso

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev +1.6%

06-15-2013 01:03:15 | More by Khutso

ChainGangGuy

Georgia

3.41/5  rDev -7.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

12 ounce twist-off bottle - $1.79 at Total Wine & More in Kennesaw, Georgia.

Best Enjoyed Before: N 13.

Appearance: Pours a hazy, yellow-hued body with small-sized, white head.

Smell: Moderately lemony, but, there's also a little hint of tangerine. Grainy, modestly wheat-scented malts. And a single pat of sweet cream butter.

Taste: Soft wheat character, faintly grainy, lightly sweet, with, as always, the buttery diacetyl tones from the Ringwood. Bright, light citrusy lemon taste pops in as does the bitterness, but, what would be a more cutting hop quality, is, I feel, blunted by the buttery hint throughout. Drying, smooth, buttery-lemon finish.

Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Skosh of a medium level of carbonation.

Overall: While I found the twelve ounces agreeable, but I wonder where it finds a home at. It's not overly wheaty and the hops are somewhat muted by the diacetyl character (at least in this batch), so, I do wonder "who is this for?" I could see this being replaced sometime down the road.

Serving type: bottle

06-07-2013 01:08:21 | More by ChainGangGuy

frosted33

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +8.4%

06-02-2013 16:51:04 | More by frosted33

newcastledave

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +8.4%

05-25-2013 08:59:51 | More by newcastledave

Janeinma

Massachusetts

2.5/5  rDev -32.2%

05-19-2013 22:22:24 | More by Janeinma

PJK

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +8.4%

05-19-2013 22:19:31 | More by PJK

IrishKevin

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -11.9%

05-19-2013 20:58:12 | More by IrishKevin

WhitmansNiece

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -11.9%

05-19-2013 20:47:56 | More by WhitmansNiece

ejimhof

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -18.7%

05-15-2013 10:27:30 | More by ejimhof

Thedrizzle

Florida

4/5  rDev +8.4%

05-12-2013 00:45:41 | More by Thedrizzle

Beer4Baltimore

Maryland

3.5/5  rDev -5.1%

05-09-2013 22:49:06 | More by Beer4Baltimore

gwiedman1

New York

4.5/5  rDev +22%

05-05-2013 23:13:24 | More by gwiedman1

rderedin

Maine

2.75/5  rDev -25.5%

05-05-2013 02:13:51 | More by rderedin

csmartin6

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -5.1%

05-05-2013 00:07:36 | More by csmartin6

cnwillis31

Maine

3/5  rDev -18.7%

05-04-2013 12:01:29 | More by cnwillis31

nheinzie57

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -5.1%

04-28-2013 23:16:31 | More by nheinzie57

biboergosum

Alberta (Canada)

3.59/5  rDev -2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75

12oz bottle, the guest entry in the mixed pack from this brewer now available way up here in Alberta. I still get my ire up when I encounter a bottle with nothing but the basic gov't and origin info on the label.

This beer pours a slightly hazy, medium golden straw colour, with two fingers of bubbly, foamy, and somewhat creamy dirty white head, which leaves a few low-lying instances of cross-sectioned Swiss cheese lace around the glass as it evenly recedes.

It smells of semi-sweet cereal grain, musty lemon citrus, earthy florals, black tea, and herbal, leafy hops. The taste is more gritty, grainy pale malt, lemon floor polish, a bit of toasted wheat biscuit, softly spicy black pepper, and herbal, musty hops.

The bubbles are a tad frizzy, but at the same time generally ignorable, the body medium-light in weight, and fairly pithy and clammy in its teetering smoothness. It finishes mostly dry, the herbal nature kind of 'winning' by acclimation.

An all right pale wheat ale, I suppose, with lip service being paid to that west coast hop essence, which altogether makes for a whole is better than the sum of the parts sort of deal. Refreshing enough, and worthy of a few more go rounds, I must admit.

Serving type: bottle

04-24-2013 04:11:43 | More by biboergosum

ChrisL24481

New Hampshire

4/5  rDev +8.4%

04-21-2013 13:19:50 | More by ChrisL24481

Rekrule

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -11.9%

04-21-2013 04:32:14 | More by Rekrule

nzerbe

New York

3.25/5  rDev -11.9%

04-14-2013 13:52:52 | More by nzerbe

jmilo64

Maine

3.5/5  rDev -5.1%

04-12-2013 02:44:14 | More by jmilo64

mactrail

California

3.55/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Not a bad lager with a nice smooch of flowery hops. Otherwise it's very light, with not much malt. Tastes wet and watery with an aftertaste of bitter resins. Golden beer appearance in the plastic nonic replica. Fairly clean in the flavors. Not exactly crisp, but the hop flavor stays with you. Better than most of the allegedly organic beers.

On tap at Burger Tap & Shake, Foggy Bottom, Washington, DC. [Transcribed from 06/07/2012 tasting notes.]

Serving type: on-tap

03-10-2013 06:53:37 | More by mactrail

ninaturner

Florida

3/5  rDev -18.7%

01-05-2013 02:09:49 | More by ninaturner