Peak Organic Summer Session Ale - Peak Organic Brewing Company

jb413

Massachusetts

3.45/5  rDev -6.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

A - Poured a golden orange with a small one-finger white foamy head and clear body. Head had little retention before shrinking down to a ring. Refreshing look. Essentially no lacing.

S - Clean malt, slight citrus, spice.

T - Straightforward light bready malt backbone with some slight lemon and grass. Peppercorn-like spice throughout. Some faint hops on the way out. Decent flavor.

MF - Clean, light-bodied, lively carbonation, semi-dry finish. Highly drinkable of course.

O - A decent session ale. Bready, some citrus and peppercorn. For what it is, it's not bad.

Serving type: on-tap

04-23-2012 02:26:46 | More by jb413

newcastledave

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +8.1%

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

Janeinma

Massachusetts

2.5/5  rDev -32.4%

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

PJK

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +8.1%

05-19-2013 22:19:31 | More by PJK

IrishKevin

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -12.2%

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

WhitmansNiece

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -12.2%

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

ejimhof

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -18.9%

05-15-2013 10:27:30 | More by ejimhof

Thedrizzle

Florida

4/5  rDev +8.1%

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

Beer4Baltimore

Maryland

3.5/5  rDev -5.4%

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

gwiedman1

New York

4.5/5  rDev +21.6%

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

rderedin

Maine

2.75/5  rDev -25.7%

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

csmartin6

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -5.4%

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

cnwillis31

Maine

3/5  rDev -18.9%

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

nheinzie57

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -5.4%

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

biboergosum

Alberta (Canada)

3.59/5  rDev -3%
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.

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 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 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, with lip service being paid to a 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.

Serving type: bottle

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

ChrisL24481

New Hampshire

4/5  rDev +8.1%

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

Rekrule

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -12.2%

04-21-2013 04:32:14 | More by Rekrule

nzerbe

New York

3.25/5  rDev -12.2%

04-14-2013 13:52:52 | More by nzerbe

jmilo64

Maine

3.5/5  rDev -5.4%

04-12-2013 02:44:14 | More by jmilo64

mactrail

California

3.55/5  rDev -4.1%
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 -18.9%

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

Orange

4/5  rDev +8.1%

12-23-2012 07:48:27 | More by Orange

CheekyBroad

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +8.1%

11-30-2012 21:21:34 | More by CheekyBroad

Mack

Quebec (Canada)

4/5  rDev +8.1%

11-10-2012 23:03:24 | More by Mack

jlindros

Massachusetts

3.3/5  rDev -10.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Bleh, screw cap... really?!

Pours a light fizzy 1/2 finger head that fades at a med pace, just a bit of lacing, mostly clear slight hazy golden tan colored beer.

Nose has a cereal grain malt, light sweet syrupy like sweetener with a light lemony aroma, and bit of wheat really gives it a kids cereal like aroma, hint of wit like spices, light fruity aroma, just a hint of grassy hops, little weak straw and dankness.

Taste starts with more cereal grains, sweetness, little syrupy candy like flavor, with light fruity flavors and lemon, with the toasty wheat, again give it a cereal like quality, and a slight step up from Leinenkugel, but that's not saying much. Wheat brings light wit like spices very light, little wet dank hay and grassy hops. Finish gets a bit more bitter with light grassy hops, little dry but more sweet candy cereal flavors.

Mouth is lighter bodied, decent carb.

Overall meh, not much of a wheat beer at all, more like a macro so called wheat, more like candy cereal grains with a bit of fruit, more Leinenkugel like wheat beer than a real wheat. The hops are decent though which might be the saving grace of this beer. It's light and drinkable for a summer beer though, so definitely sessionable, but probably wouldn't get it again. And after all that, there really aren't any "off" flavors, just not the best overall flavors for the style.

Serving type: bottle

09-27-2012 22:29:13 | More by jlindros