Summer Ale
Long Trail Brewing Co.

Summer AleSummer Ale
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From:
Long Trail Brewing Co.
 
Vermont, United States
Style:
American Blonde Ale
Ranked #218
ABV:
5.4%
Score:
82
Ranked #25,293
Avg:
3.59 | pDev: 10.86%
Reviews:
42
Ratings:
264
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sep 07, 2023
Added:
Mar 22, 2014
Wants:
  8
Gots:
  79
Introducing our newly re-imagined seasonal selection; inspired by Electric Boogaloo, a small-batch brewery-only release developed on our pilot system.

This brand new Summer Ale recipe is a palate-pleasing, hazy golden ale featuring waves of juicy, fruit-filled hop flavors from Cashmere, Mandarina Bavaria and Amarillo.
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Rated: 3.75 by seakayak from Massachusetts

Sep 07, 2023
 
Rated: 4.08 by ptgb from New Jersey

May 31, 2022
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Reviewed by ANIMOUL from Vermont

4.25/5  rDev +18.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured into a pint glass at brewery in Bridgewater Corners, VT. Pours golden orange with plenty of foamy head and lacing. Subtle taste of fruit - peach? - coupled with light hops. Very refreshing, delishes, and ascetically pleasing. Good stuff.
May 22, 2022
 
Rated: 5 by Dalkri from Massachusetts

May 08, 2022
 
Rated: 3.14 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Feb 17, 2022
 
Rated: 3.96 by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota

Oct 21, 2021
 
Rated: 4.16 by lakewy17 from New Hampshire

May 22, 2021
 
Rated: 3.53 by JerseyJohn02 from New Jersey

Jan 25, 2021
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Reviewed by izraelc from New York

4/5  rDev +11.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a light gold. Not much of an aroma. A mild malt body with a slight bitter hop finished. Well balanced. Very smooth. Not very flashy but really solid. The perfect beer for summer afternoons.
Aug 01, 2020
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Reviewed by HorseheadsHophead from Colorado

4.43/5  rDev +23.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.75
Lightly hazy, transparent deep golden-copper in color; bubbly, creamy white head. Great retention and lacing.

Deep aromas of fresh orange peel, candied orange, pineapple, toast, honey, and white pepper.

Crisp crackery malt upfront immediately marries with sweet orange, zesty orange oils, pineapple, grapefruit, and pine. Hay and a slight vinous hint. Slightly sweet toasty malt. Clean, drying finish with a light metallic note, and a hint of white pepper.

Medium-light feel. Moderate carbonation. Slightly oily but fairly clean overall. Downright crushable.

A fantastic summer ale! Very citrusy and fruity from the hops, a subtle sweetness that keeps drawing you back, and a crisp refreshing finish.
Jul 14, 2020
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Reviewed by zeff80 from Missouri

3.52/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
12oz bottle. Poured out a clear, amber color with golden highlights but a very, very small white head of fizziness. Sweet orange aroma with caramel notes. Tasted fairly fruity and sweet with a subtle piney bitterness. Clean and smooth finish. Light to medium bodied.
Jul 05, 2020
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Reviewed by 1009 from Massachusetts

3.86/5  rDev +7.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
We got a nice recommendation for this one and it did not disappoint. She’s a fruit filled brew for easy sipping on a sun drenched day. Easily one of the best summer ales we have had and is fantastically consumable. Drinks more like a flavorful IPA than a Whit Beer (which we see a lot in “summer” beers) and that’s not to say it’s heavy, just a lot of flavor. We at 1009 would absolutely grab this again and if you haven’t tried it, get yourself a six.
Jun 20, 2020
 
Rated: 3.56 by Mickt465 from New Hampshire

May 18, 2020
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Reviewed by DerekP from Pennsylvania

3.78/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Maybe they updated this recipe, because the bottle says it's a little over 5%. Either way, it's a very enjoyable blonde ale. Slight citrus fruit in the aroma, very quaffable light malts and an upfront hop bite. Creamy in the middle with a thirst quenching finish. Another one from one of my favorite breweries that's also very underrated.
May 07, 2020
 
Rated: 3.6 by Van_boi from New Hampshire

Apr 25, 2020
 
Rated: 4.19 by wip998001 from Massachusetts

Apr 08, 2020
 
Rated: 3.65 by jaxon53 from Connecticut

Oct 26, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by zotzot from Vermont

Aug 29, 2019
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Reviewed by Jwale73 from Rhode Island

3.37/5  rDev -6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
12oz. bottle served in a shaker pint. Pours a translucent orange-gold with a fizzy, 1/8th inch, off-white head that quickly disperses towards the edges of the glass. Nose is very subdued - the merest hints of citrus and biscuit malts. Taste follows nose. Finishes with biscuit malts and a light, medicinal bitterness. Mouthfeel is light in body with an assertive carbonation the leaves a residual prickly across the tongue between quaffs. Overall, decent and drinkable.
Aug 04, 2019
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Reviewed by Vetbidder from Pennsylvania

3.48/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
See through golden with a gone white head. There’s some kind of hops on the nose and some sweetness detected. I’m an ipa guy I might be judging more harshly than warranted. Really easy to drink, sweet with a kiss of hop bite. Watery with just less than enough carbonation. Um no.
Aug 04, 2019
Summer Ale from Long Trail Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 82 out of 100 with 264 ratings