summer ale
Light seasonal beer
Summer ale is a lighter, refreshing style of beer brewed for warm weather drinking.
These ales typically have a crisp, easy-drinking character with lower alcohol content and may feature citrus, fruit, or wheat notes: The brewery releases their summer ale in May.
The category is loose—more marketing than strict style—encompassing various pale ales, wheat beers, and blonde ales positioned as seasonal offerings.
- wheatCereal crop for flour
- citrusAcidic fruits with segments
- orange peelCitrus fruit's outer layer
- lemon wedgeCut slice of sour fruit
- hopsBittering agent for ale
refreshing · ice cold · golden · crisp · lager · shandy · beach · pool party · barbecue · patio · sunshine · thirst · malt · fruity · light · sessionable · day drinking · happy hour
- beerlager, stout, porter, IPA, pilsner
- British Beersbitter, stout, porter, IPA, Jennings
- beer styleswheat beer, bock, saison, hefeweizen, amber lager
- Midsummermidsummer, midsommar, solstice, longest day, midsummer eve
- light drinkslight beer, light lager, near beer, small beer, radler
- Light Beerslight lager, pilsner, German pilsner, radler, shandy
summer alewinter warmer
Hot drink for cold months
winter ale · Christmas ale · Oktoberfest · harvest ale · barleywine
summer alestout
Heavy, dark brewed beverage
imperial stout · barleywine · porter · milk stout · oatmeal stout