Harpoon – Summer
It's a bit late in the year for a summer beer, but I thought it may be appropriate since I'm a bit late in general in terms of my frequency of beer blogging. So for my third or fourth return to this beer blog, I've decided to go with Harpoon's Summer beer.
Samuel Adams – Pale Ale
For my next beer I've decided to go with another of Sam Adams' finest: Pale Ale. There's something about a chilled pale ale that just really hits the spot on a hot summer evening, or morning for that matter. Perhaps its the refreshingly crisp bite to the bitterness from the hops, or the light body that almost encourages one to chug. Well whatever quality it is, Sam Adams Pale Ale certainly has it in abundance. I think I've only recently really started to enjoy the bitter flavor of pale ales; more often than not I'll defer to something smooth and dark over a brew I can easily see through. However this pale ale gives me cause to reconsider my preferences. The bitterness seems to go right to the edge of what I would normally consider an enjoyable flavor, but I'm finding that with each sip the bitterness starts to have a sweet quality to it. All in all, everything seems to be in perfect balance in this one.
So for a pale ale, this was a really enjoyable beer... I think it's earned a 7.2
