Despite the disappearance of the sun and constant rain over the past few weeks, I've been drinking wheat and weizen beers to celebrate the coming of summer (any day now). And lately, my beer of choice has been Anchor Summer Beer.
While its been brewed since 1984, I do not remember ever buying this beer until 3 or 4 weeks ago. Now I'm wondering what I was waiting for.
The first thing you notice when you pour an Anchor Summer is the thick, creamy foam - described quite accurately on Anchor's website as "...a consistently similar to whipped egg whites." that persists throughout the entire glass. It may not be a hefeweizen, but it pours like one.
The beer has bright yellow color, very clear with little if any haze. The aroma is a mild butteriness with subtle fruit notes - lemon and a touch of pear. Its not a malty beer but its tastes big. The flavor is clean with wheat, bread and fruit notes. It finishes crisp and quick, not dry, but certainly clean. A thirst-quenching summer beer that goes down easy on a warm, if overcast, summer night.
more hefeweizen reviews to follow...
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