Shipyard Summer Ale: 7.5 – What? Yeah it’s still frozen outside, maybe some of us want to live on island time alright? And for those who wish to join grab this Shipyward as it’s a nice summer ale with some good spice and citrus and is overall pretty much exactly what you want.
Price Average: $10 for 6-pack
Website: https://shipyard.com/
Brooklyn Summer: 2.5 – It may be the dead of winter but that’s just not a good summer ale. Not sure where the concept of it being sunny is, but there’s just some critical aspects that make this less a nice bright citrusy pale ale and more something that tastes vaguely like what a wet sock would taste like.
Price Average: $20 for mixed 12-pack
Website: https://brooklynbrewery.com/
Summer Ale: 1.0 – There are a lot of hit or miss summer ales in terms of being the perfect beer, or perfect for the moment after a long hot day. This is neither of those. It is without a doubt one of the worst summer ales this reviewer has ever had.
Editor’s Note: This has been reviewed before in a different format & year (draft v. cans)
Price Average: $6 draft
Website: https://www.backeastbrewing.com/home
Sun Juice Belgian Summer Ale: 6.0 – It fulfills the requirements of a summer ale by being light and easy to drink. The overall taste though is on the blander side, so it’s not a ‘great’ summer ale.
Price Average: $12 for 6-pack
Website: http://stonycreekbeer.com/
Back East Summer Ale: 4.5 – This is more akin to an IPA then a typical summer ale, which makes it hard to consume. Bad move.
Price Average: $11 for 6-Pack
Website: http://www.backeastbrewing.com/home