Emergency Drinking Beer
During the warm summer months, most U.S. breweries offer special seasonal beers specifically crafted to be sipped in the hot sun. Craft beer trends like fruit-infused IPAs and sours are growing more and more popular, but whether they’re wheat beers, pilsners, or even dark beers like porters, they can easily be thrown into a cooler and taken to the beach or backyard BBQ on lazy summer days. Here are 50 American beers to try this summer.
1. AGAVE WHEAT // BRECKENRIDGE BREWERY // COLORADO
Courtesy Breckenridge Brewery
Breckenridge Brewery calls this wheat ale the “nectar of the beer gods.” Perfect for drinking or to enhance a dinner recipe, Agave Wheat is listed as one of Breck Brew’s “main line” beers. Sold year-round, you’ll find that subtle notes of agave create a light and refreshing taste that goes well with hot days. The brewery also makes the seasonal SummerBright Ale, lighter and “ideal for picnicking, evenings on the screen porch and enjoying the whims of summer.”
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2. ALLAGASH SAISON ALE // ALLAGASH BREWING COMPANY // MAINE
Courtesy Allagash Brewing Company
Allagash Saison Ale is this Portland, Maine brewing company’s take on a farmhouse-style Belgian ale. Gold in color, it’s effervescent and pairs well with spicy, flavorful food (plus, it can help reduce the effects of a humid day).
3. AMOROUS // WICKED WEED BREWING // NORTH CAROLINACool down in extreme heat with Oskar Blues’ Mexican lager, Beerito. An ice cold can of this amber-hued, 4-percent ABV lager should go down easily.
7. BELL’S OBERON ALE // BELL’S BREWERY // MICHIGAN
Michigan’s Bell’s Brewery claims their beer, which has only four ingredients and is fermented with their “signature house ale yeast,” tastes the way summer should feel. Oberon Ale “is the color and scent of sunny afternoon” and its happy-sun label makes it an inviting addition to summer activities.
8. BOOGIE BOARD STUNTZ // OTHER HALF BREWING CO. // NEW YORK
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If you find yourself needing a break from New York City’s heat, head to Brooklyn’s Other Half Brewing Co., where they’ve been creating quality beers since 2014. Boogie Board Stuntz is an easy drinking, limited-edition summer Kölsch that’ll have you making plans to hit up Rockaway Beach.
9. CITRADELIC // NEW BELGIUM // COLORADO AND NORTH CAROLINA
Courtesy of New Belgium
Soothe your sun-kissed skin with the bright flavor of oranges and tangerines. New Belgium’s Citradelic has notes of tangerine-infused orange peel and a dry and clean finish. New Belgium started in Fort Collins, Colorado, but after opening an additional brewery in North Carolina, their beers can now be enjoyed in 28 states.
10. DEAD RISE OLD BAY SUMMER ALE // FLYING DOG BREWERY // MARYLAND
Courtesy Flying Dog Brewery
Brewed to celebrate Old Bay’s 75th anniversary—and meant to go down easily with summertime shrimp, Maryland blue crabs, and corn—this seasonal is made by Maryland-based Flying Dog Brewery. Fun fact: Flying Dog originally opened in as a brew pub in Aspen, Colorado, which was once home to Hunter S. Thompson, a friend of Flying Dog’s owner. Continuing that connection, the labels feature illustrations by longtime Thompson collaborator Ralph Steadman.
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