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Leinenkugel’s Summer Shandy
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
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A traditional weiss beer infused with natural lemonade? Um, yes please. Based on a traditional Munich tavern beer, the summer shandy took home a silver medal in the 2-12 Great American Beer Festival.
Pyramid Brewery’s Apricot Ale
Berkeley, California
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An unfiltered wheat with real apricot flavor, this ale is anything but girly. Sip it on the beach, in an orchard, on your patio…
Ballast Point’s Grapefruit Sculpin
San Diego, California
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How do you mellow out one of the hoppiest IPAs known to man? You add grapefruit, o’course. Don’t expect a super sweet, fruity beer, though: the sculpin is an acquired taste and at 7%, it’s not a beer you want to be downing in the strong sunshine. Think more summer evenings in the backyard.
Anchor Brewing’s Meyer Lemon Lager
San Francisco, California
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We’re salivating for this one just looking at it – and with a thick, foamy head that tastes really similar to lemon meringue pie, we’re sure you will be too after drinking it.
Young’s London Gold
London, UK
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Formerly known as Young’s Kew Gold because of its hops grown at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, this dry, fruity, malty lager has an all-natural and satisfying fizz.
Lindeman Brewery’s Pomme
Vlezenbeek, Belgium
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“Pomme” is French for apple, so you can guess what this one tastes like. Light, hoppy, and tart, the Pomme has a foamy, bubbly head and a mere 3.5% ABV, but succeeds in not tasting like an overly sweet cider.
Samuel Smith’s Organic Strawberry Fruit Ale
Yorkshire, UK
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Produced with organic strawberries from the Lincolnshire region, this lambic is all at once tart, sour, and sweet – plus creamy from strawberry foam and slightly bitter from hops.
Stone & Wood’s Pacific Ale
Byron Bay, Australia
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This one fits the beach scene we mentioned above: fresh, crisp, and fruity, this cloudy golden ale is exactly what you want as you stare out at the ocean and contemplate the meaning of life.
Muskoka Brewery’s Summer Weiss
Muskoka, Canada
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A hint of coriander and a touch of citrus make this a perfect weiss, which is enjoying a comeback in North America. This one’s seasonally brewed and only available in limited quantities, it’s the type of beer that has you saying, “Cheers to summer!”
King’s Craft Brewing’s Lionheart Lager
Cape Town, South Africa
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Deep golden and full-flavored, the Lionheart Lager is both refreshing and thirst-quenching – perfect for pairing with seafood, salads, or fruit.
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