While I would never call us beer aficionados, B and I really love trying new beers. Whether it’s a new seasonal release or something interesting on tap, we have a lot of fun exploring all the many awesome craft beers on the market. In general we’re huge fans of pretty much every variety of Samuel Adams with just a few exceptions. In summer we love a good shandy, hefeweizen or summer ale. In the next few weeks we’ll start to move a bit darker and by the time fall is in full swing we’ll be all out loving on various Octoberfest varieties, darker porters, harvest ales and pumpkin inspired brews. Today I’m giving you our favorite beers for late summer, transitioning into fall! Some of the summer beers are already becoming scarce in stores so when we find them we tend to stock up, but in late August I’m still not quite ready for fall seasonals. While we have a lot of other beers that we love, these are some of favorite go-to standbys this time of year. Is there any you’d recommend? We’d love to give them a try!
[Leinenkugel Summer Shandy | Samuel Adams Summer Ale | Ballast Point Pale Ale | Blue Moon | Shock Top Honeycrisp Apple Wheat | Samuel Adams Boston Lager | Samuel Adams Octoberfest | Harpoon Pumpkin UFO | Abita Pecan Harvest Ale.]
Jamie
Monday 1st of September 2014
One of my favorite New England breweries is Smuttynose (NH). I love just about every variety they have, but my particular faves are: Shoals Pale Ale, Old Brown Dog, Finestkind IPA, Summer Weizen, and Winter Ale. Shipyard's (ME) season Pumpkinhead is my go-to fall beer.
cyd
Thursday 28th of August 2014
Thanks, Kellen! We do really like the Blue Moon Harvest Pumpkin Ale, too, so I think you'll really like the Pumpkin UFO! The pecan ale is crazy good, let me know if you try it! :-)
cyd
Thursday 28th of August 2014
Oh man! T, I've never heard of the UFO Big Squeeze Shandy but I'm definitely going to seek it out now. Sounds amazing! Plus I love anything grapefruit. ;-) xoxo
Kellen
Thursday 28th of August 2014
This is awesome! I've tried almost all of these except for the pumpkin and pecan ones. Have you tried the Blue Moon Harvest Pumpkin Ale? It's one of my favorites come fall. Definitely going to try the Pumpkin UFO and Pecan Ale as well :)
LaTryce
Wednesday 27th of August 2014
I recently discovered a grapefruit shandy- UFO Big Squeeze Shandy.. (by Harpoon Brewery). Super yummy, crisp and full of flavor! Give it a try!