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Anderson Valley Summer Solstice
6pk-12oz Cans
$10.99
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*Price, vintage and availability may vary by store.
*Price, vintage and availability may vary by store.
Product Highlights
California- Cream Ale- This copper-colored ale is smooth, malty, and lightly sweet, with a hint of spice for a velvety, quite drinkable flavor. This is a silky, creamy dream...perfect as a warm weather beer.
Product Details
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Beer Type
Brewers generally ferment this beer at a warm temperature and follow with cold conditioning (lagering), using either ale or lager yeast (thus its hybrid classification). Large commercial brewers generally use corn or rice adjuncts for a light body, while craft brewers typically use 100 percent malt for more body and flavor. The colors of Cream Ale brands range from pale straw to light amber. Hop aroma, flavor and bitterness are relatively low, with pale malt aroma and flavor shining through. Fruity yeast esters, typical of ales, are generally tempered by the cold conditioning, and the best Cream Ales have a smooth, creamy texture on the finish, befitting the style name. Very approachable and easy to drink, many Cream Ale offerings from craft breweries are seasonal, not available year-round.
Producer Story
Ken Allen started the Anderson Valley Brewing Co. in the lower level of a brewpub called the Buckhorn Saloon in Boonville, Calif., in 1987. The new brewery quickly faced rising demand for the smooth-tasting beers from its small brewhouse. In 1996, the brewery moved to a larger Boonville facility, and production grew rapidly, with the brewery producing twice the amount of beer in 1998 that it had in 1997.
With this exponential growth, Anderson Valley Brewing broke ground on a new state-of-the-art, three-story, Bavarian-style brewhouse in 1998, with 100-barrel and 86-barrel copper kettles that Allen had rescued from defunct German breweries. In August 2000, the gleaming new brewhouse went online.
In 2010, Allen sold the brewery to industry veteran Trey White, and Fal Allen, who had served as general manager from 2000 to 2004, returned to Anderson Valley Brewing as brewmaster. He has focused on innovation and quality, introducing the Bahl Hornin’ Series of draught brews, expanding the barrel-aged program and increasing brewing capacity.
Other Anderson Valley beers include Hop Ottin’ IPA, Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout, Poleeko Pale Ale, Boont ESB and Boont Amber Ale. Boont Amber is an ode to balance, with a deep copper color offset by an off-white head. Its slightly sweet malty backbone is balanced perfectly with a subtle hop bite and aroma and a wonderfully fruity yeast profile. Named “the best beer brewed in Northern California” by the San Francisco Bay Guardian, a beer like this is perfect with any meal and is enjoyable night after night.
Source: Anderson Valley Brewing Co.