Samuel Adams Summer Ale

As American wheat beer brewers typically use an American ale yeast strain—or even lager yeast—American pale wheat ales often display notes of lemon, rather than the banana-like or clove-like flavors and aroma compounds found in Belgian Witbier and German Hefeweizen Ale yeasts. In fact, some American wheat beer brands have real lemon, lemon rind or lemongrass in their brews, and many are typically served with a lemon garnish. Their colors vary from straw to light amber, and these wheat beers are often summer seasonal releases, delivering crisp, wheat-like, citrusy, bready and light-bodied aromas and flavors.