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Light, bright and easy drinking, now is your chance to drink in the festival season. First brewed to celebrate 40 years of the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, it has since become Planet Bluegrass’ signature New Belgium offering (under the name Summer Bliss). This Summer Helles pours a brilliant gold, with soft, white foam. The aroma is fresh grains and honey with a spicy-herbal twang. This danceable lager carries the pleasant sweetness of pale and German Pils malts, and levels off with the light and noble bitterness of Hallertau and Tettnang hops. Summer Helles finishes crisp and dry, and is sure to refresh even the thirstiest reveler. Grab your banjo, crack a bottle and let the pickin’ shine. (Description provided by company)
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ABV:
5.00% ABV
Availability Frequency:
summer
Containers Available:
bottle
draft
Locations Where Available:
nationwide except New England
Store/Serve Temperature:
45-54 degrees F
Comments
This Summer Helles was such a
This Summer Helles was such a pale yellow that I almost thought it was as colorless as 7Up. There was a creamy white head that evaporated quickly. New Belgium created a beer with a simple nose of bread and honey with a bit of grass. The taste is bread with a hoppy finish. Very light bodied. Too much like so many American Adjuct lagers.