Beer Alert: The New Summer Lagers Edition

(Courtesy Prost Brewing)

May is ON and American craft brewers are addressing the warming weather with an intriguing roster of refreshing beers you’re gonna want to have around as things heat up.

Drink Like A German (Colorado) – Prost Brewing, a Colorado brewery dedicated to the pursuit of German craft bier perfection, has released a new summer seasonal that was crafted at its new Northglenn brewery. Simultaneously complex and intricate while remaining balanced and smooth, Prost Summer Lager is a 5.8% ABV Munich-style refresher with subtle stone fruit, floral spice, sweet biscuit notes, and an uber-crisp, uber-dry, finish.

“This bier was crafted in our new Northglenn brewery headquarters using a combination of time-honored German methods and state-of-the-art equipment,” said Prost Brewing Co. President David Deline. “All of Prost’s award-winning biergarten-style biers begin with authentic, hand-selected malt, hops, water and yeast, crafted through the patient process of slow lagering.”

(Courtesy Sierra Nevada Brewing)

Balancing Act (Chico, CA) – Lagers leave little place to hide, so the beer’s balance and mouthfeel matter. And Sierra Nevada’s recently returned a terrific summer seasonal that succeeds on several levels. Deftly balanced, yet not at the cost of its complexity, Sierra Nevada Summerfest is a 5% ABV American-Style Pilsner which was crafted using Munich, pilsner and two-row pale malts that offset a fragrant and spicy mix of Magnum, Saphir, Tettnang and Tradition hops.

“We’re best known for hop-forward beers like IPAs, but when the weather gets warm, there’s nothing like Summerfest. It’s refreshing and crisp but with the same high-quality you’d expect from any of our beers,” says Brian Grossman, Chief Technical Officer and second-generation brewery owner. “Summerfest is a delicate and complex pilsner inspired by the classic Czech style. It hits the spot on a summer day.”

Lime Time (Nashville, TN) – Tennessee’s TailGate Brewery is celebrating summer’s arrival with the release of its newest seasonal that embraces a south-of-the-border tradition lager & lime. Explained by the brewery as a summery experience in a glass,” TailGate Cerveza con Lime is a 5% ABV Mexican-Style Lager that finishes with a zesty burst of lime.

, Beer Alert: The New Summer Lagers Edition “Our team at TailGate Brewery is excited to introduce Cerveza con Lime to our seasonal lineup,” said TailGate Brewery’s sole owner and original founder, Wesley Keegan. “We wanted to create a beer that captures the essence of Tennessee summer, and we believe we’ve achieved that with our easy-drinking Mexican-style lager.”