The New Exchange / Summer Beers 2018

**Posted by Tarnation** 5/24/2018 9:34 pm

When the weather gets hot my taste in beer goes lighter in color and more citrusy.

This year the Michelob Shock Top sampler has reached a new high: Still the old standby Lemon Shandy and Ruby Red (wonderful tartness) but the new addition is "Citrus Pearls" which lives up to its name. A wild mixture of citrus flavors (maybe a hint of lime) that goes down smoothly to the very end.

It's the type of beer that could do a lot of damage on a hot day when it hard to stop with just one or two.

**Posted by Tarnation** 7/30/2018 9:36 pm

My other summer-into-fall favorite is Goose Island IPA....I'm normally a bottled beer guy but this is my one exception. Stumbled across it by accident when the U-Tote-Em on Bannister Street had it on the markdown counter....$9.99 for 15 cans, what the heck? (I've discovered a lot of good brews that way).

Mildly hoppy, a hint of citrus, and a smooth finish with minimal aftertaste. Excellent at any price.

**Posted by tennyson** 7/31/2018 7:47 am

If its cold --- it's a summer beer !