Announcing The Session #31: Summer Beers

sessionI remember being a kid and riding my bike everywhere I went. Nothing was more satisfying to me back in the day than to come home from a long, summertime bike ride and putting back an ice cold glass of milk. It seemed to hit the spot time and time again.

Fast forward back to the present and things have changed. I still try and get a good afternoon ride in whenever I can but I’ve upgraded my old BMX wannabe for a plush touring bike. Milk and I have since had a falling out. We’re still amicable but I’ve moved on and traded up to a chill pint of beer.

Which brings me to this months Session topic: Summer Beers. With the summer coming to a close, what was your favorite beer of the summer? It doesn’t even have to be from this summer. Is it a lager or maybe a light bodied wheat ale? Maybe you’re drinking anti-seasonally and are having a barleywine or Russian Imperial Stout. Why is this beer your favorite? Is there a particular memory associated with this beer? How about a city? Maybe there was a particular dish that made this beer memorable? Spare no detail.

When you’re done with your post, leave a comment in the comments section at the bottom of this page with a link to your contribution. I will read everyone’s submission and round it all up for a post on the 5th or 6th of September complete with all the appropriate links and recaps.

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32 Responses to “Announcing The Session #31: Summer Beers”

  1. Adam Says:

    I love Alaskan Summer Ale. It is the perfect summertime beer.

  2. Next Session Takes On Summer Beers | Brookston Beer Bulletin Says:

    [...] here, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this topic. Peter Estanial, of the Better Beer Blog, has announced the topic for September’s Session: Summer Beers. With the summer coming to a [...]

  3. Chris Says:

    Hoptical Illusion from Flying Monkeys Brewery in Barrie, Ontario. A not too hoppy almost IPA. Goes down smooth and refreshing.

  4. The next Session: Summer beers | Beer Tasting League Says:

    [...] is up over at BetterBeerBlog, and it’s a topic I considered doing for a Theme Week too: Summer beers. With the summer coming to a close, what was your favorite beer of the summer? It doesn’t even [...]

  5. Chris Says:

    This is shaping up to be a very fun topic—thanks for hosting!

  6. nemsis Says:

    I am looking forward to this topic. Had a busy summer and I’m going to have a lot of trouble narrowing down all the different beer I tried.
    What a tough decision!

  7. Appellation Beer: Beer From a Good Home » Blog Archive » The Session #31: Summer beers Says:

    [...] Session tomorrow (Friday) and the theme is “summer beers.” Peter Estanial, of the Better Beer Blog, plays host and has the details. With the summer coming to a close, what was your favorite beer of [...]

  8. Jesse Says:

    Going to have to go with Hennepin.

    http://yorkbeerblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/favorite-summer-beer.html

  9. Derrick Says:

    Hi Peter,

    Great topic, my post is up:

    http://beer-runner.blogspot.com/2009/08/session-31-summer-beers.html

    Thanks a lot for hosting,

    Derrick

  10. Hop Talk » Blog Archive » Samuel Adams Summer Ale Says:

    [...] anticipation of tomorrow’s Session topic (Summer Beers) I pulled this out of the fridge. It’s been actually chilly in the mornings the [...]

  11. The Beer Nut Says:

    Thanks for a great Session — my post is up:
    http://thebeernut.blogspot.com/2009/09/jaga.html

  12. Ray Says:

    Thanks for hosting this month’s Session. Here’s my contribution:

    http://www.thebarleyblog.com/2009/session-31-summer-beers/

  13. Twin Beer Says:

    Thanks for hosting Peter! This is our first Session post.

    http://www.twinbeer.com/?p=386

    Cheers!

  14. EddieGlick Says:

    Here’s my contribution:

    http://beerdorks.com/articles.php?article_id=124

    Thanks!

  15. Hop Talk » Blog Archive » Session #31: Magic Hat Wacko Says:

    [...] Announcing The Session #31: Summer Beers Which brings me to this months Session topic: Summer Beers. With the summer coming to a close, what was your favorite beer of the summer? It doesn’t even have to be from this summer. Is it a lager or maybe a light bodied wheat ale? Maybe you’re drinking anti-seasonally and are having a barleywine or Russian Imperial Stout. Why is this beer your favorite? Is there a particular memory associated with this beer? How about a city? Maybe there was a particular dish that made this beer memorable? Spare no detail. [...]

  16. Craig Says:

    Thanks for hosting - here’s another contribution:
    http://beersbeersbeers.blogspot.com/2009/09/session-31-summer-beers.html

  17. nemsis Says:

    Great topic Peter, I enjoyed putting ours together. Thanks for hosting.
    Our blog is up at http://www.beertaster.ca/content/session-31-summer-beers

  18. Beer Sagas Says:

    This was a nice topic.

    My contribution can be found here:
    “http://beersagas.blogspot.com/2009/09/session-summer-beers.html”:http://beersagas.blogspot.com/2009/09/session-summer-beers.html

  19. Mario (Brewed For Thought) Says:

    http://www.brewedforthought.com/?p=1751

  20. Brian Yaeger Says:

    Good seeing you guys last night. And here’s my Summer beer Session, about a beer you’ll never find, unless you go to Puerto Rico, which may not be so terrible as far as the beer goes. http://beerodyssey.blogspot.com/2009/09/session-31-summer-beers.html

  21. reluctant scooper Says:

    Cheers for the host - I’m loud and proud here: http://www.reluctantscooper.co.uk/2009/09/session-summer-beer.html

  22. The Session: Summer Beers — Beer Haiku Daily Says:

    [...] Session is a monthly beer-themed group writing project for bloggers. This month’s theme is Summer Beers and it is hosted by Better Beer [...]

  23. Session #31: Summer Beers | Brookston Beer Bulletin Says:

    [...] the end of summer, our last summer Session takes on summer beers, courtesy of Peter Estaniel of the BeerBeerBlog. His take: With the summer coming to a close, what was your favorite beer of the summer? It [...]

  24. J Says:

    Peter,

    Here’s my post:

    http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/session-31-summer-beers/

    Thanks for hosting,

    J

  25. Andrew Couch Says:

    My contribution:

    http://haveabeer.couchand.com/2009/09/04/session-31-summer-beer/

    Thanks!

  26. Alan Says:

    My offering is up: http://beerblog.genx40.com/archive/2009/september/session31whats

  27. Chris Says:

    Here’s my post: http://www.pintlog.com/2009/09/session-31-summer-beers.html

    Thanks again for hosting!

  28. Jon Says:

    Here’s my Session post: http://www.thebrewsite.com/2009/09/04/the-session-31-summer-beers.php.

    Thanks for hosting! Cheers!

  29. The Session #31: Summer Beers | Beer Tasting League Says:

    [...] of The Session! Beer bloggers are writing today on a common topic, which was provided to us by BetterBeerBlog: Summer Beers. With the summer coming to a close, what was your favorite beer of the summer? It doesn’t even [...]

  30. David Jensen Says:

    Here’s my post: http://beer47.com/2009/09/favorite-summer-beers-of-2009/

    It won’t be published to the front page until later in the day on Sunday but the link above is active now. I actually ended up going a completely different route after I read the topic a second time. I went for 6 beers instead of one and I think that only two could be considered summer beer.

    Thanks for hosting!

  31. Thomas Cizauskas Says:

    Submitted 2 days late, for partial credit, my post on Baby-Doc Duvalier, barleywines, and chilled cherry beer over ice.
    http://www.yoursforgoodfermentables.com/2009/09/session-31-summer-beers.html

  32. Favorite Summer Beers of 2009 | Beer 47 Says:

    [...] the September, BetterBeerBlog is hosting with the topic of Summer Beer for The Session #31. Peter asks the simple question, “what was your favorite beer of the summer?” On the [...]

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