New Release – Summer Solstice Cerveza Crema
(May, 2005 – Boonville, CA) This spring Anderson Valley Brewing Company announced the release of their new summer seasonal ale, Summer Solstice Cerveza Crema , an ale brewed to slide smoothly down parched summer throats, and slake even the driest thirst. This copper colored ale is a silky, creamy dream. It’s malty, very mildly hopped, and lightly sweet, with a delicate hint of spice for that oh-so-drinkable, extra velvety flavor. A cool beer for the heat, whatever your latitude!
The ale is a lighter and much milder version of the brewery’s wildly popular winter warmer, Winter Solstice Seasonal Ale . "So many of our fans begged us to make Winter Solstice available year round , that we had to do something for them," said head brewer, David Gatlin . "Winter Solstice is designed for the cold weather though, big, malty, and pretty high in alcohol. We wanted something that retained the smooth, rich character of the Winter Solstice, but milder on the seasoning, even easier drinking, and reasonably low alcohol. At 5.6% alcohol by volume, Cerveza Crema is an ale that works well as a session beer, and really cuts the thirst," he added.
The ale, which will be appearing on store shelves in early May, is dressed in a label with the familiar "legendary Boonville Beer" , now sporting sun glasses as a brilliant summer sun shines down upon the valley. "I thought it would be fun to make the label and six-pack reflect a summer theme, similar to the overcast sky and light dusting of snow on the winter label," said label designer and graphic artist, Peter Suddeth. Another addition to the label is the appearance of Duke, one of Anderson Valley’s enormous shire horses in the background. "We like to add little "easter eggs" for our fans; the Boontling names and phrases, the Boonville Beer that never get explained on the label, the writing under the bottle caps , things like that. It keeps things fun and gives our real fans who know about them a kind of insider status."
Summer Solstice Cerveza Crema is available in 12 oz six-packs and on draft, at fine retailers throughout the west coast, and other states as well. Use our Beer Finder, to locate the distributor in your area, and ask them for retailers that will be carrying Summer Solstice Cerveza Crema.
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