I can now add another in my quest to review all the brews from this generation’s best brewery, New Belgium. This time I had a six pack of something that can only be described as Happiness in a glass. It was like drinking sunshine. Sunshine Wheat to be exact. And very appropriately named. It was light, refreshing, a hint of fruitiness, and if such a thing can be said … it tasted … cold. If you like wheat beers that are light enough to please the pilsner crowd, start guzzling now. As the three recent empties in the picture can attest to, you’ll drink them fast. Too fast, the throbbing in my head might say…

**edit - I’m sorry to say that I’ve had to lower my ranking on this beer to a three.   See above for the reasons for this beer’s fall from grace.

The company I work for had a BBQ on site last week. As usual with company bbq functions, they coughed up some beer for us. Yippeee!!! When digging through the bucket o’ goodness, I found some Sam Adams Cherry Wheat. Figuring that it would taste OK, I popped one open and took a swig.

THIS STUFF IS UNBELIEVABLY YUMMY!! It’s not overly fruity but it definitely tastes of cherry. It’s a mild wheat bear that’s incredibly well balanced and not too sweet. These guys know their way around a beer!

Ok, so this stuff is the Pee-Colored KoolAid, Fat-Chick of beers. You don’t want to tell your friends that you still take advantage of either, but you do anyway and keep it to yourself.

While Corona might be complete crap to a true beer aficionado, I can’t claim to be one, so I’m tossing it in the ring here. This stuff is just too easy to drink to pass up. It’s a good fallback beer when you don’t want to invest in anything heavier, but the thought of a beer still sounds good. It’s appeal rises as the temperature does.

I, unlike many others, don’t care to add lime to mine. That just seems more wrong than simply drinking this stuff does.

Anything this mindless and easy to drink deserves a solid 3.  Make no apologies for drinking what you like.

Alaskan Brewing just brews cool stuff. One of my favorite types of lighter ales, Kolsch is always easy to drink and this copy of it works well. This stuff, according to Alaskan’s website , is based upon a Kolsch style.

OK, enough beer geek talk. This stuff ain’t too hoppy or heavy and is just nice to drink when the weather warms up. I buy this stuff in 24 packs at Costco and it doesn’t last too long. The wife doesn’t like it, but that isn’t always a bad thing. It just means more for me.

I’d rate it higher than a 4, but I’m still testing out the rating’s scale here. When I can find it, and room for it in the beer fridge, it’s an easy pick at the store.

-Cheers

So why three bottles in the picture for this review? Because that’s how many the missus and I went through before I realized we were getting drunk and hadn’t done a review yet. In a word: “Yum”. Super Yum even. I give it a 5 because when I got home after losing our basketball game, I downed two. And when I came home after winning the next one, I downed two again.

Pity not my liver, for the six pack has run out. But if you see this stuff in the store pick some up. Both Arty Rex and I agree that it’s the official summer beer of 2007. Awesome for “being manly at the grill”, drowning sorrows (& celebrating victories), and despite what Arty says, it goes great with grilled asparagus.

Another fine entry into the pantheon of Easy Drinkin’ glory. This tasty beer is one of those that you buy when you’ve spent $30 in six packs and have nothing above a “2″ to show for it. More than once I’ve been a little gun-shy, and in those moments, Alaskan Amber is always a hit. I have to credit Big E for text messaging the recommendation for this one.  Sure, he may drink Bud Light, but this almost redeems him. Almost…

Bring on the summer of Easy Drinkin’ beers. Anchor Summer Beer ranks up there as one of those yummy, light summer brews that can be swilled with ease. No funny flavors or cheek violence, just all around yum. It comes in at an easy 4, and had I bought more than one, I may have given it a 5 (so stay tuned for a review revision). At the Father’s Day 500 this year I hope to bring some of these for all to enjoy. I may run you off the road, but at least I can offer this yummy brew to ease your shame.