Innovative beers for summer

Discover the most innovative and refreshing beers perfect for enjoying during the summer months. This guide explores unique styles, from exotic fruit-infused beers to daring flavor options like mango, chamoy, or lime. Find your next favorite drink to beat the heat and surprise your palate with creative offerings from the craft beer culture. Ideal for those looking to go beyond traditional options and experience new flavors.

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    New Belgium Heavy Melon

    201 Global Votes
    • Brewed with juicy watermelon and zesty lime peel

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    This beer stands out for its innovative combination of juicy watermelon and zesty lime peel, offering a refreshing and unique flavor profile for summer. Its lightness and fruity notes make it an ideal choice for warm weather, providing a distinct experience compared to traditional beers.

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    Diebolt Brewery's Rindhouse 2

    99 Global Votes
    • Fizzy, citrusy, and cooling

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    This beer stands out for its innovative citrus flavor combination, utilizing Meyer lemon and Sumo mandarins to create a refreshing and complex profile. Its Belgian Saison style, coupled with fruity and spicy notes, makes it a distinctive and perfect choice for summer. Diebolt Brewing's dedication to creativity and high-quality ingredients is evident in every sip.

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    Deschutes Hop Slice

    80 Global Votes
    • Refreshingly-balanced golden ale

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    Deschutes Hop Slice stands out for its innovative combination of Lemondrop and Centennial hops, which deliver a refreshing citrus and floral profile without being overbearing. Its balance of 5% ABV and 35 IBU makes it a light and flavorful choice, perfect for summer. The beer offers a crisp and balanced taste experience, ideal for those seeking an innovative and refreshing brew.

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    Peachy Little Thing Hazy IPA

    52 Global Votes
    • Golden, velvety hazy IPA

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    This Hazy IPA offers an innovative combination of juicy peach flavor and a balanced hop profile, creating a refreshing experience ideal for summer. Its silky mouthfeel and ability to mask the alcohol content make it an accessible and enjoyable option for a wide range of palates.

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    Watermelon Wheat

    47 Global Votes
    • Crisp, dry and refreshing flavor

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    This beer stands out for its innovative combination of a classic wheat base with the addition of real watermelon, creating a refreshing and unique flavor profile. Its crisp, dry, and fruity character makes it an ideal choice for summer, offering a light and balanced drinking experience.

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    Vivrant Thing (Voodoo Brewing Co.)

    9 Global Votes
    • Brewed with apricot, mango, and peach

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    This beer stands out for its innovative combination of apricot, mango, and peach, which gives it a vibrant and refreshing flavor profile, ideal for summer. Its dry hopping with Mosaic hops adds an aromatic complexity that enhances the fruity notes, creating a smooth and balanced drinking experience with a subtle bitter finish.

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    Crane Guava Weiss

    6 Global Votes
    • Imparts a vibrant tropical sweetness

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    This beer stands out for its intensely fruity and tart flavor profile, with prominent notes of guava and passionfruit, offering a refreshing and exotic experience. Its slightly salty and acidic character, combined with a funky finish, makes it an innovative and perfect choice for summer.

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    Chamoy-flavored beer

    0 Global Votes
    • Authentic flavors of chamoy, tamarind and chile

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    This beer offers a bold fusion of traditional Mexican flavors with a refreshing beer base, incorporating notes of chamoy, tamarind, and chili. Its unique flavor profile, combining sweet, sour, and spicy, makes it an innovative and exciting option for summer. It is a beverage that challenges expectations and provides a vibrant, distinctive tasting experience.

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    Mango Beer

    0 Global Votes
    • Made with real mango

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    Mango beer offers an innovative and refreshing flavor experience, perfect for summer, by combining the lightness of a beer with the tropical sweetness of mango. Its low bitterness profile and fruity notes make it a distinctive beverage that stands apart from traditional beers.

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    Lime beers

    0 Global Votes
    • Crisp and refreshing

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    Lime beers offer an exceptionally refreshing and citrusy flavor profile, making them ideal for summer. Their light character and zesty kick make them perfect for beating the heat and enjoying outdoors, standing out for their innovative flavor combinations.

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    Cambridge Brewing Peaches En Regalia

    0 Global Votes

    This beer stands out for its innovative fermentation process in wine barrels, which imparts a complex flavor profile with notes of peach, bourbon, and oak. Its refreshing character and fruity nuances make it a remarkable choice for summer, offering a unique and sophisticated tasting experience.

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    Fruited Hefeweizen / Wheat Beers

    0 Global Votes
    • Most creative and seasonal summer beer category

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    These beers offer a very refreshing flavor experience, ideal for summer afternoons, combining the wheat base with the natural sweetness of fruit. The addition of fruit during secondary fermentation ensures the fruit flavor remains vibrant and distinctive, creating an innovative and highly enjoyable drink for warm weather.

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    Cold IPA

    0 Global Votes
    • Stronger hop character

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    Cold IPA offers a refreshing and hoppy experience, ideal for summer, thanks to its paler, drier, and smoother profile compared to other IPAs. Its brewing process with lager yeasts at colder temperatures and the use of adjuncts like rice or corn give it exceptional drinkability and a clean, crisp finish.

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    West Coast Pilsner

    0 Global Votes
    • Refreshing beer for the summertime

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    The West Coast Pilsner offers an innovative fusion of pilsner crispness with IPA hop character, creating a unique flavor experience. Its citrusy and tropical profile, combined with high drinkability and moderate ABV, makes it a refreshing and modern choice for the warmer months.

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    Italian Pilsner

    0 Global Votes
    • Light body and malt

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    The Italian Pilsner is an innovative beer for summer due to its distinctive dry-hopping, which gives it a more pronounced and aromatic hop profile than traditional pilsners. Its clean, smooth, and refreshing character, coupled with a bitter yet non-aggressive balance, makes it an ideal choice for warmer months.