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great tastes Craft Beers Seasonal Craft Take a look outside. The snow has melted, the brisk New England air is starting to warm up and the trees are coming back to life. With all these changes happening outside, the infinite number of beer options is changing inside. Spring and summertime brings us a blend of malty, sweet, creamy, wheat flavors and snappy, refreshing, lighter bodied lager beer. When a beer can bring you back to your favorite lunch spot in a public park, or a sandy local beach, or a campground you have found something; taste buds, meet your brain, brain meet your taste buds. Your brain has made a connection— drinking a specific beer triggers your memory to recall a fond time with family and friends. Thankfully, all those lighter bodied college-aged beers have left my memory leaving room for the good ones present and future. I, too, was lighter in body in those days. Drinking an Oskar Blues Dale's Pale Ale in the can brings my memory back to the beaches of Plymouth, MA on a hot July afternoon. A tall draft pour of Allagash White brings me back to downtown Portland, Maine drinking on the historic old port waterfront. Drinking Wachusett Country Ale brings me back to music fests at the base of the ski mountain in Princeton, MA. Sipping a bottle of Newport Storm Amber Ale transports me back to walking famous Thames Street in Newport RI. What is your favorite beer related memory? Take a moment and ask yourself, "What's the first beer I look for when I reach my summer vacation spot?" The summer vacation spot you worked so hard to earn, the beer that you drank when you got there. Beer styles change with the seasons. The classic "summer style" can vary greatly, so be sure to read the bottle label of your favorite craft beer or bottom of the six62