Photo: Peak Brewing
Based in Portland, Maine, Peak's an all-organic outfit that's debunking the notion that eco-conscious beers are as enticing as rice cakes. "We don't sacrifice taste," says Peak rep Mike Cadoux, whose brother Jon is the brewer. "We're making delicious beer that just happens to be organic."
True enough, Peak's beers are tasty treats. In chillier times, I favor the Fair Trade coffee–steeped Espresso Amber Ale, or perhaps the nice and smooth Nut Brown Ale. But now, with sweat dripping down my brow, I'm dedicated to Summer Session. It's a hybrid, the offspring of a quaffable wheat brew and an aromatic Pacific Northwest pale ale.
More after the jump...



T-shirt season has arrived at last, and with it the eagerness to trade belly-warming barleywines for more sprightly sippers: namely hoppy India pale ales, whose floral flavors and aromas recall lush spring blooms. Sure, burly, nap-inducing IPAs like Dogfish Head's 










