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When it comes to annoying, time-consuming summer activities, it’s tough to beat lawn mowing. This fruitless endeavor seems to take all day (especially if you have a large yard and only a push mower) and has to be done again week after week until the leaves begin to fall. It’s a labor-intensive, pain-in-the-butt activity, but it does have one upside. If it’s a hot, humid, sunny day, you’ll need something to quench your thirst during and after you complete this mindless task. And while water is likely a good idea for hydration, we prefer a cold, crisp, easy-drinking beer.
And, since we’re all about the lawnmower beer, we understand you have to make the right beer choice. You probably wouldn’t enjoy a barrel-aged stout, or milkshake IPA on a steamy summer day. Kolsch-style beer, lagers, pilsner, and blonde ales are the best beers for this challenge. Keep reading to see 10 of our favorite thirst-quenching, crushable lawnmower beers.
10 lawnmower Beers
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Stone Buenaveza
While we often grab light, crisp lagers after mowing the lawn, sometimes we want something with a little more flavor. That’s where this Mexican-inspired lager made with sea salt and lime hits the spot.
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Almanac True Kolsch
When it comes to beers suitable for hot days, it’s hard to beat the Kolsch-style. One of the best is Almanac True Kolsch with its light, crisp, slightly sweet, highly drinkable flavor.
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Ballast Point Longfin Lager
Ballast Point is best known for its beloved Sculpin IPA. But if you only try that beer, you’re missing out on a classic lager-like Longfin. This Helles-style lager is known for its balance of malts and Noble hops.
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Dogfish Head SeaQuench
This beer might seem complicated, but the flavor is perfect for mowing the lawn. This mixture of a Kolsch-style beer, a salty Gose, and a tart Berliner Weiss is also flavored with black limes, coriander, and sea salt.
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Miller High Life
Is there a more iconic lawnmower beer than Miller High Life? It comes in the classic, clear bottle, it’s really cheap, and it’s crisp, refreshing, light, and highly crushable on a hot day.
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Sixpoint The Crisp
With a name like “The Crisp,” you should have a pretty good idea about what you’re getting into with this beer. It’s a low-ABV, crisp, very refreshing beer suitable for the hottest summer days.
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Creature Comforts Classic City Lager
Creature Comforts might have made the most aptly named lager. Its Classic City Lager is just that: a classic, crisp, clean, easy-drinking lager that tastes the way you hope it would.
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Saint Arnold Fancy Lawnmower
There are no lawnmower beers better named than Saint Arnold Fancy Lawnmower. This Kolsch-style beer is crisp, fresh, and known for its mix of caramel malt, bright, slightly bitter hops, and citrus flavors.
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Jack’s Abby House Lager
There are few breweries cranking out more lawnmower beers than Jack’s Abby Craft Lagers. In our opinion, there’s none better than House Lager with its refreshing mix of sweet malts and floral hops.
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Brooklyn Pilsner
A fairly new addition to the crispy beer world, this pilsner from the well-known Brooklyn Brewery is snappy, crisp, thirst-quenching, and crushable. Everything you could want in a lawnmower beer.
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