Pale ale is good as is a nice, ice cold Sapporo beer during the hot and steamy Japanese summer months. This topic got me drooling for some of the local Vermont pale ales I enjoyed while living in Vermont, as well as Sam Adams pale ale. This post got me thinking about my upcoming one month visit home to the Boston area this summer. I can't wait to have a nice, ice cold beer AND some hard cider to go along with the many bbq's I have planned. Woodchuck (any flavor), Cider Jack, and a couple of other imported brands are my favorites. Anybody else enjoy hard cider?