“The Daily Drink” brings you a must-try libation from our booze columnist Zach Geballe.

In a city like Seattle, you have to sometimes wish-cast when it comes to releasing your seasonal beers. While natives tend to believe that summer doesn’t start in earnest until after the 4th of July, local breweries get started a bit earlier than that, as evidenced by the Ziggy Zoggy Lager from Silver City Brewing I just drank. And it’s a good thing, because summer lagers are some of my favorites! Finding a pleasing balance between a slightly honeyed nose and a crisp, hoppy finish, I could easily see enjoying a pint or two of it on a patio somewhere, so long as the weather cooperates. Yeah, we all know how that goes…

Zach Geballe does a lot of drinking. When he’s not working at The Dahlia Lounge or for his business Vine Trainings, he’s studying for the Court of Master Sommeliers Exam. His weekly column here at Seattle Weekly, The Bar Code, endeavors to inspire, educate and sometimes poke fun at all things beer, wine and spirits related.