Single bottle. Summit’s beers so far have been ticks for me, absolutely nothing enjoyable about them. So I wonder if this one will be any different as I sit at my computer, glass in hand, bottle opener at the ready. Oh wait, its a twist top. No cool message under the cap like some of the Texas twist-tops. Frothy white head on a somewhat aggressive pour. Very murky orange body. Bottle conditioned or just a lot of flocculent yeast? Aroma is malt first. Kind of smells rich, like a very faded IIPA. Caramel, bread, syrup. Some spent grains. Very mild and light citrus hops. Maybe a hint of pine as well, but the hops are so far in the back of the aroma it becomes hard to differentiate. Flavor just isn’t good. There is a strong flavor that I always associate with wet dogs. Some caramel and faint papery oxidation as well. Some hops, but they are all bitterness, with no developed flavor (early additions). Medium bubbles, thin with that horrible lingering after taste. Another tick from a mediocre (at best) brewery.

Short stubby bottle with a twist off cap. The aroma is a little more malty or chocolaty when compared to other IPA. The look is slightly hazy iced tea. The flavor follows the smell. It starts off with less bitterness than I usually incur with IPA and there is a little bit of a choco feeling to it. This seems to be more like a stronger APA than an IPA. Still has that hop impact but just not as strong. For example, the Southampton IPA I just had was a much worse and annoying hop bomb compared to this. This is a little laid back on the hops but is still IPA character none the less. Barely any carbonation. Finish is medicine bitter but it only lasts and lingers half as long as other more oppressive IPA.