Summit Brewing Company

Microbrewery in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Summit Brewing Company

Established in 1986

Contact
910 Montreal Circle, St. Paul, MN, 55102, United States
Description
Way back in 1986, before craft brewing was even cool, Summit Brewing Company Founder and President Mark Stutrud set out in St. Paul, Minnesota, to make craft beers inspired by old-world brewing traditions and ingredients. More than 30 years have passed since he first brewed our flagship Summit Extra Pale Ale, and it’s safe to say he freaking nailed it.

Today, Summit Brewing continues to infuse traditional recipes with modern ingredients from around the world, crafting high-quality and consistent craft beer out of respect for the hardworking folks who enjoy our beer.

And because we’re independently owned and operated, we get to make craft beer our way. That means relying on natural carbonation, protecting the foam, and celebrating the true dance between malts, hops, water, and yeast. It means protecting the environment, supporting the community and the arts, being kind to animals, and always having one more beer with our friends and family even if we’re already late for rotary club. It means drinking our beer fresh and cold, because warm storage turns good beer to shit. And it means never settling for “good enough,” always pulling the goalie when we’ve got a chance to win, swinging for the fences, and never, ever forgetting where we come from. Grain country represent.

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6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
16 ounce can. Pours a pitch black color with a medium beige head. A huge coffee and vanilla nose. Huge coffee, vanilla, light roast, some light tobacco. Pretty good. Coffee forward beers aren’t really my thing, but this is good.
Tried from Can on 26 Nov 2016 at 02:26

7.5/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
From a can. Black beer and a very dark, milk chocolate covered head. I poured this aggressively into a 1/2 liter mug and regretted it, lots of carbonation that overflowed before the pour was finished. Aroma has a moderate amount of coffee. Flavor is of sweet cafe latte, malt syrup. Lower carbonation on the palate than I expected from the pour. Well balanced; the coffee wasn’t necessary but it works well.
Tried from Can on 18 Nov 2016 at 17:38

4.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
From the tap at 8th Street Grill, Minneapolis. Pours light copper, worth fine white foam. Aroma is moderately intense with low persistence. Reminds a little of hazelnut, worth some strange feeling of oxidation. Body is light, with some final stickiness and very light astringency. Taste has balanced sweetness and bitterness, with the second dominating on the final.

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Tried from Draft on 13 Nov 2016 at 13:53

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
From the tap at FireLake Grill House & Cocktail Bar, Minneapolis, MN. Pours black, with some cappuccino foam, unfortunately very cold. Had to "hug it" for minutes. Aroma, consequently, was not much. A little toasted malts. Body was medium, with some stickiness. Taste was moderately sweet, with low bitterness, and a bittersweet finish given by the oatmeal. Nice beer.
Tried from Draft on 10 Nov 2016 at 17:44

6.5/10
Tried on 05 Nov 2016 at 20:09

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Minnesota Trip Beer #244. 12 ounce bottle thanks to jackl, 5/13/16.Clear dark red, large foamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of toffee, caramel, toasted malt. The taste is toffee, caramel,mild citrus. Medium bodied, mild booze.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Oct 2016 at 02:55

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Sampled from the tap at Red Cow North Loop. Pours a clear copper with a white head that dissipates to the edges and laces. Aroma has a decent amount of citrus with a bit of grapefruit bite and a bit of sweet grains. Flavor has more of a citrus rind note but still has a citrus bite and a sweet grain backbone.
Tried from Draft on 08 Oct 2016 at 14:42

6.4/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Draft: Clear, bubbly gold with a white head. Grain, ginger, pear aroma. Strong vanilla, ginger taste.....grain malt.... Different.....started tasty, but wore on me a bit quickly.
Tried from Draft on 26 Sep 2016 at 17:11

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Pours a clear, light gold with good-sized head. Aroma is very grassy. Flavor also grassy, with some malt and breadiness.
Tried on 23 Sep 2016 at 15:53

8.3/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can. Light sour milk, lemon, biscuit malt, and straw aroma. Hazy yellow with giant white head. Lightly sweet milky lemon, biscuit malt, and moderately bitter grass flavor. Good body. Very nice.
Tried from Can on 09 Sep 2016 at 18:01