8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
I purchased a six pack of this. Where they went with 16 oz cans for the double IPA, they are selling this in 12 oz, and that seems backwards. In Franconia you are going to have this by the liter/half liter. I poured almost two cans into a Weihenstephaner dimpled mug. Initially a tall white head that fades quickly, but leaves thick lace on the glass and on top of the beer. Immediately recognizable as a keller bier from the first sip. There is lots of yeast, and crisp, dry malt. Some bread dough. Very dry. Aftertaste of light malt. Hops add a bitter flavor that works well with the malt flavor. They nailed the style. This is one of the best beers Summit has ever produced.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jun 2016
at 11:38
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a red-caramel color with a large creamy orange-white head that lingered and left a bit of lacing. The aroma was sweetish with molasses, rum, cherry, fig and tobacco. The flavor was sweetish with caramel, molasses and dark fruits followed by anise, booze, tobacco and medicine. Long finish. Moderately full bodied. Disappointing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 May 2016
at 11:23
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Poured from a 12 oz bottle with a best by date of 08/2016. Aroma has a grain forward character with some moderate cracker malt and grain notes. Some light honey and caramel notes. Moderate citrus notes with tangerine and mandarin. Some lighter resin. Pours a hazy, dull copper orange with a medium sized, white head that recedes to a thin film that lingers thicker on the edges. Flavor has a light sweetness with some cracker and grain notes. A touch of honey. Medium bitterness. Medium light hop notes with orange, mandarin and tangerine. A light stone fruit note. Hint of alcohol. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, an alright beer. Hops are pretty mellow though and the malt character seems a bit strong. A touch of a weird metallic finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 May 2016
at 00:40
6.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Poured from a 12 oz bottle with a best by date of 08/2016. Aroma has a grain forward character with some moderate cracker malt and grain notes. Some light honey notes. Moderate citrus notes with tangerine and mandarin. Pours a hazy, dull golden orange with a medium sized, white head that recedes to a thin film that lingers thicker on the edges. Flavor has a light sweetness with some cracker and grain notes. A touch of honey and a bit of cereal. Medium bitterness. Medium light hop notes with orange, mandarin and tangerine. A light tropical fruit note. Mouthfeel is medium light bodied and slightly watery a with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, an alright beer. Hops are pretty mellow though and the malt character seems a bit off with the honey note.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 May 2016
at 00:09
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12oz bottle into a Corsendonk glass on 20th May 2016 while on holiday at my daughters in California. Misty, deep amber body, off-white head which was deep and lasting. Good malty base for this flavoursome blend, liked it. My first ever beer from this brewery (and State), cheers Greg Wilson for the chance to try this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 May 2016
at 12:45
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the brewery. Bright, glowing yellow color. A large head initially but it fades quickly. I am not familiar with Wakatu hops, but this beer is mild and a little spicy. Some bitter hops but dry grain flavor also. Grass and plants in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 May 2016
at 20:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pour is a hazy orange with a large white head. Aroma is a pine and zesty citrus hop with little or no malt presence. Flavor is a nice decent melon hop with plenty of fruit flavor that follow. The only problem with this beer is it is listed as a double IPA and while it does have a decent hop profile it’s not going to overpower the palate with hops. They are there but nothing like some of the hops bombs coming out of New England these days.
Tried
on 30 Apr 2016
at 21:40
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12oz bottle. Unfiltered orange-tan body. Steady, foamy white head. A pretty respectable Session IPA. I like the fact that it is 4% too, I don’t really want a session anything approaching 5%. There isn’t much defined new school hop tone or anything like that, this is pretty straight up. OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Apr 2016
at 23:16
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Summit Sága IPA (by Summit Brewing Company):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 4/5
3/IV/16 - 33cl bottle from a trade @ home - BB: 7/VIII/16 (2016-305) Thanks to Brian L for the trade!
Clear orange beer, creamy off-white head, little stable, very adhesive. Aroma: very floral, some tropical fruits, lots of pineapple, caramel malts. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: very bitter, fruity, mango, some citrus, pineapple. Aftertaste: lots of grapefruit, bitter, bit malty, some honey.
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 4/5
3/IV/16 - 33cl bottle from a trade @ home - BB: 7/VIII/16 (2016-305) Thanks to Brian L for the trade!
Clear orange beer, creamy off-white head, little stable, very adhesive. Aroma: very floral, some tropical fruits, lots of pineapple, caramel malts. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: very bitter, fruity, mango, some citrus, pineapple. Aftertaste: lots of grapefruit, bitter, bit malty, some honey.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Apr 2016
at 15:12
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Bright gold color, head that fades quickly but leaves a lacing on the glass. Big citrus-hop aroma. Flavor is bitter, but has grapefruit and some orange. Fresh hop flavor, and full palate. I expected another ipa like any other but this is the best new IPA I have tried in a long time. it is considerably better than the 2nd Thread pale ale. Aftertaste is bitter, and I feel a light hop burn. A tropical ipa that is better than Sierra Nevada.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Apr 2016
at 10:29