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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6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

12 ounce can from Happy Harry's 45th St Fargo, 8/20/20. Hazy gold, large foamy white head, good retention. Aroma of leafy, floral hops and grainy malt. Taste is dank, resin, green hops, pale malt. Moderate bitterness, very dry, a bit thin.

Tried from Can on 21 Aug 2020 at 00:54


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

12oz can. Pretty reasonable Wit. Filtered tan body. Foamy white head. Medium bodied. Easy and refreshing, spices are to style and not dominating/overboard. Personally, I enjoy a wheatier, unfiltered Wit, but this is fine for the style.

Tried from Can on 18 Jan 2020 at 03:50


2015, consumed 2020. Still sweet. Still moderate hop flavor and some carbonation yet. Bitter, dry finish.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Jan 2020 at 17:32


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

12 ounce bottle from Woodman's Oak Creek, 9/15/19. Hazy amber, large foamy white head, good retention. Aroma of floral, citrusy hops and pale malt. Taste is tropical fruit, pale malt. Medium-full bodied with a kinda cottonmouth thing. Okay.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Sep 2019 at 05:14


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

12 ounce can from Woodman's Oak Creek, 9/14/19. Hazy pale orange, large frothy white head, good retention. Aroma of lime and bready malt. Taste is juicy lime, pale bready malt. Medium bodied, simple, crisp. 7

Tried from Can on 15 Sep 2019 at 04:03


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

12 ounce bottle from Woodman's Green Bay, 9/12/19. Slightly hazy orange, thin foamy white head, good retention. Aroma of piney hops and caramel. Taste is grain, toast, green and earthy hops. Thin-medium bodied, strong bitterness. Well balanced. Solid.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Sep 2019 at 03:35


6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5

Very mild Aromas of hops, grains and pale malt. Definitely not a juicy beer. There's a little bit of hop flavor and bitterness, some malt sweetness with decent carbonation & Body but a very boring beer. And a very lame IPA.

Tried on 29 Aug 2019 at 22:41


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

12oz can. A pretty enjoyable fruit beer. The Galaxy helps give it a modern feel, the apricot and peach aren't that impressive. Much more enjoyable than the fruited IPAs of a few years back, this is more along the lines of a fruit beer, just with a nice hop balance. Not my favorite, but exceeded my expectations.

Tried from Can on 20 Aug 2019 at 03:58


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Pours a slightly hazy, copper-gold, with minimal head. Aromas include citrus, bread, some grassiness. Flavor is very bitter upfront, with some citrus and breadiness. This is not a good example of the NE-style IPA...

Tried on 22 Jul 2019 at 21:49


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Hazy copper color. Sweet for a Summit beer. Juicy citrus hops. Good session ipa.

Tried on 20 Jun 2019 at 03:37