Summit Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in
St. Paul,
Minnesota,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Summit Brewing Company
Established in 1986
Contact
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.
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.
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Very light overall. Lightly bitter hops. Simple, but low flavor, and it is drinkable. Would probably buy more of it, if it did not cost the same price as their other beer.
Tried
on 27 Aug 2020
at 02:10
6.4/10
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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
6.8/10
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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
6.5/10
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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
7/10
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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
6.9/10
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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
6/10
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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
6.8/10
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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
6.1/10
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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