6.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Black. Big tan head that laces the glass. Aroma of wood and fruit. This beer has a smokey flavor, with sweet malt. Medium bodied.
Tried
on 03 Oct 2003
at 22:15
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Light orange. Strong lager aroma. Roasted flavor with the taste of bread in the finish.
Tried
on 21 Sep 2003
at 17:29
6.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
I was ready to write about how much this beer sucked and how over-rated Summitt is, but this beer has helped to redeem this brewer. The aroma is great with lots of wheat, citrus, and some apricot. Not much to write about the somewhat cloudy appearance, and there is no head on this beer. Flavor is not quite up to standard, but there is nothing wrong with it. Lots of wheat in the flavor.
Tried
on 14 Aug 2003
at 19:57
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft, Minneapolis. Nice to see a larger craft brewer whose flagship brand is not the usual pale pilsner. And nice to see that it's readily available on tap in the Twin Cities (it's even on a few taps here in Chicago). A pleasing amber/copper color, toasty malty sweetness and a refined hop spiciness... definitely not IPA level, but enough to tell the novice beer drinker there's another world out there. Great with those Matt's hamburgers with the cheese fried inside the patty (a Minneapolis tradition my brother introduced me to)!
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Aug 2003
at 06:16
4.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Mild IPA of light copper colour and moderate hopping. As unexciting as my description.
Tried
on 04 Jul 2003
at 09:29
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Light golden color. Aroma is mild with hops and malt, but not much of either. This one has the flavor of a full bodied pilsner. The heavy palate is the best quality in this beer.
Tried
on 13 Jun 2003
at 12:17
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Not bad, not bad! Summit Maibock is not the most complex beer, but it does have a nice, sweet malty flavor typical of the style. A pleasant brew on all accounts, and one I'd be willing to purchase.
Tried
on 15 May 2003
at 01:15
5.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Dark orange. Head is off white, small, and thin. Stringent hops aroma. Surprisingly bitter with a roasted flavor. It went well with my Padron maduro, but I won't buy this again.
Tried
on 14 May 2003
at 12:04
6.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Strong example of the style for hop-heads, though not much beyond. Pleasing copper color under a firm head has a malty smell that doesn't appear in the taste. Mouthfeel is nice, though hop bite kind of hits you with few subtleties. Hoppy enough to get me sneezing, though the matliness returns in the aftertaste. Sampled on draft.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Apr 2003
at 23:21
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
nice orange color. Well hopped and bitter, and easy to find as well. But I do think there are quality control issues because this beer can be good or terrible.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Jan 2003
at 01:32