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Summit Extra Pale Ale

Summit Extra Pale Ale - American Pale Ale

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 Percentile 
74
overall
Brewed by Summit Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale

St. Paul, Minnesota USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
4093.29/5.03.29/5.05.1%73.8Lager glass, Shaker
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Commercial Description:
Summit Extra Pale Ale is not a beer brewed only for beer snobs. Just the opposite. It’s a beer for everyone to enjoy: construction workers, stock brokers, farmers, sales people, clerks, teachers, lawyers, doctors, even other brewers. Its light bronze color and distinctly hoppy flavor have made it a favorite in St. Paul, Minneapolis and the rest of the Upper Midwest ever since we first brewed it back in 1986.
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 troyc (1173), Lubbock, Texas, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Nov 2, 2009  
[Bottle] Pours a light amber color with a slight haze. Very little head. Aroma of grains and light citrus. Taste is pretty similar, with various citrus notes. I got some lemon and grapefruit especially. Dry finish with some slight pine notes. Decent palate. A good beer in general.


 bsp77 (191), Minnesota, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Oct 29, 2009  
Poured from bottle into Summit pint glass. Clear, pale amber with a quickly settling head and some lacing. Aroma of citrus hops and sweet grainy malts. Strong caramel and toasted malts flavoring for an APA. Mild sweet, fruity flavors and somewhat of a citrus hop balance. Sharp malt and somewhat bitter aftertaste. Moderately high carbonation, with a moderate body and strangely semi-sweet finish. This is often the session beer of choice in Minnesota. I can understand why so many love it, but there is something about the malts that is a slight distraction for me. Very good brew nonetheless that is easy to keep chugging away.


 jake65 (1657), Williston, North Dakota, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Oct 28, 2009  
Draft: Golden orange with a modest sandy colored head. Nice thick sheets of lacing. Mild, almost faint aroma is lightly sweet with citrus and caramel. The tastes comes through much more flavorful. Citrus hops, grapefruit, even grape itself, and a small amount of maltiness. Wet feeling overall. Very light floral element. This is drinkable stuff; potentially a perfect house beer for summer.


 Lubiere (4463), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
Oct 18, 2009  
An amber ale with a thin lacing and silky off white head. In aroma, light pinhey c-hops over caramel malt. In mouth, a nice smooth pale ale with nice restrained floral hops, light and quaffable. On tap at Ike’s MSP, Sept. 13 2009.


 pumpmaster (473), Pembroke Pines, Florida, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/514/20
Oct 13, 2009  
12 ounce bottle purchased at Total Wine Tampa, FL for $1.34 in a 4-style sampler 12-pack. Good.


 RHeastings (380), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/513/20
Oct 11, 2009  
The beer pours a medium to slightly light amber color, with a small but long-lasting white head. The nose is initially a little hard to get a sense of, and generally needs to be a bit more gregarious. Even so, I was able to detect some characteristic grapefruity notes of Cascade, along with some medium crystal malt notes. The palate seems to trend more toward the English version of pale ale, showing an earthy hop character, and about a 50/50 balance between gravity and bitterness. Again, I detected some medium crystal notes. The finish is about medium sweet/dry, with some slight fruity notes. Overall, a decent, if slightly boring APA.


 Swalden28 (1439), McKinney, Texas, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/102/513/20
Oct 7, 2009  
Bottle from cute Summit rep. Pours a clear deep gold with fizzy head. Aroma has a nice hoppy citrus note and some light caramel. Flavor is nicely balanced in this beer, some light hoppy pine, citrus notes and a little light caramel. Mouth feel is light body, kinda watery, high carbonation. Overall, a decent easy drinking pale ale.


 jstraw (750), Chicago, Illinois, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/510/20
Oct 6, 2009  
Orange amber with decent, creamy beige head / Mild nose of citrus and hops / Light to medium body, watery, with weak finish / Flavors of grain and resin, with citrus notes / Below average.



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