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Summit Extra Pale Ale 3.28 411

Summit Extra Pale Ale

Percentile
73
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
4113.29/5.03.28/5.05.1%71.9Lager glass, Shaker
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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 Soonah (970), Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Jul 17, 2009  
Poured a nice amber color with a dense, almost creamy off-white head. Good lacing. Nice aroma of citrus comes forth at the onset. Finds good balance between the citrus and some piney hops and light sweetness. The flavor is equally well balanced between citrus, pine, light peppery spice and caramel sweetness. Easy drinking mouthfeel. Pretty good.


 BrianHagmeier (257), Coralville, Iowa, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Jul 13, 2009  
I really enjoyed this beer. It was very refreshing. I cant think of anything that puts it over the top specifically but its good. Nice beer for summer.


emoore0024 (25), USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Jul 1, 2009  
Nice Pale Ale. Hoppy. Smooth. Citrus lemon zest. Medium body. Good summer beer.


 jcwattsrugger (5563), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/103/510/20
Jun 21, 2009  
12 oz bottle–pours a rich foamy off white head and orange/amber color. Aroma is citrus-orange?/coppery hops, light malt-caramel/biscuity. Taste is tea-herbal/metallic/coppery, dry hops, light/medium malt. Dirty penny finish. Thanks to Joe-jwc215 for picking this out.


 jeremytoni (1119), Swedesboro, New Jersey, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Jun 12, 2009  
From a bottle poured amber with a fair amount of head. Nice hoppy flavor with a quick finish.


 JaBier (1261), Capital City, Ohio, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
May 31, 2009  
Sampled at the Summit tasting at Blacklick Wine & Spirits on 5/14/09. Cloudy amber color with a medium beige head. Clean and crisp hop aroma with a good malt balance. Flavor is mostly malt and very weak on the hop. A letdown after the aroma was somewhat promising.


 JMerritt (1321), Macomb, Illinois, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/105/512/20
May 30, 2009  
Dark golden, slightly hazy, with a medium off-white pillowy head that is partially diminishing. Rich caramel nose, some moderate spruce, mild chocolate malts and the slightest roast. Flavor is mildly sweet initially, turning mild-to-moderately bitter. Very fine carbonation works fantastically. Finish is a touch cardboardy and only here could I detect any graininess. Solid.


 JoeMcPhee (5025), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
May 29, 2009  
Tap at MSP airport. Pale golden beer with a creamy white head. Aroma is a bit unusual. Sort of fruity with loads and loads of sweet apricot and light apple notes. Not really cidery though, just fruity. Light-bodied beer with a touch of sweet pale malt and a very light hoppiness. Apricot flavour on the back. I could see this being fairly appealing during the summer, but it’s a bit lighter and fruitier than I generally prefer.



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