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Summit Pilsener (fka Summit Grand) 3.12 187

Summit Pilsener (fka Summit Grand)

Percentile
58
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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1873.13/5.03.12/5.05%81.1Flute, Footed Pilsner
Commercial Description:
Summit Grand is the first pilsener brewed by Summit Brewing Company. Developed by our Brewmaster Horace Cunningham, Summit Grand follows the tradition of Bohemian Style Pilseners. This style refers to the many great pilseners that originated in what is now known as the Czech Republic. Our Summit Grand is brewed with select malts and both domestic and imported hops. Golden in color, with just the right amount of body, Summit Grand is truly the perfect beer for any occasion.
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noy-zee (63), Minnesota, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/518/20
Feb 26, 2002  
one of the best summit varieties


ihatehefe (5), Alabama, USA
does not count click to see why this rating of Summit Pilsener (fka Summit Grand) does not count
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/510/104/518/20
Mar 15, 2009  
this was my first summit when it was known as grand, and boy was it ever.


 humulus (338), Salem, Missouri, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/59/104/517/20
Sep 12, 2004  
I really enjoyed this pils. Very floral hops and balanced malts. Golden and pale like a good pils should be. Nice and peppery yet subtly sweet with a lemony smoke character. Nice linger to the hops. A very simple and unassuming beverage that seems to be saying "just take me as I am, fresh, crisp and refreshing". Very drinkable.


 ElGaucho (1730), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/517/20
May 11, 2003  
Lager aroma with an added zing of hop bitterness. Clear gold body with a small, white frothy head. Leaves excellent lace. Good carbonation. For a pilsner, excellent flavor. Not as good as Victory Prima Pils, but deserves to be in the same sentence. A joy to drink; another feather in the cap for the Summit Brewing Co, which, outside of the Town Hall Brewery, is Minnesota's finest maker of beer. Makes for a good session beer for both lovers of full bodied beer and of lighter beer.


 urbnhautebourg (974), Annapolis, Maryland, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Nov 19, 2003  
This was an add-on from the outdoorsman-trader, the Great Slikwily. I've come to find that this brewer makes nothing but great looking beer. This is beautiful. And it is also one of the best-balanced Bohemian Pilsners I've ever tried. So much good malt, so many good hops, and the whole thing works within the framework of Pilsner. Really wonderful.


 whiterabbit81 (244), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Dec 15, 2003  
I adore pils, and this is one of the better brews available. Great flavor and balance with a beautiful lacing and aroma. Good stuff.


 BeerAteHer (384), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/105/516/20
Dec 20, 2004  
Aroma is quite soapy, almost like lanolin (don’t know if this is good or bad but I don’t find it unappealing). Nice thick, clinging bubbles, and shallow head with thin lacing. Flavor is bold with strong elements of citrus and unripe melon. There is a very strong hop presence which is very enjoyable, hoppier than others in its class of which I am aware. Yet the malts are not totally subdued and lend a crispness of their own. Aftertaste doesn’t vary much from the flavor, perhaps being a bit bready and slightly metallic. Overall a very drinkable beer - I may finish the entire 6-pack - and I am pleasantly surprised with this product of a home-town brewery.


 jsquire (2123), St. Marys, Ohio, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/517/20
Jul 21, 2003  
Pretty golden color with attractive white head. Clean, crisp pilsner with a well balanced hop finish. Very easy drinking and a great alternative to BMC.



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