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Summit Brewing

910 Montreal Circle
Saint Paul MN 55102
Telephone: +1 651-265-7800
Hours: Tours Tuesday and Thursday at 1:00pm, Saturday 10:00am and 1:00pm.
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Notes

Opened: 1986

Annual Production: 122,517 bbl

Contributors: Jon Hughes, Siegfried Binge, mitch

Summit, who "will never package is cans", will be packaging in cans starting Spring 2016.

Updated: November 4, 2018

News

2012-02-28: Minnesota’s Summit plans $6 million expansion (Realbeer.com)
2011-05-28: Summit Celebrates 25 Years (The Beer Spot News)
2010-04-25: Local beer company donates profits (Twin Cities Daily Planet)
2010-04-19: Big beer is flat, but craft brews like St. Paul's Summit blossom (Minneapolis-St.Paul Star-Tribune)

Beer List

Belgian Style Golden Ale

Belgian-Style Pale Strong Ale
- Date: December 11, 2010 (#8381)
  
  Package: bottled
  
  Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE
  
  Score: 16½ points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Deep golden. Thick head.
  
  Aroma (3)
  Yeasty. Sweet and grainy.
  
  Mouthfeel (8)
  Medium body, creamy and fizzy. Sweet grainy malt. Yeasty, bready. Mild banana ester. Sweet finish.
  
  Overall Impression (2½)

Dunkel Weizen

South German-Style Dunkel Weizen/Weissbier

Date: August 26, 2012 (#8932)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Red-brown. Opaque. Thick head.

Aroma (2½)
Very mild clove. Very mild dark caramel.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, real creamy. Roasty, with a nice banana note. Grassy malt flavor. Clean grassy finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Extra Pale Ale

Classic English-Style Pale Ale

5.40% abv.

Awards:

Silver Medal, 2017 Great American Beer Festival
Gold Medal, 2016 Great American Beer Festival
Silver Medal, 2010 Great American Beer Festival
Gold Medal, 2010 World Beer Cup
Bronze Medal, 2008 Great American Beer Festival

Date: April 6, 1998 (#2686)

Package: draught

Place: Sheffield's, Chicago IL

Score: 15½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Amber, low carbonation, nice head. Citrusy sweet aroma. Medium body, very fruity. Malty finish.

Finnegans

Great Northern Porter

Robust Porter

Date: March 12, 2008 (#6934)

Package: bottled

Place: Crescent Moon Ale House, Omaha NE

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Deep dark red. Thick dense head.

Aroma (3)
Roasty, sweet. Peppery, spicy.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, smooth. Lots of malt, roasty and sweet. Mildly bitter.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: April 12, 1998 (#2725)

Package: draught

Place: Village Tap, Chicago IL

Score: 17 points

Overall Impression (3)
Yellow, very hazy, thick head. Some clove aroma, a little phenolic. Light, high carbonation, blast of cloves.

Date: November 19, 2010 (#8358)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Very dark red. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Fruity hops. Earthy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, fizzy. Sweet caramel malt, toasty, with a hint of roast. Grassy, fruity hop flavor, medium bitterness. Clean grassy finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: August 11, 2001 (#3868)

Package: draught

Place: Great Taste of the Midwest, Madison WI

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression (3)
Bright amber, thick head. Spicy herbal hop aroma. Medium body, big spicy hop flavor and bitterness.

Date: January 4, 1999 (#3132)

Package: bottled

Place: Bazil's, Appleton WI

Score: 16½ points

Overall Impression (3½)
Amber-brown, moderate carbonation, thick head. Perfumey, malty aroma. Perfumey hop flavor, nice well-balanced bitterness, clean bitter finish.

Date: May 16, 2010 (#8228)

Package: bottled

Place: Brix, Omaha NE

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Bright brown. Thick dense head.

Aroma (3)
Intensely grassy, toffee.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium-big body, smooth. Roasty up front, with a big grassy rye flavor. Toffee in the background. Nicely bitter in the finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: March 12, 2008 (#6932)

Package: draught

Place: Crescent Moon Ale House, Omaha NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Golden amber. Moderate dense head.

Aroma (3)
Very mild grainy malt. Very mildly fruity.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body. Fizzy. Big grainy sweet malt flavor, fairly toasty. Big noble hop bitterness in the middle. Graininess returns in the finish, along with alcohol and some DMS.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: September 26, 2008 (#7381)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 14 points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. Thick head.

Aroma (2½)
Sweet, grainy, fruity.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light-medium body, Really sweet. Really really sweet.

Overall Impression (1½)

Date: March 12, 2008 (#6933)

Package: bottled

Place: Crescent Moon Ale House, Omaha NE

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright yellow. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Honey. Faintly floral.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body. Fizzy. Sweet. Floral. Very mildly bitter.

Overall Impression (1½)
Tastes like a toned-down Maibock.

Date: July 23, 2012 (#8888)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Amber. Dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Huge fruity, citrusy hops.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, creamy. Massive grapefruity hop flavor and bitterness. Mild biscuity malt. Clean hoppy finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Thanks to Brian and Liz Milhaupt for the bottle!

Date: June 18, 2008 (#7112)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Yellow. Hazy. Thick head.

Aroma (4)
Citrusy, coriander.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, fizzy. Sweet and citrusy and clean.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: February 24, 2010 (#8159)

Package: bottled

Place: Brix, Omaha NE

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright red. Moderate dense head.

Aroma (2½)
Very mild caramel. Very mild grassy-floral.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, smooth. Big sweet caramel malt. Fruity, floral. Sweet floral finish with just a hint of bitterness.

Overall Impression (2)
"Ale brewed with heather".

Date: January 1, 2008 (#6780)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Bright mahogany. Moderate foamy head.

Aroma (3)
Fairly chocolatey.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, smooth. Lots of sweet dark caramel malt. Some grassy, resiny hop flavor with a moderate bitterness. A bit oaky. Sweet dark chocolate finish.

Overall Impression (2)