India Pale Ale
Summit Brewing Company

India Pale AleIndia Pale Ale
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From:
Summit Brewing Company
 
Minnesota, United States
Style:
English IPA
ABV:
6.4%
Score:
80
Avg:
3.54 | pDev: 12.99%
Reviews:
283
Ratings:
513
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Oct 19, 2021
Added:
Feb 16, 2002
Wants:
  7
Gots:
  32
Replaced by True Brit IPA.
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Ratings by BrewerB:
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Reviewed by BrewerB from North Carolina

3.61/5  rDev +2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Pours a clear, medium orange with golden highlights. Formed a 1-2 finger foam, off-white in color, slowly receding back down while sticking some lacing aside the glass. Surprisingly malt-forward aroma also contains hints of herbal hops. Minty with a bit of floral. Fermentation seems mostly clean with just a tad of esters. Again, more of the malt flavor reaching the palette than hops. Seems a bit too malt-focused for the style and has a flavor leaning towards toasty bread, with some caramel character reaching through, too. Subtly floral. Medium-light bodied with a moderate level of carbonation. Smooth.

A little too malt balanced for the IPA-style but a well made beer none the less. I feel it's a bit more of a "Pale Ale" than it is an "India Pale Ale" though perhaps the bottle is beyond its peak freshness.
Jul 01, 2011
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.84 by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota

Oct 19, 2021
 
Rated: 3.81 by Burgy from Minnesota

Apr 09, 2020
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3.21/5  rDev -9.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Scored a six pack of this when I was living in Wisconsin. Pours a dark golden color, almost a full inch of white head on the top of it. Aroma was midwestern grain, and only a smattering of what may be noble hops.

Taste, kinda malty, not overly hoppy, not exactly that earthy presence of English ipas, the malt finish is more American and dry. A little bit of soapy bitterness to it. 40ibu? Its a decent ipa, but don't fall over yourself to get it was what I used to say about this beer.
Dec 22, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by Jodio from Texas

Jul 27, 2016
 
Rated: 3.52 by iRun2Beer from Minnesota

Aug 31, 2015
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Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota

4/5  rDev +13%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From tasting notes. A brilliant copper amber pour produces a finely bubbled 1” clingy white foam collar. Malt and hops on the nose and the palate are well balanced. Medium body and carbonation. I am drinking this at a Thai restaurant and the beer cuts the Thai sauce and lifts the spicy sauce right off your palate. It is a perfect match.
Aug 12, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by jpuetz from South Dakota

Aug 10, 2015
 
Rated: 4.16 by IchLiebeBierZu from Minnesota

Jun 20, 2015
 
Rated: 3.73 by boinknet from Minnesota

Mar 07, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by andrew8626 from Minnesota

Dec 05, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Hellpop65 from Kansas

Dec 01, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Powderhornphil from Minnesota

Nov 30, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by gregcordle from Ohio

Nov 18, 2014
 
Rated: 3.2 by PlacementSix from Minnesota

Nov 10, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by harpus from Alabama

Oct 20, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by mkh895 from Arizona

Oct 16, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by themorninglark from Minnesota

Oct 09, 2014
 
Rated: 3.4 by BeerSnobRobinson from Minnesota

Oct 07, 2014
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