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 mellowmark:
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Reviewed by mellowmark from Utah

2.96/5  rDev -16.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 3
Poured from a 12 oz. stubby brown bottle to an Imperial Pint glass. No freshness date to be found. It's from their Spring Sampler, so it must be fresh. $14.99 for a 12-pack.

Appearance: Pours copper with a 3-finger fluffy as a cloud off-white head. Lacing in patchy clumps. Head retention is pretty good, seems to be staying around. Beer is absolutely and completely translucent. Plenty of carbonation bubbles can be seen floating to the top.

Smell: Not as prominent in the hops as I would like from an IPA. What's there is grassy. Slight astringency as it warms. Mild grapefruit citrus and caramel malt. Kind of an artificial candy type fruitiness.

Taste: Hits you up front with citrus and bitter earthy hops. Sweet on the back end. Lingering bitterness with a pretty strong citrus. Again, pretty mild on the hops.

Mouthfeel: Mouthfeel is medium with high carbonation. Coarse on the palate.

Drinkability: Low

It's not a bad beer, it just isn't hitting the right notes for me. The flavor is decent but simple. The mouthfeel is pretty annoying, and the astringency in the nose can be a little off-putting. For an IPA it really isn't a particularly hoppy beer, with the malt playing the major role.
Feb 17, 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
India Pale Ale from Summit Brewing Company
Beer rating: 80 out of 100 with 513 ratings