Sága
Summit Brewing Company

SágaSága
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From:
Summit Brewing Company
 
Minnesota, United States
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #1,488
ABV:
6.4%
Score:
88
Ranked #13,452
Avg:
3.94 | pDev: 10.41%
Reviews:
219
Ratings:
1,407
Status:
Active
Rated:
Aug 06, 2023
Added:
May 08, 2012
Wants:
  51
Gots:
  353
Named after the Norse goddess Sága, drinking companion of the God Odin. With a divine tropical fruit hop aroma and clean, assertive bitterness.
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Ratings by JDbullodg:
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Rated by JDbullodg

4.75/5  rDev +20.6%

Oct 11, 2012
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by jdhops from Tennessee

4.05/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Canned 6/24/23.

L: Pours a hazier than expected dark gold with a big fluffy head that stays. Visibly pleasant clumps of lacing.

S: Old school west coast aromas of pine and grapefruit.

T: Grapefruit up front. A bit of malty sweetness in the middle. Finishes dry and bitter.

F: Slightly heavy mouthfeel. Good carbonation.

O: Nice appearance and aroma, but the taste is almost as malty as hoppy, and the feel is heavier than expected for the 6.4% ABV.
Aug 06, 2023
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Reviewed by tjhuot from Minnesota

3.85/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
This one is nothing to write home about. It's definitely drinkable, but sometimes it just doesn't hit me right. This is one of the beers I liked a lot when I first tried it, but enjoyed it less and less and time went on. I like the Hazy Saga a bit more than this one. It is hard to know if this is true, but I really think I liked their original IPA better than this one.
Jul 15, 2023
 
Rated: 4.12 by loop from Minnesota

Mar 17, 2023
 
Rated: 3.3 by alexvhrk from Wisconsin

May 09, 2022
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Rated by magikbagel from Wisconsin

4/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
The most memorable IPA i’ve tried so far.
Apr 09, 2022
 
Rated: 3.87 by 322wingedfoot from Pennsylvania

Feb 13, 2022
 
 
Rated: 3.75 by fflopps from Iowa

Sep 26, 2021
 
Rated: 3.62 by sirzekel from Georgia

Jul 07, 2021
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Reviewed by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota

4.12/5  rDev +4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
12oz can dated best before 10/22/21 poured into a 16oz wide mouth mason jar.
L: Pours a clear honey color with a slightly off-white 1" creamy head. Good carbonation. Good head retention and lacing.
S: Citrus, grassy, earthy dank hops. Very light bread malt.
T: Citrus, pine, juniper, lemongrass, very light malt, grapefruit, some orange, lingering conifer hop resins that are rather long in nature. It is not overly sweet. Hint of metallic/grit in the long long finish. It is unobtrusive and just part of the resin.
F: A crisp hop-forward assertive start then lightly creamy/lightly danked semi-soft and medium-bodied. Drinks quite like a session ale yet it's lengthy resinous finish gives way to a fuller wide mouth feel.
O: An impressive and uniquely tasty combination of hops in Saga. Easy drinking for it's 6.4ABV and very good with spicy foods. A consistently high quality IPA from Summit Brewing. Easily on par with their flagship EPA. Brilliant!
Jun 22, 2021
 
Rated: 4.33 by ThePold from Virginia

Feb 23, 2020
 
Rated: 2.41 by Demi from Minnesota

Jan 01, 2020
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Reviewed by defunksta from Wisconsin

3.31/5  rDev -16%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Appearance: Pours a completely clear, bright, medium-orange color with a white, lacy head. SRM of 9-11. (3.75)

Aroma: Very mild on the aroma. Aromas of grapefruit citrus, lemon, herbs mostly. Faint kiwi, green apple, white wine, gooseberry. Light and herbal smelling. Some sour notes. Pretty simple and very mild (3.25)

Flavor: Flavors follow the nose. Light on the flavor too. More grapefruit, herbs, lemon, and in that order. Again, possibly faint kiwi, green grape, pear, with some herbal notes. A little bit of Pacific sea-water, sour saltiness. Finishes with a mildly bitter, sour & herbal finish. Slightly like a saison. (3.25)

Feel: Medium-bodied. Only okay carbonation. Leaves a flowery/grassy/herbal astringency on the palate.

Compared with Odell IPA: Similar color. More citrus and herbal/grassy aromas. Less tropical. Dryer, but with a similar bitterness. Less sweet. Less tropical and resinous. More herbal and citrusy.

Compared to Lagunitas IPA 4/1/20: Pours a much lighter color. Lighter aromas. More green grape, gooseberry, sour herbs. Less tropical and sweet. Lighter and dryer.

Compared to Bent Paddle's Bent Hop Golden IPA 9/17/20: Pours a slightly lighter color with a similar head. Milder aromas. More citrus cleanliness. Less juice including mango and orange.

Compared to Firestone Walker's Propagator Comet IPA 3/1/21: Pours a darker and clearer color. More grapefruit, herbs, and lemon flavors. Less peach, strawberry, and sweet tropical fruit.

Overall: This is a very mild and tame IPA. Leans toward white grapefruit, herbs, and lemon in that order. Nothing stands out too much besides a slight herbal or fruity sourness which provides hints of green apple. Difficult to really get anything here. It sort of reminds me of an one-timer IPA at your local backdoor brewery that hasn't worked the kinks out yet. Probably could make one as good or better in my backyard. Probably not one that I will seek out again. (Final Rating: 3.31)
Mild and light.
Nov 24, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by Marvicsin from California

Oct 04, 2019
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

3.8/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From old, undated notes. Poured from the bottle.

Murky rich yellow color.

Huge white head which dissipates but doesn't disappear; strong lacing.

Citrus nose; grapefruit and orange, with a hint of high grade marijuana. Inviting.

Thin mouthfeel.

Big citrus flavor, but overly bitter to me. Still, hop-heads would love this.
Sep 07, 2019
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Reviewed by drdiesel9483 from Ohio

4/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Look - golden copper color clear and with a good white head
Smell - standard citrus pine
Taste - like the scent prettt standard ipa with citrus slight pine
Feel - medium body and carb
Overall - very standard ipa. Good just nothing special
Aug 26, 2019
 
Rated: 4.35 by viking77 from Louisiana

Aug 19, 2019
 
Rated: 3.52 by eithne from Minnesota

Aug 19, 2019
Sága from Summit Brewing Company
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