Unchained #17: Harvest Fresh IPA
Summit Brewing Company
- From:
- Summit Brewing Company
- Minnesota, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.85 | pDev: 11.43%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 22
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Feb 14, 2016
- Added:
- Aug 05, 2014
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 24
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
Explore hops in their freshest, most natural state with Harvest Fresh IPA, Batch #17 in the Summit Unchained Series. Brewed with fresh hops picked at the peak of harvest from Washington’s Yakima Valley and Michigan then shipped directly to Summit. All yielding the complex flavors and aromas that only harvest fresh hops can provide. Created by Summit brewer Tom Mondor and available for only a short time.
Recent ratings and reviews. | Log in to view more ratings + sorting options.
Ratings by garymuchow:
Reviewed by garymuchow from Minnesota
3.87/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.87/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This is bit in hops, but not in the typical "fresh hop" way. It seems to hold a lot more hop oils than most of this style, bumping close to a DIPA but not quite crossing that line in either abv or hop intensity. Just more hops than most of this ilk.
The aroma is a little mixed with lots of hops but no particular distinction. Having said that, I still like it. It is fresh with a nice mix of fruit (tropical and a little citrus) and a little grass.
Nice dense rocky head over a darker amber body that is pretty darn clear. Decent lacing.
This has a bigger feel that also approaches a DIPA. A little push in the bitterness moving towards the not pleasant taste, but seems to hold off. Rich malt bill builds a bigger drink too. As it warms it takes on a nice crunchy grainy quality that mixes well with the bitterness. Again the hop characteristics are not quite distinct enough, but I do enjoy them nonetheless. A little tropical.
Summit does hops well and this is no exception.
Nov 23, 2014The aroma is a little mixed with lots of hops but no particular distinction. Having said that, I still like it. It is fresh with a nice mix of fruit (tropical and a little citrus) and a little grass.
Nice dense rocky head over a darker amber body that is pretty darn clear. Decent lacing.
This has a bigger feel that also approaches a DIPA. A little push in the bitterness moving towards the not pleasant taste, but seems to hold off. Rich malt bill builds a bigger drink too. As it warms it takes on a nice crunchy grainy quality that mixes well with the bitterness. Again the hop characteristics are not quite distinct enough, but I do enjoy them nonetheless. A little tropical.
Summit does hops well and this is no exception.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by feloniousmonk from Minnesota
3.92/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.92/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Summit Unchained Series Batch No. 17: Harvest Fresh IPA. Tom Mondor, brewer. Best Served in a Pint Glass. What do you know, I have one. Let's put some beer in it.
Appearance: clear, bright amber hue, beautiful creamy white head, leaving lace and looking great.
Aroma: delicate floral notes and fresh fruitiness. Nice.
Taste: First word: yum. More words? Okay…fresh stone fruit flavors, apricot and peach, now here come the tropics, pineapple and papayas…hop bitterness grows on the palate, but stays on the mild side. Flavors grow and grow and I'm left with yum. This is not an overpowering, punishing, in your face kind of fresh hop IPA.
Medium-bodied, long finish, supreme drinkability. Veers slightly on the sweet side, with a healthy malt body to match the high hops.
What kind of details can we get from the label? Not much, so I'll check the 6-pack carrier…"Profile: Pine, resin, grapefruit, citrus, strong malt backbone. Color: golden amber, malts: full pint 2 row, Munich, Caramel Munich, Best Caramel Malt Light. Fresh hops: Centennial, Cascade, Chinook, Wet Hops: Chinook, IBU: 70, ABV: 7%."
Apr 21, 2015Appearance: clear, bright amber hue, beautiful creamy white head, leaving lace and looking great.
Aroma: delicate floral notes and fresh fruitiness. Nice.
Taste: First word: yum. More words? Okay…fresh stone fruit flavors, apricot and peach, now here come the tropics, pineapple and papayas…hop bitterness grows on the palate, but stays on the mild side. Flavors grow and grow and I'm left with yum. This is not an overpowering, punishing, in your face kind of fresh hop IPA.
Medium-bodied, long finish, supreme drinkability. Veers slightly on the sweet side, with a healthy malt body to match the high hops.
What kind of details can we get from the label? Not much, so I'll check the 6-pack carrier…"Profile: Pine, resin, grapefruit, citrus, strong malt backbone. Color: golden amber, malts: full pint 2 row, Munich, Caramel Munich, Best Caramel Malt Light. Fresh hops: Centennial, Cascade, Chinook, Wet Hops: Chinook, IBU: 70, ABV: 7%."
Rated by BMESSER88 from Florida
2.99/5 rDev -22.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
2.99/5 rDev -22.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
It was okay. Too malty for ipa.
Mar 10, 2015
We love reviews (150 characters or more)! Check out: How to Review a Beer. You don't need to get fancy. Drop some thoughts on the beer's attributes (look, smell, taste, feel) plus your overall impression. Something that backs up your rating and helps others. Thanks!