30th Anniversary West London-Style Ale
Summit Brewing Company
- From:
- Summit Brewing Company
- Minnesota, United States
- Style:
- English Bitter
- ABV:
- 4.9%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 3.91 | pDev: 7.67%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 18
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Oct 23, 2021
- Added:
- Aug 12, 2016
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 7
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota
3.98/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Scrappy notes from 2016.
6 pack bottles from Surdyk's in NE MPLS.
Looks dark gold and clean. Kind of dry and sweet with the taste of dried fruits and bread. There's a good breadiness surrounding it. A short hop bite, malts and a little bit nutty with a colorful medium finish. Drinks really easy and is very quenching. Excellent!
Oct 23, 20216 pack bottles from Surdyk's in NE MPLS.
Looks dark gold and clean. Kind of dry and sweet with the taste of dried fruits and bread. There's a good breadiness surrounding it. A short hop bite, malts and a little bit nutty with a colorful medium finish. Drinks really easy and is very quenching. Excellent!
Reviewed by TheLuckiestMan from Minnesota
4.6/5 rDev +17.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.6/5 rDev +17.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
This is a wonderful beer. Exactly what I want in a pub ale... a beer you can really drink but with wonderful subtle complexities going on. Crisp, flavorful, great drink ability. This brew is malt forward, medium bitterness, dry and nutty with a slightly floral hop profile. Summit utilized Maris Otter heritage barley to brew this one for a classy old-school touch. A very nice regular crusher. I hope Summit doesn't retire this one. Cheers!
Dec 17, 2016
Rated by CraigP83 from Minnesota
4.21/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.21/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
I thought this was a really tasty, easy drinking beer. Hazy, straw color.
Dec 09, 2016
Rated by omahawk from Nebraska
4.27/5 rDev +9.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.27/5 rDev +9.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Really nice balance of malty and hops. Entirely drinkable beer. Well done.
Nov 18, 2016
Reviewed by vette2006c5r from Minnesota
3.66/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.66/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
30th Anniversary West London Ale pours a darker golden color with a small, long lasting and lacing head. The aroma is very mellow and has a mild hop note. Taste is no frills, creamy yet bitter at the end. Good body and feel. Overall a no frills beer.
Nov 16, 2016
Reviewed by Mdog from Minnesota
4/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From a 12oz can:
Appearance: Clear yellow, good head.
Smell: Grassy, dry crackers.
Taste: Mild sweetness, fruitiness and toasted bread, grassy finish.
Overall: I picked up a 12 pack of cans of the latest 30th anniversary beer from Summit (haven't seen any 6ers). Summit is solid and this is a good, well-made beer. Not exactly a session beer but definitely could have several in a sitting. Nice pale ale, seems somewhat similar to their pilsner and summer ale. Light, grassy, tasty.
Oct 23, 2016Appearance: Clear yellow, good head.
Smell: Grassy, dry crackers.
Taste: Mild sweetness, fruitiness and toasted bread, grassy finish.
Overall: I picked up a 12 pack of cans of the latest 30th anniversary beer from Summit (haven't seen any 6ers). Summit is solid and this is a good, well-made beer. Not exactly a session beer but definitely could have several in a sitting. Nice pale ale, seems somewhat similar to their pilsner and summer ale. Light, grassy, tasty.
Reviewed by mothman from Minnesota
4/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A great beer that's a crusher with a lot of flavors. Nice hop profile. Great drinkability. This is a great offering from summit. Get it while you can!
Oct 12, 2016
Reviewed by ZAP from Minnesota
3.64/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.64/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Decent enough....herbal hops....light berries....dry finish....light bready, crackery malt dimension. Aroma is top notch. Not a personal favorite but pretty close to style if not a bit hoppier than expected.
Oct 08, 2016Reviewed by Czequershuus from Minnesota
4.29/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.29/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
This beer pours a pale gold with a large head. The aroma offers up light berries - gooseberry and white grape - honey, earthy hops and dried orange. The flavor is full of crackery malts, with spicy, earthy hop oils, cedar, roast corn, and good bitterness. Overall the mouthfeel is medium bodied, with medium balanced carbonation. Overall this is a very flavorful, sessionable beer, with greats sharp bitterness.
Oct 08, 2016
Reviewed by russpowell from Arkansas
3.71/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours an effervescent gold with a thumb of cream colored head. Good head retention & lacing
S: Floral & bready, a little grain & pear once warm
T: Follows the nose,, nice flinty dryness up front, some pear notes as well. More pear & dryness, just a little aspirin & lemon as well as this warms. Finishes with cereal & pear notes, just a little bit of grassy hop as well
MF: Medium body, slight carbonation, nice balance
Drinks alright, a passable version of this style; worth a try
Oct 07, 2016S: Floral & bready, a little grain & pear once warm
T: Follows the nose,, nice flinty dryness up front, some pear notes as well. More pear & dryness, just a little aspirin & lemon as well as this warms. Finishes with cereal & pear notes, just a little bit of grassy hop as well
MF: Medium body, slight carbonation, nice balance
Drinks alright, a passable version of this style; worth a try
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