Another IPA
Summit Brewing Company

Another IPAAnother IPA
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From:
Summit Brewing Company
 
Minnesota, United States
Style:
English IPA
ABV:
5.6%
Score:
83
Avg:
3.64 | pDev: 12.91%
Reviews:
17
Ratings:
81
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Aug 10, 2015
Added:
Aug 03, 2013
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  1
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Rated: 3.5 by jpuetz from South Dakota

Aug 10, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by thufflife from Missouri

Aug 11, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by jzlyo from Iowa

Aug 09, 2014
 
 
Rated: 4 by Nofear048 from Illinois

Jul 20, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by billhelm from Minnesota

Jun 09, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by PA-Michigander from Pennsylvania

Apr 25, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by djschnabel from Minnesota

Mar 02, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Powderhornphil from Minnesota

Feb 16, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by Herky21 from Iowa

Feb 10, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Seefeldt from Minnesota

Jan 18, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by Cooper from Minnesota

Jan 12, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by mikerieder from South Dakota

Jan 08, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Eric908 from South Dakota

Jan 05, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by virinow from New York

Dec 30, 2013
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Reviewed by zeff80 from Missouri

3.73/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
12oz bottle. Poured out a clear, reddish amber color with a small, khaki-colored head of foam. It left sudsy sheets of lace on the glass. It smelled of toasted bread, toffee and fruitiness. Sweet caramel and toffee taste with a mild grassy bitterness.
Dec 26, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by Chucker17 from South Dakota

Dec 13, 2013
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Reviewed by soju6 from Missouri

3.77/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours a cloudy dark golden color with a decent head that fades to some lacing. Aroma of citrus, grapefruit, some fruit and grassy. Taste of pine up front with some malt and bit of caramel sweetness with a bit of nut. Nice bitterness and a dry finish. Medium body, crisp, smooth and well balance. Has an unexpected malt character for an IPA. Enjoyable beer. Nice twist on being just another IPA.
Dec 06, 2013
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Reviewed by feloniousmonk from Minnesota

3.91/5  rDev +7.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
notes from August 2013:
Appearance: Yesterday, I had a bottle that had been purchased at room temperature and chilled for only about an hour. The beer poured into the glass was clear. Today, I pour a bottle that had been in the fridge for 21 hours, and here is the haze. Dark amber coloring, nearly bronze. Creamy white head starts big, slims to a tight ring.

Aroma: Mild bitterness, softly emerging citrus notes, followed by slightly sweet caramel tones. An intriguing mix, just enough complexity to entice. Very likable.

Taste: Right away, a burst of hoppy flavors, and that mix of bright fruit flavors and darker malt complexities. Medium-bodied, with a long finish. Bitterness remains moderate but appreciable and stays long on the palate. This is what we want in an IPA. Flavor delivers throughout the length of the drink, and the lingering on the palate keeps it on the tastebuds and in the mind long enough to keep you wanting more.

When I had that bottle last night, I wasn't sure whether I like it or not. Edging towards "not". Ready to call this Unchained a wash-out, a disappointment, a failure, even. And really, it's name was not helping. This is brewer Mike Lundell's 3rd entrant in the series and his third IPA, and keeping in mind that Summit already makes both an English-style IPA and an American style IPA, it makes you really wonder why, "another IPA?"

Getting through this bottle, and enjoying it's contents more and more, I think it actually is unique enough to justify it's existence. The malt used seems considerably different from the original British IPA, and significantly lighter, lacking it's earthy, herbal quality, and the hops shine a light of their own.

I've always had a soft spot in my beer heart for Summit, since they were the first American craft brewery I ever liked, since the first EPA I ever had. Their IPA, introduced in 1992, was the first of that variety I'd ever had, and I fell swiftly in love with it. In the intervening years, however, my taste, along with so many others, has turned to the newer American style of IPA. I'm thinking this has fallen into favor with me because it bridges the two so well.
Dec 03, 2013
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Reviewed by LiquidAmber from Washington

3.96/5  rDev +8.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Poured into a Dogfish Head pint glass. Pours a slightly hazy golden amber with a finger of fine white head with good retention and lacing. Aroma of floral citrus and grassy hops and biscuit malt. Flavor is rich biscuit malt with grassy hops with a grapefruit rind aftertaste, citrus; finishes with lingering intense citrus hop bitterness without much herbal flavor. Medium bodied with pleasant carbontation. An interesting take on the English IPA style, more bitter than the traditional ones, but appropriate for a domestic IPA. I enjoyed trying a hop profile that is quite different than domestic IPAs. A nice change of pace IPA from a impressive brewer.
Dec 02, 2013
Another IPA from Summit Brewing Company
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 81 ratings