Oh Hell Yes Summit Rye

Sad face missed IRA. Happy face looking forward to FL Rye.

 

<Insert excited face picture here>

 

The IRA was by far one of my favorite beers ever by Summit. So excited!!!

 

Mid-Jan? NOOO THATS TOO FAR AWAY!

 

Looking forward to this offering.

 

I picked up a 12'er of the Frostline Rye at Big Top Minnetonka this afternoon.

 

Just had this for the first time tonight. Tastes almost exactly like the IRA.....great beer..so excited this is pretty much if not exactly the same as the IRA

 

I sure hope this is the same price point as saga. Saga might have a run for its money with the rye.

 

Any Rochester sightings yet?

 

It is the same price point, picked up a 12 pack of both yesterday.

 

For all you Rochesterians: Andy's Crossroads has six packs now.

 

Not nearly as enamored with Frost Line Rye. It has been 4 years since IRA so I think a comparison is not fair. From my notes it seems the hop additions have changed. Maybe more Summit and less Citra in this beer or just a variation in the hop. I started to pick up the onion and garlic attributes of Summit hops that I did not get in IRA. But I love the rye in this beer. Outstanding.

 

Weird. I tasted garlic and onion the only time I had saga on tap and just figured the lines were dirty. So this is common with summit beers? I never pick it up with the epa

 

Some people pick it up from the Summit hop. EPA and Saga does not use Summit.

 

Does enjoy by use summit? That's the only other "Oniony" IPA i've had

 

Indeed Day Tripper uses them but I don't get the onion/garlic in it. Last beer that really did it for me was a couple years ago with Founders Devil Dancer.

 

That's interesting. I'm pretty sensitive to the onion/garlic flavors and usually stay away from beers using the summit hop. I don't get any of that with this one...But tit looks like you're onto something as they list that hop in the descripton....I had two more last night and still think it is pretty spot on for the IRA but like you said that was four years ago.

 

I get it from Oskar Blues imperial beers.

 

ooh naiice

 

Yeah, Devil Dancer is an undrinkable onion bomb for me. I could barely choke down enough to review it (despite it looking and smelling fantastic).