Summit - Hopvale (Organic Session Ale)

Hey that's cool. I'm excited to try it.

 

Gonna cost twice as much and be sold only at whole foods

 

Here is a blog post link with a bit more information. I will be updating this with video, pictures, and more information as we near the beer's release in early April.
http://www.summitbrewing.com/blog/coming-soon-hopvale-organic-ale

@Rajaholick 4-packs of 16 oz Hopvale Organic Ale cans will be priced in line with our other year-round six-pack beers. So if Bob's Super Duper Beer Wonderland sells EPA or Sága IPA for, let's say, $7.99 then theoretically BSDBW should also be selling Hopvale Organic Ale four-packs for $7.99. Theoretically.

Cheers, all!
Chip at @summitbeer

 

Excited to try it out! What are the IBUs supposed to be around? it just says "hoppy (yet not overly bitter)"

 

Expect IBU in the low-to-mid 40s. I'll add that to the blog post as well. Thanks!

 

Wish Festbier made a glorious return and became year round. Not to say this beer won't be good, but damn did I love Festbier.

 

I believe that's the first time I've seen someone tag his own self in a post.

I like your style
Cheers

 

Any word when this is being released this month?

 

Picked some up on Friday in Eagan.

 

My neighbor gave me one last night. Delicious.

 

It certainly sounds good.

 

How citrusy is it? They are making it out to be a session IPA style by their descriptions, but the lemon peel confuses me and makes it sound more like a summer outside beer.

 

It's a summer beer/session IPA hybrid in my opinion. I found the lemon peel added sweetness (like a candied lemon peel) to the beer, but there is still a decent hop bitterness. It will make a great summer beer when it finally warms up.

 

It's tasty, but I don't see myself buying a lot of $10 4 packs when for another buck I can get a 12 pack of EPA, Saga, or whatever the seasonal's gonna be.

 

Have you priced organic v non-organic of just about anything lately?

 

Summitbeer stated earlier in this thread that it should be priced the same as 6-packs of their other beer.

 

Good point. I do tend to buy some organic products, but I don't feel the need to pay a premium for organic beer. Yet.

Yeah, it's brand new, so maybe the price will change.

 

I have to pull the "asshat card" on myself here. Seems I was a bit confused early on. The pricing is actually set in line with the line price of our Unchained/Union beers, which are a bit higher due to unique ingredients, processes, aging time, what-have-ya. Which is also true in the case with Hopvale Organic Ale. The cost of the raw materials - organic hops, malts and lemon peel - are higher than our other year-round beers. We have seen a range of pricing on Hopvale Organic Ale which is, ultimately, up to the store/bar/restaurant.

Your asshat and Summit social media nerd,
Chip Walton

 

I finally picked up a 4 pack. Here is the summary of my review:

This is a very refreshing beer. The certified organic seal should appeal to some that seek out this sort of thing, but it is not a big issue with me. Nonetheless, this is a very enjoyable beer in its own right with no "for a" qualifications, whether "for an organic" or "for a session ale." I expect I will be a repeat buyer of this beer, but the premium price (for a Summit non-special release beer ... compared with others in the market, it is not especially premium priced) and the 4-pack pint packaging will make it a less-frequent purchase.