Week 5 of 52
Summit Winter Ale
January 28th thru February 3rd
Brewer's Description
This unique beer has its origins in British neighborhood pubs where villagers gathered to shake off the damp chill of the English winter. Winter Ales is brewed in the tradition of those winter warmer ales, with a robust, full-bodied flavor that can take the chill out of even the coldest nights.
Made with 2-Row Pale, Caramel, and Black Malts and Williamette, Fuggle, and Tettenanger Hops. It's 6.2% alcohol and 36 IBUs.
Overall Rating based on 43 reviews
3.84 of 5 stars
Brewery Information
Summit Brewing Company
Saint Paul, Minnesota
summitbrewing.com/
Interesting Fact
In June of 2007 Summit launched a site that shows videos of groups that do interesting things: The Social Element
Photography
Courtesy of Erin Reichelt. View more on her flickr set.
Josh says Winter at it’s best
January 30th, 2008
Summit Winter has a strong look (a very dark brew), a strong smell (heavy malts, caramel and hops) and a strong taste (thick and a little flat). As I write this review it’s 3 below outside and somehow that make this beer more enjoyable. As a newcomer to the “winter” genre of beers I feel like this Summit must be a good example to judge other “winters” by, but I invite the more experienced members to suggest other worthy contenders.
Jan 30th, 2008 at 11:34 pm
Don’t let anyone fool you, this is a heavy brown ale, and a fine one at that. For a good sense of what a “winter beer” is, I would sample the lot, and see what you like. I think winter beers should push the envelope, what ever the hell that means…Anchor Xmas is perhaps one of the finer winter beers out there; put a couple away until next year if you can. Never Summer from Boulder, Redhook’s Winterhook, and maybe Goose Island’s winter are good representatives of the variety of the style–and are all completley different. I brewed my first winter beer this year, the Medic-ale, which I added honey, chocolate, fresh ginger, coriander and maybe some other stuff, and it was great ale.
Jan 30th, 2008 at 11:38 pm
Oh and duh, don’t forget about Lake Superior’s “Old Man Winter,” Schell’s “Snowstorm,”and any other Mn Beers around…..:)
Jan 31st, 2008 at 10:00 am
Thanks for the suggestions Eric. I’ll look around for some of the beers you mentioned before it warms up.