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Summit Winter Ale

Summit Winter Ale - English Strong Ale

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77
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Brewed by Summit Brewing Company
Style: English Strong Ale

St. Paul, Minnesota USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
2253.34/5.03.33/5.0Winter5.9%75.5English pint, Trappist glass
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Commercial Description:
This unique seasonal beer offers the warmth of an old English pub to help ward off the chill of a winter’s night. It has its origins in British neighborhood pubs where villagers would gather to shake off the damp cold of the bitter English winter. They’d share a pint or two of winter warmer ale by the fire, catch up on local gossip, and stay inside, where it was warm. We’ve brewed our version in the tradition of those winter ales, with a robust, full-bodied flavor and a tangy hint of spices.
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 jujubeast6000 (772), Houston, Texas, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/512/20
Dec 15, 2008  
(bottle): Pours a dark red color body. Average cream-colored head, somewhat diminishing. Malty aroma, some strawberry. Some hoppiness and English maltIness. Not a strong aroma. Hoppy dark chocolately malt taste. Some alcohol and some toffee. Okay body, somewhat watery. Very porterish/stouty taste and palate.


 mcjay (301), Neenah, Wisconsin, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/57/103/515/20
Dec 9, 2008  
Deep amber color with a rocky off white head. Tastes like toffee with hints of chocolate and coffee. Has a sweet malty aroma with a robust taste and roasted finish.


 GMUcrew7 (353), Mason, Ohio, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Nov 28, 2008  
Pours dark brown color with a light tan head. Very nice sweet toffee malt aroma with some dark fruits. Great roasted complex malt flavors, chocolate, caramel and toffee with a hint of dark fruit. Very easy to drink, easily the best of the winter mix 12-pack.


falkirk005 (27), St. Louis Park, Minnesota, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/514/20
Nov 28, 2008  
Had on tap at brewery. Dark maroon color with decent head. Malty flavor with hints of spices. I would drink it again.


 thejoeshow (232), Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Nov 27, 2008  
12 oz bottle. Pours a rich brown color with ruby highlights. It has a nice tan head that could use a bit more retention but produces nice lacing. Nose is full of nice mellow chocolate notes mixed with a hint of beady yeastiness. Flavor is full of chocolate flavors with a very underlying coffee-ness to it. I also pull just a hint of dark fruit out of it too. Very tasty. It has a nice full mouthfeel and is a little too easy to drink, being 5.9% abv, it can get you into trouble.


 jimmack34 (560), Lancaster, Ohio, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/512/20
Nov 27, 2008  
Bottle. Pours mahogany red with a soft beige head. Smells malty, creamy, roasted, nutty. Tastes like roasted coffee, some malted grains, sweet, but I dont taste anything to make me think this is a inter brew. No seasonal spices that I expected. Disappointing, but it doesnt taste bad, just not festive.


 Swalden28 (1439), McKinney, Texas, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/514/20
Nov 21, 2008  
Bottle from Plano Beverage in Plano, TX. Pours a dark amber with beige head. Aroma of caramel malt, toasty. Flavor is caramel, semi-sweet, nice hop flavor with slight bitter. Has nice creamy full body, med-high carbonation. Pretty good beer.


 kosko20 (302), Bemidji, Minnesota, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/514/20
Nov 21, 2008  
A dark brown, almost black pour with small light tan head. Aroma is chocolaty, roasted malts, coffee and toffee. Flavor is much of the same. Good bitterness, creamy and thick. Good brew.



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