Well, Since You Asked, You Brew Awesome, Award-Winning German-Style Beers What do you know about Germany, The Land of Awesome Beers? We’re all familiar with lederhosen, sauerkraut, cuckoo clocks, the Brothers Grimm and German chocolate. Perhaps some among us are even familiar with the infamous Hans Gruber. More than anything else, however, Germany is known for […]
Summit Keller Pils Wins Its First World Beer Cup® Medal. Summit Brewing Company’s Keller Pils was awarded the Bronze Medal in the Kellerbier or Zwickelbier category at this year’s World Beer Cup® in Nashville, Tennessee. Produced by the Brewers Association—the not-for-profit trade association dedicated to small and independent American craft brewers—the World Beer Cup competition was […]
FROM THE MSP WEATHER FORECASTING CENTER The snow is gone and summer is nearly here, and around Summit Brewing Co. that means it’s time to update the beer fridge. (Look out the window if you don’t believe us.) Now, back to the beer fridge. We’re sure you don’t have any old, expired beers tucked away in the back. You […]
Yoooooo, heads up! Coming up Wednesday, May 9, we’ll be tapping a brand-new, limited beer at Dark Horse Bar & Eatery — Summit Barrel-Aged Badge Chaser. WHAT’S A BADGE CHASER? Well, first off, it’s an 8.5% ABV Brown Ale that Summit Brewer Tom Mondor aged for 120 days in rye whiskey barrels. Friggin’ delicious. Secondly, […]
This is a story about Summit Hefeweizen. Say hello once again to your old friend Summit Hefeweizen. First introduced in the early ‘90s, this classic German wheat beer had a stranglehold on area tap handles all the way till 2011, when Summit Summer Ale came busting in like the new hotness. 2017 saw Hefe’s return, […]
Summit Golden Fruited Features Additions of Fresh Peach, Apricot and Sunshine Patio season is imminent here in Grain Country, and everyone knows you can’t sit out in the sun on a hot day without some cold refreshments. Keeping this in mind, a number of Summit Brewing Co. employees recently undertook a special, top-secret project: Identify […]
ST. PAUL, MN—Noting that he’s frequently beset by self-doubt and not terribly experienced in brewing beer, Bryan Walters, 29, insists he’s just not going to open a brewery like everyone else is doing right now. “Listen,” he says stroking his beard, “I know I check all the boxes: I’m a guy, I’m a millennial, I […]
Skip the Garnish, Skip the Gimmicks. New Year-Round White Ale Features Citrus Peel and Spices. Ever notice some beers are served with a wedge of lemon or orange perched atop the glass? Or what about a chunk of lime squeezed into the bottle? Some folks like their beer with a garnish, and that’s OK. Here at Summit Brewing […]
Beer With All Minnesota Ingredients Set to Become Summit’s Summer Staple It’s been a long, cold and snowy winter here in Minnesota, but if you reach back in your memory — way back to a couple of short, sunny weeks at the end of summer — you may remember wandering the state fairgrounds with a […]
April 7, 2018: 85 Years Since the Repeal of Prohibition Here’s Some History Back in 1919, the United States of America ratified the Eighteenth Amendment to its Constitution, bringing about the prohibition of alcohol. We honestly have no idea what they were thinking. Mistakes Were Made, and Then Remedied Fortunately, on December 5, 1933, the […]
