THE BARRELS One day in August 2017, Summit Brewing Co. accepted delivery of eight Jamaican rum barrels, because who would say no to rum barrels? Each 54 gallons in size, the rum barrels were shipped to our brewery within 14 days of being emptied at the Jamaican distillery they once called home. (They call this […]
Brewer Nick Hempfer Gets Acquainted With Belgian Candi Syrup Every few months, a Summit Brewer gets a crack at crafting a unique, one-off beer all by their lonesome. No rules, no budgets, no outside influences. These beers, which are known as the Summit Unchained Series, celebrate our brewers’ skill and creativity. Brewer Nick Hempfer brewed […]
Summit Extra Pale Ale wins sixth GABF medal since 2007 Summit Brewing Company’s Extra Pale Ale was awarded the silver medal in the Classic English-Style Pale Ale category at this year’s Great American Beer Festival (GABF) in Denver, Colorado. Produced by the Brewers Association, the GABF is the largest commercial beer competition in the world […]
Referees Charge Brewery With Minor Infraction, Send Beer to Penalty Box Heads up, Folks. Summit Brewing Co.’s newest beer is a bruiser. Cross-checking, throwing elbows, talking trash, instigating fights — Summit High Sticke Alt is a powerful German-style ale ready to knock down the competition on and off the ice. Debuting in late October on […]
Hole in Ground, Massive Dirt Pile Are Only Temporary Recent visitors to the Summit Beer Hall & Patio may have noticed a giant hole in the ground outside our brewery, as well as a Komatsu PC35 Mini Excavator parked beside a large pile of dirt. This is because we have begun remodeling our brewery’s public […]
This is a Story About an Old Oak Bar In the craft-beer world, we tend to focus on what’s new and exciting. The latest lagers, stouts, and session beers make us scurry to our favorite tap rooms and bottle shops. New Northeast IPAs compel us to bail on work early so we can get the first […]
NEW BEER ALERT More hop-forward than a traditional Summit lager. Fermented too cold to be an IPA. What is it? It’s an India Pale Lager, first off. Second, it’s our next Summit Beer Hall Exclusive —Lägjammin’ Lager — and another Team Brew captained by Brewer Christian Dixon on the pilot system. Joined by Summit Brewing Co. […]
ST. PAUL, Minn. (August 31, 2017) – Summit Brewing Co. has named Paul Jacobus its new Regional Sales Manager and Brandon Bland its new Metro Sales Team Manager. As members of Summit’s management team, Jacobus and Bland will be responsible for developing and implementing sales plans and training efforts to promote sales growth, territory strength, […]
Get Your Pumpkin Beer Somewhere Else The days are getting shorter. The nights are getting cooler. All across the Midwest, folks are reaching for their favorite flannels and fall-flavored beers. And though we enjoy pumpkin spice as much as the next nutmeg aficionado, we’ve got something different for you this season: Summit Belgian-Style Pale Ale. […]
Deep-fried candy bars, carnival rides, Blue Ribbon pickles, mullets of every shape and size — the Minnesota State Fair celebrates all the best things Minnesota has to offer, and that, Friends, includes craft beer. Once again in 2017, Summit Brewing Company has crafted a special, limited-release beer exclusively for the Great Minnesota Get-Together. And just […]
