(St. Paul, MN) – Summit Brewing Company today announces Gold Sovereign Ale, the sixth beer produced in its limited-time-only Unchained Series. Created by brewer Damian McConn, the beer will be available in draught the week of March 7 and in bottles the week of March 21. Gold Sovereign Ale will also include the new pry-off style bottle.

“Damian’s brew honors the pale ales of the Victorian era while using modern ingredients available only in the last few years,” said Mark Stutrud, CEO and Founder of Summit Brewing Company. “The result is an unfiltered beer with a solid malt base and an assertive character.”

Gold Sovereign Ale’s base malt, Westminster, was approved for brewing in the UK just a few years ago. McConn used the organic, floor malted version as a nod to beer production in the 19th Century. The beer has an aroma of pear, apricot and spicy orange, ending in a pronounced hop bitterness and malt flavor reminiscent of freshly baked bread.

Special kick-off events for the Gold Sovereign Ale featuring brewer Damian McConn are happening all this month.

Wednesday, March 9: Blue Door Pub in St. Paul, 3 p.m.
Wednesday, March 9: The Turf Club in St. Paul, with Hi-Fi/Lo-Fi DJs, 6 p.m.
Friday, March 11: The Muddy Pig in St. Paul, 4 p.m.
Monday, March 14: Campus Pizza in Minneapolis, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, March 29: The Four Firkins in Minneapolis, 6 p.m.

Digital images of the Unchained Series are available on request. For more information about the brewery and Unchained kick-off events, please visit http://www.summitbrewing.com and http://www.summitbeerblog.com.

Summit Brewing Company
Summit Brewing Company was founded in St. Paul, MN in 1986, and has stayed close to its roots, serving the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes region. It is currently available in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Nebraska, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Texas, and Florida. Summit now produces eleven varieties of premium craft beer, including six year-round, four seasonal beers, and the limited release Unchained Series. Since its inception, the brewery has been a consistent pioneer in the craft beer movement.

(St. Paul, MN) – Summit Brewing Company announces the release of their Imperial Pumpkin Porter, the fifth beer to be released in the limited-time-only Unchained Series. Created by brewer Nate Siats, the beer will be available in draught the week of October 25, and in bottles mid-November.

“Nate has done a great job creating this beer infused with fall flavors,” said Mark Stutrud, CEO and Founder of Summit Brewing Company. “This beer makes you feel like you’re sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner.”

Made with locally raised pumpkin mash, Sweet China cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ginger powder, and cloves, Siats’ brew is chocolaty with a slight bitter aftertaste.

“My vision was that the beer would be perfect for a cool fall afternoon or holiday feast,” said Nate Siats. “I wanted to try something different for a pumpkin beer. Most are lighter ales; this is dark and full-bodied.”

Kick-off parties for the release of Imperial Pumpkin Porter featuring brewer Nate Siats, plus pint specials and prize giveaways are happening all this month.

· Wednesday, October 27: Stub & Herbs in Minneapolis at 5 p.m.

· Thursday, October 28: Stella’s Fish Café in Minneapolis, 7-9 p.m.

· Friday, October 29: The Happy Gnome in St. Paul, 4-6 p.m.

· Friday, November 19: Patrick’s in St. Peter, 7-10 p.m. Cask-conditioned edition will be featured.

Digital images of the Unchained Series are available on request. For more information about the brewery and Unchained kick-off events, please visit www.summitbrewing.com . [Ed. Note: Pics from pumpkin picking day can be found here.]

Summit Brewing Company was founded in St. Paul, MN in 1986, and has stayed close to its roots, serving the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes region. It is currently available in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Nebraska, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Texas, and Florida. Summit now produces eleven varieties of premium craft beer, including six year-round, four seasonal beers, and the limited release Unchained Series. Since its inception, the brewery has been a consistent pioneer in the craft beer movement.

Summit Announces the Release of Belgian Style Golden Ale: Batch 04 of Unchained Series promises a formidable kick

(St. Paul, MN) – (July 12, 2010) – Summit Brewing Company announces the release of their Belgian Style Golden Ale – the strongest beer yet to come out of the brewery. Created by brewer Eric Harper, and the fourth beer of Summit’s limited release Unchained Series, this robust brew combines the best hops, malts, and sugars inspired by the traditional golden ales of Belgium.

“Here’s a beer that goes way back,” said Mark Stutrud, Brewmaster and Founder of Summit Brewing Company. “Eric has done a great job creating a flavor profile of a beer the Belgians would fight over.”

Made with Belgian Candi Sugar, Belgian Style Golden Ale is a strong, fruity ale with a dry effervescent finish. It’s also hopped with Czech Saaz and Styrian Goldings to yield wonderful spicy and floral notes.

“The brewing process took four months – and that’s a long time to wait for beer,” said Eric Harper, brewer of Summit’s Belgian Style Golden Ale. “We’ve taken the best and boldest ingredients and created our version of a traditional Belgian classic.”

Kick-off parties for the release of Belgian Style Golden Ale featuring brewer Eric, plus pint specials and prize giveaways, are happening all this month.

· Monday, July 19: Longfellow Grill, 6-7:30 p.m. & Groveland Tap 8-9:30 p.m.
· Tuesday, July 20: Punch Pizza, Grand Avenue from 4-6 p.m. Free Golden Ale with purchase of pizza at all locations.
· Wednesday, July 21: Grumpy’s NE at 6 p.m.
· Thursday, July 22: Sweeney’s in St. Paul at 6 p.m.
· Thursday, July 29: Rudolph’s in Minneapolis from 6-8 p.m.

Also, for the first time, Summit is producing a cask conditioned version of an Unchained Series beer. A firkin of the Golden Ale will be at Grumpy’s on Washington for their Firkin Lunch Friday on August 6 at noon.

Digital images of the Unchained Series are available on request. For more information about the brewery and Unchained kick-off events, please visit www.summitbrewing.com.

Beer Stats:

Malts: 100% Belgian Pilsen Malt
Kettle Additions: Czech, Saaz and Styrian Golding Hops, Belgian Candi Sugar
Original Gravity: 18.5
IBU: 30
ABV: 8.6%
Color: Golden
Yeast : Belgian Ale

Summit Brewing Company
Summit Brewing Company was founded in St. Paul, MN in 1986, and has stayed close to its roots, serving the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes region. It is currently available in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Nebraska, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Colorado, Texas, and Florida. Summit now produces eleven varieties of premium craft beer, including six year-round, four seasonal beers, and the limited release Unchained Series. Since its inception, the brewery has been a consistent pioneer in the craft beer movement.

[4/27 Update: According to a brewery rep, the beer is slated for launch the week of July 19th.]

(Saint Paul, MN) – Saw this morning that the info had leaked already so here it is: Summit Unchained #4 will be a Belgian-style Golden Ale from Brewer, Eric Harper. Watch this space for a future update.

(St. Paul, MN) – Summit Brewing is set to release its third beer in the Summit Unchained Series. Summit India-style Rye Ale by Brewer, Mike Lundell, uses at least four varieties of rye and features Summit and Citra hops.

Lundell will appear at a number of release parties the first week of March:

March 1: Jersey’s in Inver Grove Heights at 8pm
March 4: Muddy Pig in St. Paul at 6pm
March 5: Tracy’s in Mpls at 7pm
March 11: Shamrock’s in St. Paul at 6pm

According to the official Summit Brewing website, “The [Unchained Series] is an opportunity for our brewers to show off their skills and creativity. Each beer in the series will be presented by an individual brewer-the style is their choice and they are running the show!”

Summit IRA is the latest in a slew of beers with rye as a feature component coming out this year and begs the question, “Why is rye picking up steam?” Watch for an upcoming post on that very topic.

(St. Paul, MN) – Summit Brewing is set to release the second beer in its Unchained Series: Summit 90/- Scottish-Style Ale. According to a note sent to MNBeer a couple weeks back, “The 90/- will have a rich mahogany appearance with an off white to tan head. The center point of this ale is smooth and rounded, yet complex, malt characteristics which include caramel notes and a hint of roastiness. In the background, light herbal flavor and aroma from the heather and Willamette hops will be followed by a slightly warming and sweet finish. It will be light to moderate in carbonation.” The beer will be released in November.

For more on the Summit Unchained Series and the inaugural beer, Summit Kolsch, check out the initial press release posted here. Brewer, Mike Miziorko, led the making of the first beer and Eric Blomquist is leading this one.

You can also catch brewery updates on Facebook and Twitter.

Furthermore, we have used only the most authentic ingredients available to produce this beer. We have used 100% imported German malt; a blend of Pilsener and Kölsch malts from the Global Malt cooperative (a cooperative of 3 German Maltsters with a combined 6 maltings headquartered in Osthofen) and a small percentage of Caramalz from the Weyermann maltings in Bamberg. The hops we have used are also imported from Germany and are only grown in the Hallertau region of Bavaria. Hallertau Mittelfrüh are some of the most delicate, distinctive and highly prized hops in the world. Finally, we will be using traditional top fermenting Kölsch yeast obtained from the world-renowned yeast banks at Weihenstephan in Bavaria.

To sum up, Summit Kölsch is the product of the most authentic ingredients combined with traditional mashing and brewing procedures in our German brewhouse, followed by a cool fermentation and a cold conditioning period. This yields the finest most true-to-style example of this unique beer that we could hope to produce [...]” More from the latest e-newsletter.

Summit Unchained German Style Kölsch stats:
OG: 11.5º P (1.046 s.g.)
Color: Golden
IBUs: 25
Abv: 4.7%