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Summa Ale

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Sun-orange with a distinct natural haze: light citrus notes and peach on the nose, slim on the palate with a creamy mouthfeel and a fruity, bitter character carrying exotic notes of grapefruit, peach and passion fruit. This Session IPA comes from a brewery that skips filtration, pasteurisation and stabilisation, so the beer clarifies by gravity and matures in the cold.

ABV
4.7%
Bitterness
Noticeably bitter
Citrus hop bitterness
SRM
golden6
PaceA Few
Where this beer sits
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
What makes this beer itself
MaltHop
peachfruitytropical
peach
fruity
tropical
citrusy
hoppy
Aroma
The nose opens with bright citrus notes and stone fruit, specifically peach, setting a welcoming first impression.
not found:juicy,caramel,clean,smoky

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Summa Ale

◎ Appearance

Summa Ale presents a sun-orange hue with a distinctive natural haze from gravity clarification and living yeast. The unfiltered character lends a soft, cloudy appearance that sits between translucency and opacity. A moderate head forms readily and clings to the glass with visible lacing.

sun-orangenaturally hazyunfiltered

◌ Aroma

The nose opens with bright citrus notes and stone fruit, specifically peach, setting a welcoming first impression. Behind the fresh fruit sits a subtle noble hop character that complements rather than dominates. A gentle yeast-derived complexity rounds out the bouquet without adding funkiness.

citrus, peachnoble hop charactergentle fruity esters

◐ Taste

Entry is light and inviting, with a creamy mouthfeel that belies the beer's modest body. Mid-palate develops layers of exotic fruit—grapefruit, peach, and passion fruit—while a measured bitterness emerges without harshness. The combination creates a fruity-bitter interplay that feels harmonious rather than one-dimensional.

creamy textureexotic fruit blendmeasured bittering

◑ Finish

The finish is crisp and moderately dry, with bitterness receding to allow the stone and tropical fruit notes to carry through. The aftertaste lingers briefly with a pleasant fruit-forward character before fading cleanly.

dry finishfruit-forward aftertaste
78
hopIQ score
Aroma
80
Taste
79
Appearance
76
Finish
75
Serve at 7–10°C

Serve well-chilled. Session IPAs are at their best cold — the lower ABV means less warmth to balance the hops.

Tulip glass

The curved shape concentrates hop aromas and supports a thick head. Essential for aromatic ales and IPAs where the nose is half the experience.

Drink fresh. Session IPAs are brewed to be consumed young — the hops are at their best now.

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About Session IPA

Style guide · what to expect · how to find alternatives

What is a Session IPA?

IPAs are hop-forward ales with 5.5–7.5% ABV and IBU 40–70+. Bold hop aroma — citrus, tropical, resinous — with firm bitterness and a dry, clean finish.

Finding a similar Session IPA

hopIQ matches by flavor profile — not just style label. A beer with the same hazy, peach, fruity character as Summa Ale will score highly even if brewed in a different country or under a different sub-style name.

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