What beers does Summit Brewing Company make?

Summit Brewing Company makes 3 beers, including Summit Extra Pale Ale, Summit Great Northern Porter, Summit Saga IPA.

Summit Brewing Company

🌍 United States · Regional · Known for American Pale Ale · Porter

Known for American Pale Ale · Porter

St. Paul's pioneering craft brewery, founded in 1986 by Mark Stutrud — one of the earliest craft breweries in the Upper Midwest. Summit's Extra Pale Ale defined Minnesota craft before craft was a category. Still independently owned and deeply embedded in Twin Cities culture.

3Beers

3Styles

5.6%Avg ABV

1986Founded

Beers by Summit Brewing Company

3 beers

Summit Extra Pale Ale

American Pale Ale · 5.1%

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Summit Great Northern Porter

Porter · 5.4%

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Summit Saga IPA

American IPA · 6.4%

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Brewery DNA

The recurring character behind the beers

Drawn from all 3 beers in the catalogue.

Emerging signature · based on 3 beers

Signature

What keeps showing up across their beers.

hoppy

2 of 3 beers

dry

2 of 3 beers

citrusy

2 of 3 beers

clean

2 of 3 beers

With 3 beers, only recurring notes are shown — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Portfolio range

How broad they brew.

Varied3 beers · 3 style families

Pale Ale 1Porter 1IPA 1

A handful of styles across their range — a shared thread has to hold across each of them.

How they compare

Each beer measured against others of its own style, then averaged across the range. Compared with 318 other breweries making American Pale Ale, Porter and American IPA.

Three beers is enough for a first read, not a full house style — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Across 3 beers in 3 style families, none of Summit Brewing Company's characters carry through the whole range — the mix of styles they brew is the signature here.

typical for American Pale Ale, Porter and American IPASummit Brewing Company

in no beersin every beer

bitter

in all 3 of their beers · typical American Pale Ale, Porter and American IPA brewery: 4 in 5

A shade above, but within the field.

malty

in all 3 of their beers · typical American Pale Ale, Porter and American IPA brewery: 4 in 5

A shade above, but within the field.

hoppy

in 2 of 3 · typical American Pale Ale, Porter and American IPA brewery: 3 in 5

Right where the field sits.

clean

in 2 of 3 · typical American Pale Ale, Porter and American IPA brewery: 3 in 5

Right where the field sits.

citrusy

in 2 of 3 · typical American Pale Ale, Porter and American IPA brewery: 3 in 5

Right where the field sits.

Brewery performance

How their beers place in the hopIQ ranking.

Top 46%

average beer performance

beers in the Top 100

2 / 3

beers above the median

#1285

best ranked beer
Summit Great Northern Porter

Their beers place in the Top 46% of the catalogue on average, across 3 ranked beers. Consistent rather than spiky — no single standout carrying the rest.