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Summit Meridian Session Ale Details

By on April 9, 2013in breweries
Summit Brewing Meridian Session Ale

Summit Brewing Meridian Session AleSummit Brewing Company launches the first in their Union Series, Meridian Session Ale the week of April 15th. We offered some hints as to the details of this beer back in February (read it here), but The Union Series will focus on brewing with new raw materials and ingredients, exploring the latest malts and hops in the industry. Meridian Session Ale will also the first beer to feature Summit’s new packaging and logo.

“To create Meridian, we used Concerto malt, a new rising star in the UK, and Meridian hops, which was discovered by accident by a grower in Oregon,” said Damian McConn, Head Brewer at Summit. “Both of these new ingredients combine nicely to create a very drinkable beer – simple in design and complex in character.”

Meridian Session Ale is Belgian-style session ale, roughly in the Enkel (single) tradition. The combination of Concerto malt and Meridian hops results in a distinctive ale with a spicy, floral lemon aroma and clean bitterness.

Meridian Session Ale Specs:

AVB: 4.5%
IBU: 32
Color: Hazy sunset gold
Malt: Concerto Pale Malt
Hop: Meridian Hops

There will be a series of special events featuring the new Meridian Session Ale:

  • April 22: Earth Day Beer Dinner hosted by brewer Gabe Smoley – Barrio, Edina, 6pm.
  • April 23: Meet the brewer and sample the new Meridian Ale – Bunny’s Bar and Grill, St Louis Park, 7-9pm.
  • Month of June:  Summit Tap Invasion, taking over 4 taps (including Meridian Ale) – Lyndale Taphouse.
  • May 1-11: Summit Tap Invasion, taking over 6 taps (including Meridian Ale) – Salut, Grand Ave. Join us on the patio on Thursday, May 2 from 4-6pm.
  • May 7: Summit Tap Invasion, taking over 7 taps (including Meridian Ale)– Old Chicago, Apple Valley. Meet the Brewer that day from 5-7pm.
  • May 15: Summit Tap Invasion – Old Chicago, Roseville. Meet the Brewer that dayfrom 5-7pm.
  • May 17:Patio Kickoff Event with Brewer Gabe and live music – Tally’s, White Bear Lake, 5pm.
  • May 21: Beer Dinner with Summit Brewers Mike and Nate –Wooley’s, Bloomington. 6 Summits also on tap including Meridian.

The Union Series will be limited in scale and will rely heavily on the availability of new ingredients. As a result, there will not be a set schedule for Union Series releases.

Stout Week at Groveland Tap

By on February 15, 2013in bars/restaurants, beer events, cask beer
Groveland Tap, St. Paul

Groveland Tap, St. PaulWhen I think winter, inevitably, I think of stouts (and porters for that matter) and all things dark. So it’s only fitting that Groveland Tap celebrates the chill with their Stout Week next week. They’ve got a nice lineup of stouts and plan to have specials on flights as well as food made with stout. They’ll be tapping the beers listed below at 5pm on Monday and pour them ’til they run dry. Enjoy!

Lift Bridge, Summit Oatmeal, Big Wood Morning Wood, 3rd Street Sugar Shack, Brau Bros. Moo Joos, Odell Lugene, Millstream Backroad, 21st Amendment Oyster, Founder’s Breakfast, Tall Grass Buffalo Sweat with Vanilla Bean, Goose Island Bourbon County, Guinness and a cask of Fulton Worthy Adversary.

North Coast Nosh VII

By on February 1, 2013in beer events, food pairing, misc. mn beer

Dubbed as “The Best Foodie Event in 2012” by Minnesota Monthly, The Heavy Table’s North Coast Nosh has become just that, featuring awesome breweries, cheesemakers, coffee roaster and more. Look for familiar local breweries such as Badger Hill, Fulton, Lucid, Indeed, Summit and other fine purveyors like Caves of Fairbault, Cookie Cart, Singing Hills Goat Dairy, St. Croix Chocolate Co. and more. Tickets and further details at heavytable.com. Not to be missed!

Thursday, February 7th, Peace Coffee Roastery, 5:30-8:30pm, $26.90

Tonight: Movember at the Summit Tap Room

By on November 30, 2012in beer events, breweries, cask beer

Starting at 3pm in the Summit Tap Room, $1 of every pint or flight sold will go towards Movember, a campaign to raise awareness for men’s health issues.  Stop by anytime between 3-8pm.  They’ll tap a cask of Abbey Ale, have a silent auction & DJ and the Messy Giuseppe food truck will be on site! The Growler/Beer Dabbler folks are a part of thos Movember madness as well. Enjoy!