From Summit:
For the next two weekends, we will be serving a very unique beer via firkin in the Summit Beer Hall. It’s called вершина (pronounced "V-air-she-na"), a Russian word meaning “Summit.” Brewer Gabe Smoley brewed the beer on our Pilot System and cask-conditioned it exclusively with Kazbek whole hops.
We’ll let Gabe tell you the details:
Where did your inspiration for the beer come from – malt, hops, etc.?
GS: "As I occasionally scour the world for new and unique ingredients I came across the Kazbek hop. I liked that its lineage is from Czech Saaz and a WILD Russian hop. There is a certain mystique there. Damian was able to get a hold of some contacts in Europe and I was able to get a brewer’s cut brick of whole Kazbek hops. I’ve brewed with both Gambrinus and Patagonia malts before and love them both. Gambrinus is a really clean malt and the Patagonia crystal malts have a really nice caramel sweetness that I think are unique from any other crystal malt I’ve used before."
What are your tasting notes on the beer?
GS: "Flavor profile can be described as green and earthy with spruce-tip character and a little heat. The Kazbek hop was described by one European hop purveyor as tasting like “wilderness!” The beer is nearly 60 IBUs and 7% ABV. There are no “classic” style parameters but feels like the beer could be called a Baltic Pale Ale."
<Gabe throws down mic, walks off stage>
Sounds awesome to us! This beer will be served at the Summit Beer Hall on Friday, February 14th for Valentine’s Day and Saturday, February 22nd for our Summit Polar Beers’ Polar Plunge team fundraiser. Come taste the wilderness!
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