Summit Unchained Batch 19: Make It So, Extra Special Bitter, with Earl Grey Tea. Alc. 5.3% ABV.
I've been sitting on this can for far too long. Finished the other 5 weeks ago. Already went through a half barrel keg at Acadia, about to tap a cask. I currently have a surplus of beers. So many beers, so little time. Enough, let's take some notes on the Summit Unchained beer inspired by Gene Roddenberry's sci-fi franchise, as well as Patrick Stewart's homeland.
Beautiful amber/bronze hue, clear, with a long-lastin, creamy-toned, lace-leaving head.
Herbal aromatics and sweet tea notes hit the nose from the start. Hops are fairly minor here. Promising floral loveliness.
In the mouth and on the palate, hop bitterness begins, but remains cool, mild and mellow. Light bodied, smooth and delicious. You can definitely taste the tea in it, and it lends a lot of flavor that blends wonderfully with the beer. There's a lot of skepticism involved in the public perception of a brew like this, but the guys at Summit, Nick Hempfer, Damian McConn, and all their helpers, they really pulled it off.
This is one that wouldn't work in the winter, and is plum perfect for summertime, when a light and tasty one goes down so easy.
This can is completely free of gobbledygook, and I wondered for a moment if it appears on the 6-pack carrier until i realized that cans aren't packaged that way. Why not, I wonder? Who's got an answer for me.
Well, I found some more information, here it is: ....
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