Drink this: New Summit series named after the tallest peaks
Published 1:30 am Friday, November 23, 2018
In need of inspiration for his latest IPA series, Sound to Summit’s head brewer looked up.
Way up.
Over the next three months, Adam Frantz is brewing six double IPAs and a triple IPA as part of Sound to Summit’s 7 Summit IPA Series. The seven beers will be named in honor of the tallest peaks on each of the seven continents. The first in the series, Denali, is pouring now.
Frantz said that customers can pick up a punch card and get it punched when they purchase a pint of one of the 7 Summit IPAs at the Snohomish brewery. Get all seven beer punches and receive a T-shirt at the brewery’s fourth anniversary party in February, where the final beer in the series, a triple IPA called Everest, will be released.
The seven beers will run the gamut of IPAs, starting with Denali, a West Coast IPA. Frantz also plans to brew Northwest, hazy, milkshake, brut and black styles, as well as the aforementioned triple IPA. The plan is to release two per month over the next three months. Find details on Sound to Summit’s Facebook page.
To make Denali, Frantz combined Mosaic, Simcoe and Columbus hops and a light malt bill to create a fruit-forward IPA with notes of tropical fruit, hard candy and subtle notes of piney bitterness on the finish.
“I really like how the Columbus complements Mosaic and its tropical fruit notes,” Frantz said.
Frantz is brewing a single batch of each beer, about seven barrels worth, so how long they last depends on the hype each receives. Expect the hazy and milkshake IPAs to go quickly.
On a separate note, Sound to Summit will be brewing a beer next week in support of the California wildfire relief effort. Prompted by Sierra Nevada, which is based in Chico, California, just miles from the town of Paradise and where the Camp Fire originated, Sound to Summit will brew a batch of Resilience IPA. One hundred percent of the sales of Resilience IPA will go to the Camp Fire victims.
Sierra Nevada put a call out to brewers to brew Resilience IPA in support of the wildfire relief fund. It’s providing the recipe and helping brewers procure the ingredients, so long as the breweries donate the sales of the beer to the fund. Expect the beer to hit Sound to Summit’s taps in mid-December.
Highest peaks in each continent
Asia, Everest, 29,029 feet
South America, Aconcagua (Argentina), 22,837 feet
North America, Denali/McKinley (Alaska), 20,310 feet
Africa, Kilimanjaro (Tanzania), 19,341 feet
Europe, Mount Elbrus (Caucasus), 18,510 feet
Antarctica, Vinson Massif, 16,050 feet
Australia, Kosciuszko (New South Wales), 7,310 feet
Taster tray
Yabba Dabba Doo Stout, Middleton Brewing: Part of the Cereal Killer series, Yabba Dabba Doo is an oatmeal stout brewed with a chocolatey dose of Cocoa Pebbles. Available on tap at the brewery and Toggle’s Bottleshop.
My Wave, At Large Brewing: New England-style IPA featuring Mosaic, Belma and Cashmere hops, plus malted oats, flakes of barley and oats for a super soft mouthfeel. Available on tap at the brewery.
Barrel Aged Breakfast Stout, Skookum Brewery: The annual release of Skookum’s BABS. An oatmeal milk stout aged in Kentucky bourbon barrels and finished on whole coffee and vanilla beans. Available on tap at the brewery.
Denali
Sound to Summit Brewing, Snohomish
Style: Double IPA
Stats: 8.5 percent ABV, 90 IBU
Available: On tap at the brewery, Flatstick Pub and Brews Almighty
From the brewery: This West Coast-style IPA is loaded with Simcoe, Mosaic and Columbus, clocking in at an 8.5 percent ABV and 90 IBU. Don’t let the IBU fool you, this beer is well balanced with an aroma and flavor of bubblegum and tropical fruit.
