Bruce LeBlanc

Special to the Times

Summit Brewing opened in 1986 - the 34-year-old brewery was brewing craft beers before craft beers were cool! Now they have a new seasonal beer out called Twenty-One.

Twenty-One is an IPA style of beer, and it gets the name from the seven of their brewers each suggesting a different malt and hop used in this bold and beautiful beer, an in-house collaboration.

Twenty-one has a light golden color with a big white fluffy head. It has a citrus and pine aroma with a tropical touch. The flavor starts with a bready and cracker-like malty base.

This beer is aggressively hopped with Amarillo and Chinook hops, giving it a classic IPA flavor of citrus and pine with a big refreshing bitterness. With the large amount of hops and complex malt bill, it surprisingly has a good balance to the beer. Medium bodied, it has a dry finish.

This is a delicious old-school IPA with all the classic flavors and pairs well with BBQ ribs and spicy foods like fish tacos!

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