Summit Releases Unchained Series 21: Us & Them: A Two Thread Brewing Experience
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We brought you a peek at these beers back in Jan, and now the official details from Summit:
ST. PAUL, Minn. (February 17, 2016) – Summit Brewing Company today announces the release of Us & Them: A Two Thread Brewing Experience. The 21st beer in the limited-release Unchained Series will be available on draught and in mixed 12-ounce bottle six-packs the third week of February.
Brewer Gabe Smoley’s Unchained 21: Us & Them is a truly unique craft beer exploration. Gabe has deconstructed the mash of Summit’s popular Sága IPA recipe into two unique "threads" to forge two distinct beers: a hoppy and intense American IPA and a complex but subtle Session IPA. This unique brewing experience explores the two extreme flavor profiles and drinking differences you can discover in one package from one, original beer recipe. Also consider it an experiment in brewing psychology: which beer do you think is “Us” and which beer is “Them”? Which brew defines you? Unchained 21 six-packs include three bottles of each brew so you can compare them side by side.
“I wanted to do more with this project than just make a beer,” Smoley said. “I wanted to do something different. Something that legitimately offered our Summit fans a truly real craft beer drinking experience. The Us & Them project, for me, does just that. It takes something people are familiar with in our Sága IPA beer and pulls it apart into two polar opposites of itself. It’s not just another six-pack off the shelf. It’s an exploration of historic brewing ideas and practices like parti-gyle and multi-thread brewing that many people have probably never experienced or even heard of before. That, to me, is offering our drinkers something honest, something different, and something nobody else has given them.”
Join Summit and Brewer Gabe for events to kick off Unchained 21’s release:
Summit Beer Hall – 4 p.m.-10 p.m., Feb. 20
Muddy Pig – 4 p.m., Feb. 24
Pat’s Tap – 4 p.m.-7 p.m., Feb. 25
Golden Valley Country Club (members’ event) – 6 p.m.-8 p.m., Feb. 25
Keegan’s Irish Pub – 5 p.m., Feb. 26
Old Chicago Eden Prairie – 4 p.m., March 23
1st Thread: American IPA Information
Malts: 2-Row Pale, Caramel
Hops: Horizon, Centennial, Amarillo, Citra, Rakau (dry-hopped with Rakau)
ABV: 7.2%
IBU: 90
Color: Saffron
Yeast: American Ale 
2nd Thread: Session IPA Information
Malts: 2-Row Pale, Caramel
Hops: Horizon, Centennial, Amarillo, Citra, Rakau, (dry-hopped with Citra)
ABV: 4.0%
IBU: 55
Color: Sunglow
Yeast: American Ale
Pairing Suggestions: Two extreme versions of your favorite dish, like aged Roquefort or mild Gruyere macaroni and cheese.
Available on draught and in mixed 12-ounce bottle six-packs.
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