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The Sága Goddess Series VP – A Variety Pack 12 Years in the Making

Thursday, January 25, 2024, By Summit Brewing

Twelve amazing beers. Four different Sága IPA styles. One Box. Book 1 of the Sága Goddess Series has been brewed, canned, packed, and shipped. And as we sit back and relax from all our hard work getting this Sága Variety pack made. From the brew team making pilot batch after pilot batch, our QA team making each beer meets our rigorous standards, the packaging team getting all four beers packed and ready to ship, and so many, there’s one consensus each department has had throughout this process… Why didn’t we do this sooner?

Look, we get it. It took a long time for us to build out Sága. Like 12 years ago, when Sága was launched, there were only 6 Marvel movies, and iPhones still had home buttons. Since then, there have been a ton of phone innovations, like AI, and now, to watch a superhero movie, it feels like you need a background in String Theory cause there are so many variations. Despite this, there has always been just one delicious Sága IPA. Building its reputation as one of the best IPAs you can get your hands on and in the craft beer world where beer styles, especially IPAs, come and go. Sága remained authentic and unchanged from the original batch that came out of our fermentors all those years ago, cementing its identity as one of the best beers to come out of Minnesota. So yeah, 12 years is a long time for a story, but that’s literally what a Saga is.

But enough about all that, here’s what you can find in our 1st Goddess Series Variety pack

Sága IPA
The one that started it all and named after the Norse goddess of poetry and drinking companion of the God Odin, Summit Sága IPA is worthy of the godsFeaturing bright New Zealand Rakau, Citra, Centennial, and Amarillo hop varieties, Summit Sága IPA boasts a pronounced hop flavor, followed by aromas of kiwi, passion fruit and apricot. Balanced malts lead to a clean, assertive finish.

Sága Hazy IPA
The first beer-style variation in the Sága series. Explore the senses with sourdough and bread crust notes and aromas of mango, grapefruit, tangerine, and passion fruit. This beer will greet you with a pillowy head and a soft bitterness, resulting in a smooth finish full of flavor.

Sága Imperial IPA

Bold, intense, and delicious. Perfectly balanced 9% ABV IPA with notes of tangerine, sweet stone fruit, and caramel flavors blended together with a honey malt base. This Imperial IPA also boasts classic hop flavors of pine and citrus with a warm finish.

Sága Tropical IPA
Sága Tropical IPA is a refreshing and easy-drinking, tropical twist on our traditional IPA. This sessionable brew greets you with tropical aromas and a subtly sweet and fruity first impression and ends with a soft, smooth, hoppy bitterness. The long, dry, mildly tart finish will make you look forward to every sip.

 

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Bergseth Bros. is your go to wholesaler for Non-Alcoholic options for Dry January and all year round.

Ask your sales representative for a full list of Non-Alcoholic products we have to offer.

 

For more information check out the excerpt below by Bill Chappell https://www.opb.org/article/2023/01/18/non-alcoholic-beers-taste-dry-january/

Brewers are now making non-alcoholic beers that are packed with flavor, thanks to new technology and techniques that are reinventing a category that once felt like purgatory.

For years, non-alcoholic beer required a sacrifice: to lose the buzz, you also had to lose the flavor. But that has changed in recent years, thanks to new technology that lets brewers make beer that tastes great, without the alcohol.

“The non-alcoholic beers of the past tasted like punishment,” as beer expert John Holl put it.

That’s changed in recent years. For beer fans who want the deep flavors of IPAs and porters without the baggage of alcohol, the new brews are hitting the spot.

The shift is due to a culmination of factors, including innovations in vacuum evaporation, filtration and other techniques that let brewers extract alcohol from beer while leaving its flavor largely intact.

“They’ve really been able to make it taste like regular beer, and I’m constantly impressed,” said Dana Garves, who would know: she’s a beer chemist who owns the Oregon BrewLab, which analyzes beer and other fermented drinks.

Going non-alcoholic isn’t just for non-drinkers

 The advances in non-alcoholic beer are helping brewers align themselves with health trends and people who are “sober curious,” said Holl, who hosts the Drink Beer, Think Beer podcast and is beer editor at Wine Enthusiast magazine.

While Dry January might be when many people talk about non-alcoholic beer, more people drink it in the summer, says Bart Watson, chief economist of the Brewers Association, the craft beer trade group.

“Dry January appears to be a period where new [customers] get introduced to NA products,” Watson said, adding that non-alcoholic beer’s share of sales within the broader category spikes in January.

“That said, January doesn’t drive most of the sales volume,” he added. “The highest-selling week for NA beer throughout the year is the same as for total beer – the week surrounding the 4th of July.”

And while NA beers of the past courted non-drinkers, Watson says that has changed.

“A lot of the consumption is coming from people who drink [alcohol],” he said. “This isn’t people who don’t drink who are trying to fully replace beer, but people who do drink and are just looking for occasions where they can substitute something that tastes like beer, but doesn’t have the alcohol.”

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Introducing the next chapter in the Sága Goddess series – Sága Imperial IPA. One of the highest-ABV beers produced at Summit Brewing – this perfectly balanced Imperial IPA has an ABV of 9% and boasts an explosion of flavors like notes of tangerine, sweet stone fruit, and caramel, all complemented by a honey malt base.

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