Twenty-six years old and still running strong, Summit EPA reaffirmed its position with a 2012 silver medal for Classic English-Style Pale Ale at the World Beer Cup. The brewery's signature recipe, known for a healthy hop kick balanced by a tasty malt finish, continues to serve not only as the brewery's flagship beer but as one for the blossoming Minnesota craft brew movement as whole. With an abundance of startup brewers and new styles hitting the market, they all draw inspiration from their forebears in St. Paul. This may be the strongest post-Prohibition brew scene the state has seen, but the newbies are still playing catch-up to the delectable pale ale that is already entrenched in nearly every drinking establishment in town.