Southern Tier Gemini

Brewed by Southern Tier Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Lakewood, New York USA

22oz bottle: Sunrise amber with an impressive two finger head that clings all the way down. Muted nose of grapefruit and orange rind, followed by lighter notes of perfume and rose. Big, creamy mouthfeel delivers shots of caramel sweetness and zesty lemon and orange. Balanced and drinkable, this is a nice blend. I believe the Hoppe I tried was a little fresher and thus more enticing. The hops seem a little to heavy here, but no bottling date makes it hard to tell if it is the brew or the shelf life. Even so, another solid beer for Souther Tier. Oh, and #900, woot.

Copper, clear with a medium sized bone colored head. Aroma is packed with hops and some sweetness. Flavor is fun, fun. Sweet at first then a bit of citrus, then lots of bitterness. An interesting beast for sure.

Golden-orange in colour, large off-white coloured head, excellent retention, good lacing. The aroma is very hoppy, quite green, pine, cedar, citrus, caramel malt sweetness. The flavour is moderately sweet, some pink grapefruit citrus, moderate bitterness, some caramel. Sticky and very hoppy mouthfeel, medium/large body, medium carbonation. Finishes long, hoppy, sweet.

It really seems like they ran out of ideas when they made this one. Its good but it falls into the same-old, same-old category when it comes to DIPA’s. Then there is that damn cap....

650ml bottle from IPFreely, thanks Tim.
Opened on February 9, 2008.
No date.

Bomber courtesy of hogtown harry- pours a pale golden hue. Good head and lacing. Nose- earthy smelling with some fruits. Taste- pale malts are really present. Hop flavour is a mix of pine and some tropical fruits. Might be past its prime as I really love Unearthly and Hoppe on their own. The mix is like a poor sequel. More malt flavour than expected. Carbonation is medium and drinkability is good. Very little hotness present given high abv.

OK, I majored in polymer chemistry in college and whatever that gold crap covering the cap is, it aint wax. Note to self....never buy Southern Tier again until they take the gold shit off, cause what’s in the bottle is not worth the effort. A very pedesterian take on a tradition of mixing beers. Like most Degustation type meal this means "leftovers." Mixing of two beers is fine but when they are virtually the same thing, why bother. This tastes very plastic, amine-like, in th hop profile which the malts cannot overcome. You got to love a commercial description that does not describe anything about the beer. classic, but not this beer.

Bottle. Took a crowbar to get through the gold wax on this guy. Pours a bright golden amber with a big, dense head that lingers as a thin bubbly head for the duration. Lacing is very good. Aroma is a big blast of citrus hops up front, namely grapefruit and oranges. This is on top of the big bready malt backbone with caramel and biscuits in the nose. Despite the huge hop profile, the malt really shows up in the aroma. The taste is similar to the smell, but the first hop taste I got was more on the pine resin side of things. This is followed by the big caramel malt backbone before the citrus and pine come back in to finish off the taste. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with some serious carbonation and sticky with pine hops lending to a slight bitterness throughout. I’ve had quite a few Southern Tier brews and this might be at the top of the list as I really enjoyed the balance of hops and malts. Dangerously drinkable - I would seek this one out.

bomber. pours a very clean amber straw color, the aroma is floral and fresh. this beer has a very nice balance between malt and hops. the alcohol is well hidden. very nice.

hazy golden with bone white head. flavor is powerful with initial pale malt with the alcohol becoming evident early and adding nice depth. the beer finishes with a nice hop bitterness that balances the sweetness and some final hop flavor. a good beer that is very enjoyable