Southern Tier Hoppe

Brewed by Southern Tier Brewing Company
Style: American Strong Ale
Lakewood, New York USA

pours a hazy yellow amber with a medium fluffy white head that thins out but sticks around and leaves a great lacing. smells of pine resin and grapefruit, with a tiny bit of caramel malt. taste is orange and grapefruit, with hints of dark fruit esters and some more caramel malt, and a bit of alcohol. medium to full body and moderate carbonation, with a well balanced bittersweet palate and a good bit of warming. a different and interesting brew. the more i try of southern tier, the more i like where they’re going.

Semi smeared glaze of honeyish gold in color and a very small capping of whitish foam. Tons of lacing trickles across the glass in holed sheets and tattered strings. Aroma is big on piney hops at first, very soft, yet broad and fresh with a green sprucey waft over a taint of orange oils and other citrusy things that peak a bit more towards tropical as it sits. Resinous qualities also poke through as it warms giving a bit more depth and interest of cannibus and floral accents. Taste is just as good, lots of fun tropical fruits spark juicy parts of orange, peach, tangerine, and pineapple. Pine tones are there in a good duration of bitterness underneath and always in check. Nothing overwhelmingly huge here. But damn flavorful and quite fresh and juicy. Kinda oily and resinous, which is quite welcome, keeps a great forward rounded tone of body thats creamy full and juicy fresh. The bitterness is wonderfully plain and piney with lots of growing resinous qualities and lofting citrus juices and slight pith and peel action as it trails off into the finish. Bits of pineapple remain with a bit of the pine very late and among the little hop burps that I get from downing the stuff! Feel is pretty full, oily, lavish, juicy, clean, creamy, and fortified with hoppy goodness. Very nice balance and tone throughout the entire session. Smooth, sensual, and tropically delicious. The bitterness hits just right for me in the citrus and pine resined hoppyness. Absolutely drinkable by a bunch! A very well toned and flavorful Dbl IPA by Southern Tier.

Hazy orange/amber with a fluffy,white, short-lived head. Nose is somewhat musty, quite bitter, with a good deal of grapefruit. Quite sweet--very nice, with some tobacco, pine resin, almonds. Excellent, pillowy mouthfeel.

Sampled at From The Vine beer tasting Oct 19th, 2007: This beer is a lightly hazed amber-gold color with a compact off-white head that dissipates steadily. Stickly rings of lacing on the glass. Citrusy hops is dominant in the nose, with a light bready malt behind. Crisp, medium body with a bright citrus hops flavor, alongside herbs and caramel malt too. The finish is nicely bitter and lingering hops. Enjoyable all around.

Pours orange with a small dense off-white head. The aroma has lots of bready malt, oxidation, caramel, coconut and light caramel. It has a medium body that’s a bit grainy feeling that’s lightly harsh with some minor prickly carbonation. The taste is very tropical with lots of coconut, coconut milk and traces of pineapple. There is some sharp abv, but nowhere near the obviousness of many 10% beers. The finish shows more oxidation. A decent beer. <P> Rerate notes: Whoo hoo - a fresh bottle. Aroma is beautiful with lots of grapefruit hoppiness, some pine, caramel and some resiny aspects. Mouthfeel is similar with more resiny aspects. The taste is a lots sharper with lots of tons of dry grapefruit, pinecones and woodiness (not oxidation though). Very nicely constructed beer.

Pours a slightly cloudy golden color with a thin white head. Aroma and flavor of spicy hops, malt and some fruityness, The body is medium with a creamy texture and soft carbonation.

Very lightly hazed golden color with a full head of big off-white bubbles. Small isles of lace. Strong hoppy aroma. Heavy scents of grapefruit and cedar. For me its just too much hops and not much of anything else in the scent. Plus the woody aspect is not that appealing to me. Cedar comes out in the flavors as well. Slight hint of malt sweetness followed by the hit in the mouth of a cedar plank. Hot and spicy in the finish with alcohol and white pepper. Seems raw and unbalanced. If this was in an 8 ounce bottle I may think more of it, but to slug it out with this bomber is too much work.

Bright golden amber appearance with a medium size, off white head and decent lacing. Spicy, floral, herbal hop aroma gradually replaced by more familiar notes of citrus and resin. Full bodied, nicely carbonated mouthfeel. Taste is firmly controlled by the huge hop profile with only a passing nod to the moderate malt presence. Some interaction between bitterness and sweetness followed by a mild alcohol burn. Durable, long lasting, spicy finish.