Southern Tier Gemini

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

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

Bottle. Pours dark gold with a big white head. Flavor of pine, caramel, grapefruit.. really a nice belnd.

650 ml bottle @ Olutravintola Pannuhuone. Rated @ 3.7.2010.
Hazy orange colour with a medium sized white head. Very DIPA-like nose with citrus, fresh hops, caramel and grapefruit notes. The flavour is pretty much the same but with a great balance between bitterness and sweetness. Warming mouthfeel and at the same time a bit dry. Medium bodied, oily texture and soft carbonation. Great brew.

This is quite tasty. Poured a rather cloudy rich orange with a very thin head. Aroma is quite sweet with bread dough coming through very strong. Up front, the earthy hops are quite prevalent. On the aftertaste, the doughy sweetness comes through quite well and balances out the bitter hops as well. A strong taste of baby sweet carrots also comes through strongly on the aftertaste. Alcohol is also hidden quite well. An excellent double ipa.

Brown bottle, 650 ml, purchased at Bangor Wine and Cheese on August 17 2010, savoured on August 22 2010; eye: orangey, lightly hazy, good effervescence, tiny ring of off-white head, no lacing; nose: resinous hops, grapefruit, citrus, orange, light malt, pine; mouth: grapefruit, resinous hops, orange, light malt, pine, finale in resinous hops with presence of grapefruit, full body, good carbonation, rather bitter, lots of astringency, lightly grainy texture, a bit thin; overall: quite likable FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 650 ml, achetée chez Bangor Wine and Cheese le 17 août 2010, savourée le 22 août 2010; œil : orangée, légèrement voilée, bonne effervescence, petit anneau de mousse blanc cassé, pas de dentelle; nez : houblon résineux, pamplemousse, citron, orange, léger malt, pin; bouche : pamplemousse, houblon résineux, orange, léger malt, pin, finale en houblon résineux avec présence de pamplemousse, corsé, bonne carbonatation, plutôt amère et astringence, texture légèrement granuleuse; en résumé : bien aimé

Clear dark orange under a white head. Big juicy hop and rich malt aroma. Smells like a Barleywine here! The flavor is a bit subdued compared to it’s aroma. Well balanced, not overly hoppy in the flavor. Very Nice.

Draught @ Tivu. Deep hazy orange towards amber in colour with a thick, off-white head. Pine and citric fruits most predominant in the aroma. Hoppy, bitter taste with fruitiness similar to that of the aroma is somewhat balanced by malt and caramel. Some alcohol in the finish.

0,65 l bottle from CrackedKettle, courtesy of Balazs.
Poured opalescent golden-amber with some orange tones, nice off white vreamy head. Fruity hops, almond and resin in the nose. Grape and raisins, dry green leaves both in the aroma and flavor. Oily texture, honeyish body with fruity tones with figs and peach, tropical fruits. Fantastic well rounded, composed hop-simphony in the end and aftertaste. Wow!Wow!

Bottle from Vinmonopolet in Valkendorfsgate, Bergen. Pours a deep hazy orange with a small, off-white head. Aroma is dense American hops; lots of flavors mainly dominated by licorice, vanilla and raspberry tones. Taste is the same; a dense carpet of hop flavor in a filling mouthfeel. In fact, it is so filling that the drinkability is rather low and the massive diversity of hops in this one seems to partly counteract each others flavors, creating - paradoxically - a less complex beer than a more "restricted" (hop-wise) one probably would. Otherwise, a solid DIPA from Southern Tier. Not original or outstanding, just solid.