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Southern Tier IPA

Southern Tier IPA - India Pale Ale (IPA)

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92
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Brewed by Southern Tier Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)

Lakewood, New York USA

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7743.61/5.03.6/5.06.5%86.8Shaker, Tulip
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Commercial Description:
IPA stands for India Pale Ale and ours is an American version of the classic style. IPA’s namesake lies in its colonial roots. British soldiers on their way to India dark a lot of beer, but found it would go stale on the long voyages. Meanwhile, brewers knew that by adding more hops, the beer would stay fresh. Voila! A new style was born and it is one we are proud to brew. Southern Tier IPA is a triple-hopped on its journey to your glass for a fully aromatic experience.
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 johnnyoski (160), Macomb, Michigan, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Apr 5, 2009  
12oz bottle. Clear amber color with a small white head. Nice citrusy hoppy aroma with some hints of sweet honey. Bitter initial taste of pine eventually smooths out with a well balanced citrus flavor. Medium bodied with lively carbonation. Pretty solid and well worth a try.


 VTHopHead (895), Barre, Vermont, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Apr 5, 2009  
Bottle - Pours a dark golden amber in color with almost no head and very little carbonation. Aroma is of grassy hops with hints of citrus and pine. Flavor is hoppy with strong pine resin. Some maltiness kicks in near the end to provide some balance. Finish is rather short and medium bitter. An OK IPA... easy drinking, but certainly not near the top...


 Dedollewaitor (3622), Odense, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/514/20
Apr 3, 2009  
35,5 cl bottle @ HJHansen, Odense. Pours a clear copper with a small white head and lacings. Nose is super fresh and fruity of hops. Citrus, grapefruit and pine. Bitter dry, crisp and fresh taste with some malty buiscuit notes. Very nice!


 BroSpud (583), , Massachusetts, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/511/20
Apr 2, 2009  
12oz bottle. Normally I would probably rate this a bit higher but I have been tasting alot of great IPAs this week and this one doesn’t quite stand up to some of the others tasted recently. I still love a good IPA and this one is in fact good but there are many better ones out there that I would choose over it. This one seemed somewhat on the thin side.


 Skinnyviking (4142), Copenhagen, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Mar 30, 2009  
Bottle. Medium high fluffy and quickly disappearing white head. Clearand good looking amber body. Apple pear abricot honey aroma. Flavor of pine with grassy notes and a nice strong hops bitterness. Low carbonation and a long bitter aftertaste.


 dmac (1418), Toms River, New Jersey, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Mar 29, 2009  
12 oz bottle thanks to msiano, thanks Mike. Pours a thin bodied orange amber with a soapy white head that leaves lace like Palmolive. Aroma of soap, fresh floral hops, honey topped bread, but I seem to be getting this in most beers lately. Flavors of floral hops, grainy breads and citrus rinds. Solid ber but nothing to knock the doors down over.


 BlackForestCO (819), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Mar 28, 2009  
Bottle from j12601, thanks Jay. Poured a clear yellow-copper color with a 1/2 inch off-white head that faded to a thin layer. Aroma of moderately leafy hops with some pine, a light citrus fruitiness (some grapefruit, orange), light caramel, and a bit of graininess. Smooth, lightly tart entry with some lemon peel and a bit of grapefruit with some undertones of soft caramel malt that transitions into a moderately bitter, lightly leafy hoppiness with a light pine and a soft graininess in the finish. Moderate carbonation and decent mouthfeel. Overall, a solid IPA that is pretty drinkable. The light graininess detracts a bit but it isn’t overly problematic.


 sunevdj (1764), Copenhagen OE, Denmark
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/102/516/20
Mar 28, 2009  
Bottle shared at home with Jesper. Pours a clear light amber. Bitter with lots of hops aromas. Some mellow grapefruit aromas. Light body. Soft carbonation. Dry finish.



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