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Southern Tier IPA

Southern Tier IPA - India Pale Ale (IPA)

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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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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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 BeerBaron617 (306), Novi, Michigan, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Aug 30, 2008  
Another "surprise" IPA for me, as I had never heard of this brewer before. I always love it when a beer "wows" me upon first sip. Pours a classic IPA orange/amber with some hazyness and good lacing. The aroma is very strong, with classic pine and citrus on the finish. The taste follows suit, with a very strong hoppyness as well as balanced carbonation and malt. I will definitely be getting Southern Tier again. Cheers!


 mistersinalin (367), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/104/516/20
Aug 28, 2008  
Not bad. there has been a lot of noise about this brewery in the area since its arrival here. I’m not sure I share the enthusiasm. Nevertheless, it is a good IPA with solid hop delivery.


 ucusty (1865), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/103/514/20
Aug 27, 2008  
Dark amber pour almost copper. Lots of bubbles. Very visually stimulating. Blood Orange zest on the nose. Citrus and pine for flavor with a malty backbone. Crisp and clean.


 theisti (1638), Leawood, Kansas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Aug 27, 2008  
12 oz bottle given to me by csbosox. Pour is hazed orange golden with a big 3 inch off white head. Very nice cascading settling. Very slow to fall, when it does, nice sticky lacing. Aroma is fresh citrus (grapefruit) hops and sweet caramel maltiness. Nicely balanced nose. Taste is resin, bitter citrus hops, with some pine, which I hadn’t t pick up on in the nose. The malt picks up mid palate, and carries to the finish where the hop bitterness picks back up. There is a touch of earthy grassiness to the after taste, which I like. Nice IPA. Thanks Chris.


 rederic (1785), montréal, Quebec, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Aug 26, 2008  
Amber orangeish color, with a beige head, sweet toasty, caramel malt nose with a very nice candied peach, tangerine floral hop orange peel citrusy aroma folloes through on a medium-bodied palate with a sweet toasted, caramelized malt, fruity marmalade character, from the good flowery hop fruity, peachy, mandarin accent, with a grassy, minty note, leading towards a leafy hop bitterness finish.


 Bungalo22 (326), Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Aug 25, 2008  
Poured from the bottle into a pint glass a amber color with hints of orange in the light. A small head that falls down pretty quickly. The aroma is hoppy and just a bit citrusy. It is as up there on hops taste and aroma as you would want in a standard IPA. A very nice and smooth beer with just a bit of a bitter bite at the end. A solid IPA.


 afireinside96 (807), Mountville, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Aug 25, 2008  
12oz bottle served in a stem glass. Light orange body topped by a lasting white head. Smells of grapefruit and pine. Smooth bitterness accented by pine, grapefruit, and a hint of tea. Clean finish. Nice lacing. A pretty nice IPA.


 Foxbush (452), Richmond, Virginia, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/513/20
Aug 24, 2008  
This is my first beer from Southern Tier. The IPA was very good. The color was a perfect copper and clear no cloudiness. The head stayed through out the consumptiom with lacing. It is an IPA for anytime of day. The bitterness at closing has grapefruit flavors typical of hops. The triple hopped brewing is a plus.



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