Southern Tier IPA

Brewed by Southern Tier Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Lakewood, New York USA

Pours copper. A little too grassy for me. Slight/minimal citrus hints (grapefruit...tart). Aroma is difficult to place. There is a slight hint of oatmeal up front.

Bottle: Pours a clear copper color with a smaller sandy head. Aroma is malty and dry, light floral hops. Flavor is malty and rich, caramel, and some floral hops providing a light bittersweetness. There is almost this hint of peanutbutter??? in the taste... that alone will make me cringe. Howeverm ir reatains a nice creamy palate. Thanks to The_Epeeist for this one.

[Bottle] Pours dark amber with a small off-white head. Aroma is big on hops--but it is a very unique smell that is very difficult to place. I’ll call it grassy, but there is also I believe some fruit in there and definitely something else as well that I cannot place. Taste is slightly bitter, then the malt takes over before a somewhat bitter finish. Medium mouthfeel with an average length finish. A very frustrating beer to try and describe, but as far as enjoyment it was fairly average.

(bottle thanks OSLO) Pours out light amber with a white head. Aroma was initially quite pleasant with a good amount of citrus and light pine, but as the beer warmed this changed into a somewhat unpleasant odor that smells like a Glade plug-in mixed with some malt and orange peel. Taste is pretty basic, with some caramel malt and a light bitter finish. Medium bodied, pretty decent.

Bottle from Wine Warehouse in Charlottesville. Looks like apple juice in the glass. Thin head. Strong hop aroma with some nuttiness in the background. Has kind of a woody, legume character. Nicely balanced, very nice beer. Hops are assertive, but not overly so. Smooth.

Very very nice! Pours orange and is a "standard" IPA...but is one of the best regular IPAs that I’ve had. A really good balance between smoothness and bitterness here. Also a good balance between piney and citrus smelling hops. Basically the best of all IPA characteristics.

From bottle, poured nice-looking, clear dark copper. Aroma was hoppy with a very prominent orange presence. Disappointingly weak flavor. Nice combo of bite & sweetness. Enjoyable and very easy to drink, but I prefer more of a challenge from an IPA. I’d get it again, but I’d think of it as more of an IPA-light.

Bouteille 650ml, courtoisie de Hogtownharry. De couleur ambrée pâle et claire. Nez de houblon citrique (pamplemousse), moyennement floral et aux notes herbeuses (notes de menthe), fruité (agrumes, léger d’abricots) et moyennement malté de biscuits sucrés avec des notes de caramel doux. Moyenne-mince en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et ne texture aux notes crémeuses et huileuses. Goût moyen-amer de houblon citrique (pamplemousse) et floral (une amertume présente toute la gorgée) accompagné d’un goût moyennement fruité (agrumes sucrées, léger d’abricots, traces de pêches) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût malté de caramel doux, léger de biscuits et avec des petites notes de pain puis en finale l’on assiste à un regain d’amertume asséchante légèrement plus herbeuse (herbes fraîches et traces de menthe poivrée) et avec de petites notes résineuses. Post-goût moyen et plutôt sec, moyennement amer de houblon floral, citrique et aux notes herbeuses et résineuses ainsi qu’avec un léger goût fruité (zest d’agrumes).