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Southern Tier IPA

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common

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7823.61/5.03.6/5.06.5%86.9Shaker, 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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 riversideAK (2664), Shoreline, Washington, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/515/20
Dec 8, 2007  
Thanks Secret Santa! Golden orange with a nice bubbly head. Has notes of pine in the nose with a little floral aspects as well. I like the flavor on this one. Piney, but soft. Herbal with some bittersweet fruit and a mild caramel maltiness. Has a smooth coaty mouthfeel. This is a nice IPA.


 eaglefan538 (2358), Wilmington, Delaware, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/102/514/20
Dec 3, 2007  
Bottle, SL. Pour was golden yellow with some amberness to it, ok initial head, very controllable on the pour, good retention, nice random lacing, rings near the surface all the way down. The aroma was piney resinous hops, some herbal notes. The flavor was full piney bitter resinous hops, citrus, herbal notes, weak floral notes, some caramel in the malt backbone. There was a slightly fruity ester type malt flavor detectable underneath, but it didn’t enhance the beer, would have preferred its absence for this to be a top notch IPA. Mouthfeel was light to moderate for the style, not as dry as I’d like, somewhat sweet sticky (if an IPA could really be that sticky in the first place).


 LooseCannon (927), Norfolk, Virginia, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Nov 29, 2007  
12oz bottle. Pour clear amber in color with small white head, which does not last long. Aroma of citrus hops and grapefruit. Taste of grapefruit and light malt with bitter after taste.


 lamas (713), Adams Morgan, Washington DC, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/517/20
Nov 17, 2007  
Bottle. Different label than that in the picture. Pours a hazy copper with a smallish tan head. Spicy aroma that features plenty of grapefruits and pine. Medium body. Kinda sticky. Not overly one-sided at all. Some maltiness upfront with a good bit of resiny pine and grapefruit bringing up the rear. Solid session beer - I’ve been through a few cases of this stuff and it still hasn’t lost its appeal.


 alexsdad06 (1078), Ohio, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/514/20
Nov 12, 2007  
Draught @ Cincy Brew Ha Ha 8/24/07. Pours a mildly hazy hay color with a medium sized off white head. The aroma is grapefruit citrus, caramel malts, with pine and floral hops present as well. The flavor is not overpowering hops which makes it easy to drink. As with the aroma, grapefruit citrus and caramel malts are up front with hints of pine and floral along with a hint of spice in the background. Medium bodied.


 maltdog (514), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/105/517/20
Nov 12, 2007  
Slightly hazy gold; the big, fat, sudsy head leaves cirrus lace to the rim, even after draining the glass. Delightful caramel and spruce aromatics, plus spicy/herbal/grassy hop, peppermint, and lemon lifesavers. Fruitiness gives an initial impression of gummi candy sweetness. Spicy flavor with citric “zing”. A cilantro pungency in both smell and taste. Smooth finish, dry piney hop aftertaste. Fine carbonation. Palate is dry, yet oddly fullish and oily, tacky with hop resins. Delicious.


 bfeldmann (1042), Wilmington, Delaware, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Nov 8, 2007  
Pour was a nice golden color with good head and great lacing. Aroma was mostly citrus hops lots of grapefruit on this one. Flavor was much the same some grass coming out as it warmed. Well balanced Solid beer.


tmongoose (39), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
Nov 6, 2007  
this was a very and i mean very smooth ipa without the bite of hops. you can smell them and its a wonderful bouquet. for those non hop heads this is a very good beer. no hoppy after taste. this beer would be a great starter for the evening.



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