Gemini (Imperial Blended Ale) - Southern Tier Brewing Company

Trizzle

United Kingdom (England)

3.98/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Cloudy Darkish Amber sexy bot-tae topped with a good finger of dense oily head. Sticky lace.

Somewhat subdued nose. Nice spicy honey and coriander, subtle grass and red pepper hops.

Lovely medium body, dense with hop oils delivers a gorgeous honey malt body that is just dashed with peppery hops while cold. As it warms the bitterness comes through nicely. Green grass, mire capsicum, subtle pine notes. The alcohol is so well hidden. You'd guess maybe 7%, never 11. My girlfriend (English Bitter lover, new world IPA hater) loved this one. Southern Tier malt is what sets them apart IMHO.

All in all a solid Imperial IPA.

Serving type: on-tap

07-16-2011 13:27:22 | More by Trizzle

GRG1313

California

3.5/5  rDev -14.6%

05-17-2013 03:24:36 | More by GRG1313

Zimm

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

05-15-2013 17:40:09 | More by Zimm

KevinGordon

North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

05-14-2013 15:55:06 | More by KevinGordon

mikeincharleston

South Carolina

4/5  rDev -2.4%

05-13-2013 22:36:44 | More by mikeincharleston

krisbee

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +9.8%

05-10-2013 03:17:55 | More by krisbee

blknikon

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

04-30-2013 19:14:09 | More by blknikon

TheBeerAlmanac

Kentucky

4/5  rDev -2.4%

04-29-2013 00:58:26 | More by TheBeerAlmanac

Devilman

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +9.8%

04-27-2013 22:44:14 | More by Devilman

ericdupont

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

04-21-2013 04:01:42 | More by ericdupont

rkf1976

Michigan

4/5  rDev -2.4%

04-20-2013 03:01:14 | More by rkf1976

civicm87

New York

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

04-17-2013 01:02:49 | More by civicm87

Skott1123

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

04-13-2013 20:40:10 | More by Skott1123

DaPan

Ontario (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

04-11-2013 17:14:36 | More by DaPan

MarkJBurch

New York

4/5  rDev -2.4%

03-10-2013 18:27:46 | More by MarkJBurch

chambeam

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

03-05-2013 00:02:49 | More by chambeam

Hegebamy

Maryland

4/5  rDev -2.4%

03-04-2013 23:52:45 | More by Hegebamy

2xipa

4.75/5  rDev +15.9%

03-04-2013 22:08:37 | More by 2xipa

Darkmagus82

Montana

4.16/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

I heard they discontinued this at Southern tier so when I saw a bottle (bottled on 2/12/12) I thought I better snatch it up and give it a go.

Poured from 22 oz bomber into a snifter glass

Appearance – Pours a quite hazy orange color with a small white head. The head fades rather fast to leave only a light level of lacing on the sides of the glass.

Smell – Upon pouring the aroma is sweet and fruity with strong notes of an earthy and grassy smell. The sweet is comprised of some caramel with the fruity being of a tropical nature with aromas of mango, papaya and tangerine. Upon pouring the sweeter aromas are the most potent, but as the beer sits longer, the other aromas in the nose, the earthy hop and grassy smells of the brew get stronger and begin dominating more. These smells, when mixed with aromas of alcohol, give the brew a nice warming and earthy/grassy smell.

Taste – The taste begins bready with some fruit flavors of orange and a light caramel sweetness. Upfront and mixed with these tastes is an initially light earthy hop taste. As the taste moves on the sweeter citrus fades while the earthy hop and bready tastes grow stronger and are joined by a grapefruit and grassy hop tastes. Toward the end, an alcohol flavor mingles with the hop and bready tastes to leave a quite pleasant hop blended resinous, bready, and boozy flavor to linger on the tongue.

Mouthfeel – The body of the beer is on the average to above average side in terms of its creaminess with a carbonation level that is quite light. The thicker and smoother body is nice of the earthy and boozy flavors of the brew with the lower carbonation accentuating these even more.

Overall – This is one tasty and hop profile balanced (citrus, earthy and grassy) imperial. It has a strong boozy, bready and earthy taste making it a fantastic sipper. It is too bad they are discontinuing this. If you can find a bottle somewhere I say give it a go. It’s delicious.

Serving type: bottle

02-25-2013 01:18:08 | More by Darkmagus82

weaselchew

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

02-20-2013 07:58:08 | More by weaselchew

pquijal

West Virginia

4/5  rDev -2.4%

02-19-2013 21:57:58 | More by pquijal

pathman

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

02-10-2013 21:56:22 | More by pathman

t0rin0

California

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

02-09-2013 22:39:52 | More by t0rin0

elchingen

Georgia

4/5  rDev -2.4%

02-08-2013 03:55:59 | More by elchingen

schoolboy

Ohio

4.15/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

I thought I had bought this once before, but maybe not. It looks like a double/triple AIPA, and the initial taste is of a sweet one. It definitely has the AIPA look - yellow/orange. It has a little head.

The aroma is a little weaker than I would like, but it is interesting - some pungent hops plus malt and a bit of a boozy smell.

The taste is too sweet. It is other quite good, though. There is a lot going on, it is over the top malt and hoppy, etc. It is a nice edgy taste, but I wish I bought an unearthly. The aftertaste is also a bit too sweet, but with loads of alcohol taste too. It tastes stronger than it is!

Serving type: bottle

02-08-2013 01:12:02 | More by schoolboy