2XIPA - Southern Tier Brewing Company

yesyouam

New York

4.15/5  rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Southern Tier 2XIPA is a dense, crystal clear golden ale with a dense and frothy yellowish white head that has outstanding retention and lacing. It has a sweet, floral aroma with notes of hay and oranges. It smells great. It's pretty full bodied; smooth and foamy in the mouth. The finish is quite clean and dry. It has a nice, bold bitterness of pine resin and juniper. A peppery rumble follows. The aftertaste is long and bitter and gets a little soapy. There's nothing incredibly stand-out here, but it's a big, bold beer with no apparent faults.

Serving type: bottle

06-27-2010 15:49:48 | More by yesyouam

Dcunicelli

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +4.4%

05-18-2013 16:48:12 | More by Dcunicelli

Jamison85

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev +4.4%

05-18-2013 02:06:59 | More by Jamison85

timoteo833

New York

4.5/5  rDev +10.6%

05-18-2013 01:57:17 | More by timoteo833

twenty5

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +4.4%

05-17-2013 14:52:10 | More by twenty5

CanisMajor

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev +4.4%

05-16-2013 21:29:21 | More by CanisMajor

Hallertau

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev -1.7%

05-16-2013 03:45:22 | More by Hallertau

SmellsofMahagony

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -14%

05-16-2013 02:10:40 | More by SmellsofMahagony

YalovaIA

Iowa

4.25/5  rDev +4.4%

05-16-2013 01:13:06 | More by YalovaIA

smartassboiler

Illinois

3/5  rDev -26.3%

05-15-2013 21:11:20 | More by smartassboiler

pcsnyder

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +10.6%

05-15-2013 14:32:08 | More by pcsnyder

Gagnonsux

Texas

4/5  rDev -1.7%

05-15-2013 14:28:34 | More by Gagnonsux

lucasj82

Indiana

4/5  rDev -1.7%

05-15-2013 03:01:56 | More by lucasj82

jkane101

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -1.7%

05-15-2013 00:39:21 | More by jkane101

EdelweissDad

Georgia

4.75/5  rDev +16.7%

05-14-2013 23:23:36 | More by EdelweissDad

ElijahRivera

New York

4.5/5  rDev +10.6%

05-14-2013 21:28:26 | More by ElijahRivera

Chegui

Connecticut

5/5  rDev +22.9%

05-14-2013 20:04:24 | More by Chegui

jburd19

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +10.6%

05-14-2013 19:49:12 | More by jburd19

Bustersuess

New York

3/5  rDev -26.3%

05-14-2013 17:40:06 | More by Bustersuess

HerdNo1

West Virginia

4.49/5  rDev +10.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

Appearance: Slightly hazy golden color poured into a tulip glass. Most IPA's are more toward the amber side so this was a bit unexpected. A decent white head lingered and left fairly good laing

Aroma: Hops but not "knock your socks off" hops. Citrusy and pine notes dominate. There is just a touch of breadiness in the background but you have to really look for it.

Taste: Interesting intermingling of three things. The hops bitterness is both immediately apparent and it lingers at the end. At first, you don't find much malt sweetness but there is just a a bit and it fits in perfectly with what you got from the aroma. What is also going on in this beer is the alcohol. Unlike some DIPA's, the alcohol is not hidden in this beer and I think it serves to reduce what might be an otherwise undrinkable bitterness to a much more tolerable level.

Mouthfeel: Fairly light with medium carbonation but it lingers on the palate. I wouldn't say it has a sweet finish but it's definitely not dry.

Overall: This is a very nice DIPA. Too many are nothing but hops, hops, and more hops and so bitter they are simply intolerable. This has a nice intermingling of hops, a bit of malt, and some alcohol to compete with the hops. My only critique is that I would have liked a bit more hops on the nose.

BTW, if you pick up this beer, let it warm a bit. It is much more balanced and I find the malt asserting itself a bit more as the beer warms. I left it out of the fridge 30 minutes before I poured and it wouldn't have hurt to have left it out 10-15 more. Either it's getting better as it warms or I'm feeling the alcohol. :-)

Serving type: bottle

05-14-2013 01:09:09 | More by HerdNo1

mikeincharleston

South Carolina

4/5  rDev -1.7%

05-13-2013 22:33:53 | More by mikeincharleston

russwilliam

New York

4.75/5  rDev +16.7%

05-13-2013 21:42:49 | More by russwilliam

Jas45678

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -14%

05-12-2013 22:31:48 | More by Jas45678

karengarys

Indiana

3.16/5  rDev -22.4%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

This pours rich clear yellow-gold with fairly large bubbles, minimal head.

Smells a bit off to me, skunk like, at least cold out of the bottle. Born less than 4 months ago and not in the light, but some beers just come off odd to me, my smeller picks up odd things. As it warmed it smelled better, floral and citrus, perhaps grapefruit.

taste is mostly hoppy - pine, and lemon peel. It has some sweet syrupy backbone I do enjoy, maple like but not really, and it is real subtle.

Mouthfeel isn't bad, the syrupy heft is nice and the bubbles provide a decent mouthfeel.

Overall, this is great if you are looking for over the top pine and hop. I guess if you are reaching for a 2xIPA that is what you are looking for. I just thought the type of bitter was a bit too sharp, not quite the aggressiveness I would be looking for. The odd nose put me off, but I was able to drink through that.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2013 22:13:16 | More by karengarys

ShanShantheRocket

New York

3.75/5  rDev -7.9%

05-12-2013 20:51:29 | More by ShanShantheRocket