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IPA (India Pale Ale)
Southern Tier Brewing Company
- From:
- Southern Tier Brewing Company
- New York, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #2,455 - ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 86
Ranked #18,766 - Avg:
- 3.83 | pDev: 11.23%
- Reviews:
- 989
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 22, 2024
- Added:
- Mar 24, 2003
- Wants:
- 57
- Gots:
- 518
Our IPA is timeless - brewed for those who give a damn about a well-crafted beer. As one of our original beers, its quality and consistency helped grow the popularity of IPAs from the ground up. The citrus and pine hop profile balanced by a subtle caramel sweetness are standard for a classic American IPA.
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Ratings by BradtheGreat7:
Reviewed by BradtheGreat7 from Ohio
3.99/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.99/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 oz brown bottle with Southern Tier style green label. Poured into a standard 12 oz beer mug.
A - Light copper color with some bright golden Hues. Crystal clear clarity. And i mean 100% spotless clarity. off white head that appeared to be a thin fluffy head that possessed a little bit of stick.
S - American fresh hop aroma. Cedar, pine, and hints of citrus in the aroma. Pretty resinous character.
T - Toasty bread flavor with a sweet blast of honey. A real semi toasted malt. Followed by a hop profile of Pine and lemon. Flavor has some resin to it with a toasted grain like malt backdrop. Hop bitterness is fairly bold.
M - pretty easy going ipa given the hop character it has. I found it enjoyable and down right easy to drink. Its not overly thick, but does a nice job of somewhat coating the palate. One of the most sessionable ipa's I've ever had.
O - a good ipa and flagship brew from Southern Tier. It has some class to it for sure. This ipa could benefit from a bit harsher malt character for sure. More malt would create a better balance of the hops, but hey this is a beer any hop head would appreciate. Southern Tier is a great brewery and this American ipa is very good all around. Not a whole lot of craziness to it. Just a blue collar, handcrafted ipa any geek would enjoy.
Jan 20, 2013A - Light copper color with some bright golden Hues. Crystal clear clarity. And i mean 100% spotless clarity. off white head that appeared to be a thin fluffy head that possessed a little bit of stick.
S - American fresh hop aroma. Cedar, pine, and hints of citrus in the aroma. Pretty resinous character.
T - Toasty bread flavor with a sweet blast of honey. A real semi toasted malt. Followed by a hop profile of Pine and lemon. Flavor has some resin to it with a toasted grain like malt backdrop. Hop bitterness is fairly bold.
M - pretty easy going ipa given the hop character it has. I found it enjoyable and down right easy to drink. Its not overly thick, but does a nice job of somewhat coating the palate. One of the most sessionable ipa's I've ever had.
O - a good ipa and flagship brew from Southern Tier. It has some class to it for sure. This ipa could benefit from a bit harsher malt character for sure. More malt would create a better balance of the hops, but hey this is a beer any hop head would appreciate. Southern Tier is a great brewery and this American ipa is very good all around. Not a whole lot of craziness to it. Just a blue collar, handcrafted ipa any geek would enjoy.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by elNopalero from Michigan
3.26/5 rDev -14.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.26/5 rDev -14.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
This is one of those older generation IPAs that I remember enjoying (circa mid-2000s), but revisiting it for a review in 2023 and it just doesn’t cut it. Perhaps fresh it would pop, and give more of that classic IPA taste.
Dec 17, 2023Reviewed by lordofthewiens from New Mexico
3.56/5 rDev -7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.56/5 rDev -7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
The beer looks nice. Pretty amber color, 2 inch off-white head, some lace.
Aroma of citrus and pine.
Weak grapefruit taste; the pine has disappeared.
Not very hoppy or bitter.
Sep 24, 2023Aroma of citrus and pine.
Weak grapefruit taste; the pine has disappeared.
Not very hoppy or bitter.
Reviewed by TCgenny from New York
2.84/5 rDev -25.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
2.84/5 rDev -25.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Best by 11/23/23, drank out of the can at an outdoor concert. Could be the conditions, but no real smell, tastes metallic, neither fruity or piney, more piney toward the end of the can I guess, just ho hum. Not terrible, not memorable, lol at leassr the big band swing jazz is fire!
Jul 10, 2023Reviewed by ramseye4 from Virginia
4.08/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.08/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A- rich amber. Good Two finger head. Just swell
S- pine, a bit of smokiness? Bacon, buttery malt, grass! Subtle but good
T- biscuity malt hits first, not good for the style but not bad overall. Butter, oily hop bitterness, some boozy notes. Gets better as you drink it, not typical of the style but a solid, solid beer
M- pops and sparkles with a fantastic aftertaste
O- not a great example of the style, but on its own as a beer it’s really good and underrated.
Jun 12, 2023S- pine, a bit of smokiness? Bacon, buttery malt, grass! Subtle but good
T- biscuity malt hits first, not good for the style but not bad overall. Butter, oily hop bitterness, some boozy notes. Gets better as you drink it, not typical of the style but a solid, solid beer
M- pops and sparkles with a fantastic aftertaste
O- not a great example of the style, but on its own as a beer it’s really good and underrated.
Reviewed by Ozzylizard from Pennsylvania
3.38/5 rDev -11.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.38/5 rDev -11.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
IPA from Southern Tier Brewing. 12 fl oz bottle from mixed 12-pack Franklin Beer, Franklin, PA, 09/05/23. Reviewed 25/05/23 (Review 3112). Note that I use DD/MM/YY protocol.
Label stamped “BESTBY 05/02/23”. Stored on room temperature pallet at store, $12 (Including tax)/12 pack. Stored at 34 degrees at home. Served at 44.2 degrees F in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter. The final temperature was 51.8 degrees F.
Appearance – 4.
First pour – Gold (SRM 5), clear.
Body – Deep Gold (SRM 6), clear. Under direct light, same. When rear lite, translucent.
Head: Average (Maximum 3.5 cm, aggressive center pour), floral white, high density, quickly diminishing, reducing to a 0.4 – 0.6 cm crown and a rocky cap.
Lacing – Good. Wide band of tiny to small bubbles, slowly opening
Aroma – 3.5 – Weak grapefruit and pine. No malt, no yeast. No ethanol (7 % ABV as marked on the label).
Flavor – 3.25 – Begins slightly sweet with weak generic citrus – no distinguishable flavors. No pine, no malt, no yeast. No dimethylsulfide or diacetyl. No gastric warming. Ends slightly bitter and dry.
Palate – 3 – Medium; watery; lively carbonation.
Final impression and summation: 3.5 Looks good but taste and smell have fallen off. Still drinkable but not desirable.
May 25, 2023Label stamped “BESTBY 05/02/23”. Stored on room temperature pallet at store, $12 (Including tax)/12 pack. Stored at 34 degrees at home. Served at 44.2 degrees F in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter. The final temperature was 51.8 degrees F.
Appearance – 4.
First pour – Gold (SRM 5), clear.
Body – Deep Gold (SRM 6), clear. Under direct light, same. When rear lite, translucent.
Head: Average (Maximum 3.5 cm, aggressive center pour), floral white, high density, quickly diminishing, reducing to a 0.4 – 0.6 cm crown and a rocky cap.
Lacing – Good. Wide band of tiny to small bubbles, slowly opening
Aroma – 3.5 – Weak grapefruit and pine. No malt, no yeast. No ethanol (7 % ABV as marked on the label).
Flavor – 3.25 – Begins slightly sweet with weak generic citrus – no distinguishable flavors. No pine, no malt, no yeast. No dimethylsulfide or diacetyl. No gastric warming. Ends slightly bitter and dry.
Palate – 3 – Medium; watery; lively carbonation.
Final impression and summation: 3.5 Looks good but taste and smell have fallen off. Still drinkable but not desirable.
IPA (India Pale Ale) from Southern Tier Brewing Company
Beer rating:
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100 with
2698 ratings
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