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Oak Aged Unearthly (Imperial India Pale Ale)
Southern Tier Brewing Company
- From:
- Southern Tier Brewing Company
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 9.9%
- Score:
- 91
- Avg:
- 4.07 | pDev: 12.53%
- Reviews:
- 569
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 01, 2021
- Added:
- Jan 09, 2009
- Wants:
- 64
- Gots:
- 75
No description / notes.
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Ratings by Nugganooch:
Reviewed by Nugganooch from California
3.46/5 rDev -15%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.46/5 rDev -15%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Yet another tasting courtesy of a trade with mdfb79. Muchas Gracias bro!
*Poured into a goblet
A: Color is of a deep murky amber that really lightens when held up to the light. I had just a thin fizzy alka-seltzer layer of head and the smallest inclination of some lace.
S: Spicy pine paired with sweet honey caramel malts and that fresh clean water aroma. Just a slight faintness of oak. More of an earthiness. Opens up more as the beer sits. Alcohol detectable.
T: Good spicy hopiness with some floral and earthy notes. Burnt caramel sugars really come through and give the brew a slight nutty sweetness. Oak is barely even detectable. Woodsy flavors do come through more as the beer settles out. Nice dry finish but overall on the sweet side of things. Definite warming.
M: A medium body knocking on the thick side of things with an overall sticky coating mouthfeel and a slight dry in the finish.
D: A big brew no doubt about it. Big chewy caramel flavors with a nice hoppy spice and ABV's in full effect.
I actually enjoyed this brew more than the regular Unearthly which surprised me a bit. This seemed to have just a bit more character to it. Very reminiscent of a Lagunitas Maximus or some Moylan's offerings. Glad to have experienced but probably wont be hunting down by any means.
May 20, 2011*Poured into a goblet
A: Color is of a deep murky amber that really lightens when held up to the light. I had just a thin fizzy alka-seltzer layer of head and the smallest inclination of some lace.
S: Spicy pine paired with sweet honey caramel malts and that fresh clean water aroma. Just a slight faintness of oak. More of an earthiness. Opens up more as the beer sits. Alcohol detectable.
T: Good spicy hopiness with some floral and earthy notes. Burnt caramel sugars really come through and give the brew a slight nutty sweetness. Oak is barely even detectable. Woodsy flavors do come through more as the beer settles out. Nice dry finish but overall on the sweet side of things. Definite warming.
M: A medium body knocking on the thick side of things with an overall sticky coating mouthfeel and a slight dry in the finish.
D: A big brew no doubt about it. Big chewy caramel flavors with a nice hoppy spice and ABV's in full effect.
I actually enjoyed this brew more than the regular Unearthly which surprised me a bit. This seemed to have just a bit more character to it. Very reminiscent of a Lagunitas Maximus or some Moylan's offerings. Glad to have experienced but probably wont be hunting down by any means.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.25/5 rDev -20.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.25/5 rDev -20.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Bottle, 11% ABV, as Southern Tier Oak Aged Un*Earthly India Pale Ale, RBNAG 2009 in Vatlandsvåg. Deep golden colour. Intense aroma of alcohol, American hops, oak and malt sugar. The flavour is too sweet and alcoholic with loads of American hops, notes of oak too. Overkill.
May 01, 2021Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
4.12/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.12/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Those orange color liquids, they always clean up well in the appearance category, this one is no different. Aroma was very nice, a good mix of both oak and hops, this was the first beer I came across able to accomplish the feat.
Taste and aroma did well hiding the 11%abv. This has loads of hops in all different stages, many different varieties. You get almost all the hop flavors except for tropical. Pine, floral, green, bitter, citrus, fruity. I'm not a fan of the bomber format, but this was a decently priced option at an abv that made sense to have a share kind of format.
Probably my favorite hoppy ST offering. Where I'm gonna be, ST, where I wanna be, ST.
Sep 12, 2016Taste and aroma did well hiding the 11%abv. This has loads of hops in all different stages, many different varieties. You get almost all the hop flavors except for tropical. Pine, floral, green, bitter, citrus, fruity. I'm not a fan of the bomber format, but this was a decently priced option at an abv that made sense to have a share kind of format.
Probably my favorite hoppy ST offering. Where I'm gonna be, ST, where I wanna be, ST.
Rated by Thrifty101091 from Florida
4.75/5 rDev +16.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.75/5 rDev +16.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Served on cask at WoB
Mar 17, 2016Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota
4.5/5 rDev +10.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +10.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
L: Brilliant amber pour crowned by a lacy white foam collar that recedes moderately fast. S: Alcohol and hop aromas backed by rich malt. T: Big malt and big alcohol meet big hops with fruit, melon, citrus balancing malty caramel. F: Creamy smooth, full bodied, soft palate. O: This is really an excellent Imperial IPA.
Aug 09, 2015Reviewed by SPLITGRIN from Kentucky
4.48/5 rDev +10.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.48/5 rDev +10.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pours to a golden orange amber body that almost glows when held to light. It hosts a full two inches of off white head that has excellent retention and leaves pillars of lace as it slowly fades. Oak is soft and silky but very attractive on the nose. Resiny vanilla and back ground citrus based hops come through nicely. With first sip the hops have turned a bit caramelized by the oak, kind of what happens to an onion when cooked in a pan. The oak is rich and almost buttery. The citrus and oak work very well together with out either one being to dominate. 11% alcohol is very well hidden. Mouthfeel is full but not thick and cloying. Exceptional drinkability.
Jun 24, 2015
Oak Aged Unearthly (Imperial India Pale Ale) from Southern Tier Brewing Company
Beer rating:
91 out of
100 with
1124 ratings
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