Gemini
Southern Tier Brewing Company
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- Style:
- American Imperial IPA
Ranked #3,598 - ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- 87
Ranked #14,339 - Avg:
- 3.89 | pDev: 10.8%
- Reviews:
- 62
- Ratings:
- From:
- Southern Tier Brewing Company
- New York, United States
- Avail:
- Year-round
- Wants
- 15
- Gots
- 104
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
Notes:
Reviews: 62
| Ratings: 411
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Reviews by BoldRulerVT:
3.81/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from the 22 oz bottle into a snifter.
Pours a clear, light amber color with one finger of head.
Aromas are pretty sticky, lots of hops and lots of malts.
Flavor is very much a west coast style IPA with malts very forward. While tasty, the hops and malt are a bit muddled together for my taste.
Mouthfeel is a bit sticky given the malt presence.
Overall this beer is good, not great and a bit muddled.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from the 22 oz bottle into a snifter.
Pours a clear, light amber color with one finger of head.
Aromas are pretty sticky, lots of hops and lots of malts.
Flavor is very much a west coast style IPA with malts very forward. While tasty, the hops and malt are a bit muddled together for my taste.
Mouthfeel is a bit sticky given the malt presence.
Overall this beer is good, not great and a bit muddled.
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More User Reviews:
3.76/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
22oz bomber into my Ommegang chalice.
A: I'm not really impressed. Pours a clear gold with about 1/2" white head that sits down pretty quick. Retention is OK, lacing is nonexistent.
S: Hoppy! Lots of piney, grassy notes with some citrus in the background. I get some caramel sweetness, too.
T: DIPA-like sweetness right out of the gate. Lemon rind & crackery malt through the mid-palate. Oily, underwhelming hop bitterness is present throughout. There's sort of a musty grapish note in there somewhere. Lacks complexity & absolutely is not the hop-punch I was expecting.
M: Light & oily, a bit syrupy, low-ish carb. Odd characteristics given the flavor profile.
O: I don't know what to make of this quite yet. The mouthfeel is strange, the hop profile is strange. Just...strange.
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look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
22oz bomber into my Ommegang chalice.
A: I'm not really impressed. Pours a clear gold with about 1/2" white head that sits down pretty quick. Retention is OK, lacing is nonexistent.
S: Hoppy! Lots of piney, grassy notes with some citrus in the background. I get some caramel sweetness, too.
T: DIPA-like sweetness right out of the gate. Lemon rind & crackery malt through the mid-palate. Oily, underwhelming hop bitterness is present throughout. There's sort of a musty grapish note in there somewhere. Lacks complexity & absolutely is not the hop-punch I was expecting.
M: Light & oily, a bit syrupy, low-ish carb. Odd characteristics given the flavor profile.
O: I don't know what to make of this quite yet. The mouthfeel is strange, the hop profile is strange. Just...strange.
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3.83/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.75/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A: Golden, clear, frothy white head with nice retention
S: citrus, light sweet malts, touch of dankness
T: Similar to aroma, not a hint of alcohol, which is impressive. It really goes down smooth with a lingering bitterness.
M: Smooth, light maltiness, good carb.
O: A delicious beer, no doubt, but I'm not certain how they arrived at the price. At $20+ for a six-pack, I have to ask: "Where did the accompanying scantily clad companion go?" Seriously, this is a good beer, but I could but two moderately priced six-packs from most other brewers, or a sixer and a bomber for the same amount. Or dinner.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A: Golden, clear, frothy white head with nice retention
S: citrus, light sweet malts, touch of dankness
T: Similar to aroma, not a hint of alcohol, which is impressive. It really goes down smooth with a lingering bitterness.
M: Smooth, light maltiness, good carb.
O: A delicious beer, no doubt, but I'm not certain how they arrived at the price. At $20+ for a six-pack, I have to ask: "Where did the accompanying scantily clad companion go?" Seriously, this is a good beer, but I could but two moderately priced six-packs from most other brewers, or a sixer and a bomber for the same amount. Or dinner.
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4.6/5 rDev +18.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
3.93/5 rDev +1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottle from my brother. Nice hop aroma leads into much deeper, robust taste. Fruity, slick, nice slippery body. Very smooth for a DIPA. Tasty and reffreshing
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottle from my brother. Nice hop aroma leads into much deeper, robust taste. Fruity, slick, nice slippery body. Very smooth for a DIPA. Tasty and reffreshing
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3.47/5 rDev -10.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
On tap at the Crane Room. Taste is fruity hoppy, definitely grapefruit. Medium body. As someone else wrote, it's hoppy but without the bitter bite to it..
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look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
On tap at the Crane Room. Taste is fruity hoppy, definitely grapefruit. Medium body. As someone else wrote, it's hoppy but without the bitter bite to it..
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4.5/5 rDev +15.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.45/5 rDev +14.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
3.91/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.26/5 rDev +9.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
3.6/5 rDev -7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
4.19/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Really a "super hopped" ale. Smells like mango. Very smooth and enjoyable. Would not know it was 9% until you had a few.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Really a "super hopped" ale. Smells like mango. Very smooth and enjoyable. Would not know it was 9% until you had a few.
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4.25/5 rDev +9.3%
I was pleasantly surprised by this beer. I was expecting just another hoppy DIPA ; it is quite different than other beers I have tasted from the brewery.
Poured a light copper color with a 1F head in a tulip, which is a good glass for this beer.
I served it much colder than recommended- at 43°F. At colder temps, there is an intensity which diminishes with warming.
The aroma is complex citrus, a little sweetness, and grape. There is a distinct grape aroma.
The mouth feel is very carbonated.
Taste: the aroma transitions well to the taste: complex citrus and grape, topped off by a very intense hoppy bitterness.
This is not a typical American DIPA. It has more complex fruits than other beers of the same style.
It's best to start off colder. A wide mouth glass is better for tasting- it brings out the flavor more intensely.
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I was pleasantly surprised by this beer. I was expecting just another hoppy DIPA ; it is quite different than other beers I have tasted from the brewery.
Poured a light copper color with a 1F head in a tulip, which is a good glass for this beer.
I served it much colder than recommended- at 43°F. At colder temps, there is an intensity which diminishes with warming.
The aroma is complex citrus, a little sweetness, and grape. There is a distinct grape aroma.
The mouth feel is very carbonated.
Taste: the aroma transitions well to the taste: complex citrus and grape, topped off by a very intense hoppy bitterness.
This is not a typical American DIPA. It has more complex fruits than other beers of the same style.
It's best to start off colder. A wide mouth glass is better for tasting- it brings out the flavor more intensely.
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4.25/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Gemini from Southern Tier Brewing Company
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
411 ratings
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