Tier De Garde
Southern Tier Brewing Company
- From:
- Southern Tier Brewing Company
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Belgian IPA
- ABV:
- 8.1%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 3.94 | pDev: 8.88%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 43
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Oct 07, 2019
- Added:
- Sep 02, 2014
- Wants:
- 9
- Gots:
- 45
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by jmasher85 from Maryland
2.36/5 rDev -40.1%
look: 4 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
2.36/5 rDev -40.1%
look: 4 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
Sweet and thin, like a watered-down barleywine. Also had a weird smell like a mix of yeasty funk and some garbage. Bad bottle maybe, but probably just gross.
Sep 29, 2016
Reviewed by Caveworm from Ohio
4.49/5 rDev +14%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.49/5 rDev +14%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Tier De Garde | Southern Tier Brewing Company. 2 fingers thick, with secular lacing, and a hazy medium-to-straw golden body.
I smell the apricot mentioned on the labeling,but it's not very sweet. Along with a mellower citrus hop note.
Tastes like, again, less aggressive hops accentuated with grapefruit. Then, the apricot brings the flavor to a refreshing finish. Nothing here is overwhelming and is quite refreshing.
The mouthfeel here is medium-light with fair carbonation.
I'll rate Tier De Garde | Southern Tier Brewing Company with a 4.5. I hope Southern Tier revives this brew for future enjoyment.
Jun 29, 2016I smell the apricot mentioned on the labeling,but it's not very sweet. Along with a mellower citrus hop note.
Tastes like, again, less aggressive hops accentuated with grapefruit. Then, the apricot brings the flavor to a refreshing finish. Nothing here is overwhelming and is quite refreshing.
The mouthfeel here is medium-light with fair carbonation.
I'll rate Tier De Garde | Southern Tier Brewing Company with a 4.5. I hope Southern Tier revives this brew for future enjoyment.
Reviewed by EMV from Pennsylvania
4.15/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.15/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a bomber into a tulip
L: Pours a hazy golden apricot color... three fingers of creamy white head with ridiculous lacing. Fair amount of sediment.
S: Herbal hops, freshly cut grass, citrus.
T/F: Belgian character up front... citrus and hay, grapefruit... slightly spicy and giving way to a relatively mild hop bitterness. Just sharp enough to keep it honest, with citrus and herbal character. Well carbonated... zesty mouthfeel and a bit sticky at the finish. Warming.
O: A very nice Belgian style IPA and a good mashup of the styles. Taking care of a bomber was absolutely not a problem, and Southern Tier definitely hit on a winner here.
Jun 26, 2016L: Pours a hazy golden apricot color... three fingers of creamy white head with ridiculous lacing. Fair amount of sediment.
S: Herbal hops, freshly cut grass, citrus.
T/F: Belgian character up front... citrus and hay, grapefruit... slightly spicy and giving way to a relatively mild hop bitterness. Just sharp enough to keep it honest, with citrus and herbal character. Well carbonated... zesty mouthfeel and a bit sticky at the finish. Warming.
O: A very nice Belgian style IPA and a good mashup of the styles. Taking care of a bomber was absolutely not a problem, and Southern Tier definitely hit on a winner here.
Reviewed by hosehead83 from Ohio
4.18/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.18/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Bottle vintage 7-28-14
Deep apricot in color, with a big, billowy head of off-white foam. Nice looking beer.
Aroma-Apricot, faint Belgian spice
Taste-Apricot, pear,underlying spiciness and subtle hop bitterness. Very tasty and would be a fine match for lighter spicy dishes or a hunk of artisan blue cheese.
Mar 21, 2016Deep apricot in color, with a big, billowy head of off-white foam. Nice looking beer.
Aroma-Apricot, faint Belgian spice
Taste-Apricot, pear,underlying spiciness and subtle hop bitterness. Very tasty and would be a fine match for lighter spicy dishes or a hunk of artisan blue cheese.
Reviewed by oldn00b from Virginia
4/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Citrus notes are big - lemon and orange. Bitter hop profile with some nice alcohol sweetness. Nice play on the style. definitely something different I'd gladly try again.
Jan 20, 2016
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