2XSMASH
Southern Tier Brewing Company

 

Pours copper orange. Smells sweet and hoppy. Very complex. Sweet malt body with a medium bitter finish. Well balanced. Excellent.

 

Golden to amber color with tan head to boot. Highly hoppy can’t be under rated. Taste and and smells so hoppy but so irresistible can’t put this beer down

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

64oz growler. Poured out a clear, golden amber color with a small, tan head of foam. It smelled of roast malt, toffee and piney hops. Very malty tasting with toffee and a subtle piney hop bite.

I was pleasantly surprised by this one.

Pours a clear, light honey with heavy foam that dissapates relatively quickly and leaves a nice lacing on the glass.

Smell: notes of citrus, apricot, papaya, guava, and pine
Taste: juicy, citrus, apricot, slightly tropical, with a nice long, bitter, piney finish that lingers on the palate... almost earthy in nature, which balances the fruits nicely. Malt is not very noticeable at all, and gives ever just the right amount of sweetness to balance. Also, while heavier on the alcohol, it’s not that noticeable in the beer, which is surprising.
Feel: good carbonation, but not overwhelming, fairly smooth, juicy, and very drinkable.

I was pleasantly surprised by this beer. The mosaic hops are very noticeable, but have a complexity all their own and give a nice character to this beer. Definitely worth a try. I will probably pick up another pack again as I did enjoy this one.

 

 

 

 

 

A very drinkable double ipa. Smooth texture with medium carbonation. At 8.2% abv you would expect some alcohol burn, but I don’t get any of it. The bitterness is there but not overpowering. Southern Tier makes great beers.

A: crystal clear; deep gold in color; 1 finger off white head that receded to a wispy cap; very nice lacing;

S: not especially aromatic; orange and pineapple;

T: herbal for a moment, then earthy to the middle; a little floral and orange toward the end; finish and aftertaste have some pineapple; mild bitterness at the end;

M: medium bodied; moderate carbonation; moderately dry finish;

O: good, but not memorable;

 

 

Appearance: Clean copper, with a nice khaki head and limited lace.

Aroma: Citrus and floral hops.

Taste: Thick and rich, with tons of fruity hops, tropical and citrus. Slight alcohol bite/warmth. A bold and delicious double IPA.

 

 

One of my favorite brewers and when there's a variety pack, I can't help myself from trying what they gots...

A rustic colored brew, it pours little foam and dissipates very quickly. The smell of this was very citrusy - oranges, tangerines, grapefruit notes were strong to my nose and blended well with the hoppy backgound. It was a bit carbonated but it did tamp down as it warmed, medium-bodied and it was easy going down. The taste is what you would expect from an imperial IPA - full frontal assault of hops and for this one the 8.1% ABV was well hidden underneath, not a huge fan of this instance but still good, still solid. I found this to be another good offering and I intend to age one of the two I have remaining to see how it does after sitting a while.

L: Light amber, small carb, small head, small lace
S: Fruity, mostly orange.
F: Slightly bitter, watery wash, no foam. Smooth drinker.
T: Raisin, grapefruit with orange, malt is bigger in the back than others I've had recently. Peppery at the end.
O: Because I've had the two best DIPAs I've rated very recent, this one may suffer a bit from being great, not really great. This one will make anyone happy.

I have been meaning to try more Southern Tier beers so it made sense to try their mixed fifteen pack. Ths has nice balance from the outset. Although full of flavor, this keepsthe bitterness and alcohol to the background. I have to kind of dissent from the label: the simplicity and easy drinkability is the essence here, not some escoteric complexity. This is an excellent, quaffable DIPA that tastes and goes down like a single IPA. More please.

 

 

Semi cloudy golden yellow look. Light tropical nose mostly orange. Taste follows with nice little grapefruite bite at end. Easy to drink, Overall very nice DIPA, would drink again.

 

 

I'm a bit biased toward Mosaic hops and 2XSMASH did not disappoint. A great example of a DIPA; a think the balance of the hops and single malt is well done.