2XTangier
Southern Tier Brewing Company

 

 

12 oz bottle

orange golden in color, white head. aroma is pithy citrus - orange, tangerine, grapefruit. taste is fairly fruity too - medium bitterness. medium bodied.

I bought a bottle of this off the single shelf at the Giant Eagle just down the street. It poured a clear golden with thin white head that is not leaving any lace. The scent and taste reminded my of orange flavored medicine tablets I took as a kid. Big alcohol presence as well. The mouthfeel was medium in body with good carbonation. Overall the bottle I got was bottled in June 2017...so almost 9 mos old....wasnt a great beer for me.

Picked up at wegmans, DOB on bottle noted as 6.12.17:

Poured into grip shaped goblet: color is gold, head is bright white with fine bubbles, head laces the glass sides, lingers with a top.

Smell is light citrus rind, i guess thats tangerine, hint of biscuit malt.

Taste is bit citrus rind bitterness that is a bit more bitter than i anticipated - maybe its the age of the brew that has caused some unwanted bitter rind dominant flavors. Flavor finishes with lighter malt and hint of grassy hops.

Mouthfeel is moderate with some carbonation and lingering bitter dryness.

Overall an add take on the fruited hoppy beer with a strong bitter citrus rind aroma and flavor.

 

$ 10.00 (Including tax)/six-pack of 12 oz bottles ($ 0.139/oz) at Franklin Beer, Franklin, PA.
DOB 06/16/17. Stored on the shelf at the store, in my 42 degree reefer at home. Served at 42 degrees in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter.
Aroma – Initially, general citrus with some sourness. Rapidly fades.
Head – Just breaks into large (Maximum 4 cm, aggressive pour), off white, creamy with rocks, average retention, diminishing to a nine to ten mm frothy ring fed by effervescence. There is a mostly thin complete layer with a couple rocky islands.
Lacing – Excellent. Thick complete rings of almost exclusively tiny bubbles, connected by short columns.
Body – Orange, chill haze, effervescent.
Flavor – Begins with a slightly bitter general citrus flavor with the bitterness more like the white reticulum associated with citrus peel than from malt or hops. A bit of malt sneaks through, probably because of the age of this beer. No alcohol, no hops, no diacetyl.
Palate – Medium, watery, soft carbonation.

Impression: Actually pretty passable for a nearly five-month old DIPA. The citrus is more generic than tangerine, but that could be due to the age of the beer. In general, I have found the 2X series of beers from ST to be more flavorful and enjoyable than their regular beers, even if not better rated. Since this is rotating brew, I’ll try to snag some earlier next year. The price point is excellent.

Appearance 4, Aroma 3.75, Flavor 3.75, Palate 3.75, Overall 3.75.

Not much to offer about this beer except steer clear.
(But I otherwise enjoy the brewer)
a) Body a orange-reddish golden pour... finishes flat, leaves no lace. (Fruit kills body)
s) Offers tangerine... sweet citrus and fruit, and little else.
t) Tangerine dominates the palate. sweet citrus... orange juice and too much fruit!
f) Fruit thins this to juice.
o) Can anyone make decent tangerine ale? So why bother? Pass.

 

Enjoyed it. Definitely citrusy.

9/30/17 bottle

 

 

 

 

Pours clear, gold in color with minimal head. Taste is earl grey tea with tangerine on the aftertaste. Medium heavy bodied, moderate carbonation and slightly bitter. Makes for a tasty and above average ipa...I prefer others but this is solid.

Poured from a 12 oz bottle into a Pint glass

L: Cleary golden pour... 2 fingers of foamy white head. Nice lacing.

S: Tangerine... sweet citrus and fruit.

T/F: Light grains and sweet without a lot of malt character. The tangerine overwhelms the palate, but not in a terrible way. Sweet citrus... orange juice with some underlying floral notes and pepper. Bitterness is present but hidden. Light in body... warming with a bittersweet finish. heavy on the citrus.

O: For a tangerine DIPA it's better than most. It's a little sweet but this works pretty well for this brew. Refreshing and definitely a summer beer.

Really digging double IPAs right now!