The Psychic Laser
Southern Tier Brewing Company
- From:
- Southern Tier Brewing Company
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 8.5%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.84 | pDev: 11.46%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 17
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 29, 2019
- Added:
- Feb 01, 2018
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 12
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
Tropical, fruity, piney and citrusy notes. Complex citrus and tropical hops in an intensely fruity Saison
The third release in our Science is the Art Collection stays with our double IPA theme, but with a twist. We’ve moved away from our house ale yeast in favor of saison’s estery, earthy and spicy notes. We love the way these essential saison characteristics meld with the tropical, fruity, piney and citrusy notes from some of our favorite hops: Mosaic, Ekuanot, and Simcoe. All of this and some light malts? Blast. Off.
Scene Three: The Psychic Laser. The captain is targeted by an unknown force. Is it an attack, or is the psychic laser some strange communion? The story continues in July with Episode Four.
The third release in our Science is the Art Collection stays with our double IPA theme, but with a twist. We’ve moved away from our house ale yeast in favor of saison’s estery, earthy and spicy notes. We love the way these essential saison characteristics meld with the tropical, fruity, piney and citrusy notes from some of our favorite hops: Mosaic, Ekuanot, and Simcoe. All of this and some light malts? Blast. Off.
Scene Three: The Psychic Laser. The captain is targeted by an unknown force. Is it an attack, or is the psychic laser some strange communion? The story continues in July with Episode Four.
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Reviewed by jkblr from Indiana
3.8/5 rDev -1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.8/5 rDev -1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
16oz canned 4/24/18 (6 months ago) poured into a Spiegelau IPA glass at fridge temp 8.5% ABV. The beer pours fairly hazy golden amber in color with off white head. The head lasts forever and leaves plenty of lacing. The aroma is clovey and barnyard as the yeast has overtaken the hops as the driver. The taste is semisweet vs. semitart funky earthy strange brew. Mouthfeel is medium bodied, adequately carbonated and dry in the finish. Overall, too old to pass judgement. Leaving this review for science and rating to the average, as I'm sure the brewer did not intend this product to be consumed at 6 months post canning.
Nov 02, 2018
Reviewed by Suds from Missouri
3.71/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
It is hard not to judge this brewery’s beers against on another. They have so many world class brews that set a high standard. This one, although still solid, doesn’t meet the bar that the other amazing brews have set. It is a hazy, straw colored beer with a white head. The aroma is citrus and spice, melon and some hop notes. Fainter than I would have liked. The taste is balanced, a bit warming, and really kind of uninteresting. The body is full and hefty, just okay...it doesn’t stand apart from other strong beers.
Aug 25, 2018
Reviewed by haines710 from Delaware
3.44/5 rDev -10.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.44/5 rDev -10.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Was excited to try this but overall disappointing. Smells and tastes like cloves. This is a dank and murky hazy beer. Nice lacing and decent head when poured from 16 oz can. Drinking it slowly and it’s not getting much better. For me there are a lot better DIPA options. Glad I only picked up two cans at the supermarket.
Aug 04, 2018
Reviewed by Nephilium from Ohio
3.93/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Huge orange and tropical fruit aroma, pours an almost opaque orange with a white head. The flavor starts with a touch of malt sweetness, the dancing between pineapple, mango, orange, and papaya, leaving a mild bitter finish. Full body, and a rich mouthfeel make this a beer to savor. This is one fine Double NEIPA.
Aug 03, 2018
Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania
4.06/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Southern Tier Brewing Company "The Psychic Laser"
One pint can; the production dating is skewed but it looks like it reads "DOB 04/24/2018 FL 48:00"
$4.99 @ Total Wine & More, Cherry Hill, NJ
Notes via stream of consciousness: Nice label. It's poured a cloudy golden-orange body beneath a three finger thick head of off-white. It looks like a hefeweizen. The aroma is hoppy with fruit and spice and earth and pine. I was initially thinking the spice and earthiness was from hops but I've just now realized that they've used a saison yeast for this one. I'm getting tropical fruits, berries, and I think, some clove-like phenolics as well. On to the flavor... similar. The tropical hops don't come through quite as strong as the aroma suggested they might, and the saison yeast is definitely clear, giving more character than I thought it would. It doesn't seem that bitter but I hesitate to guess at it as there's a lot of malt there to disguise it. It's not sweet though, and it finishes dry with a little bit of acidity and plenty of soft spice and earthiness. I wish I could make out more of the fruitiness but I can only say mango, pineapple, soft tangerine, apple, and sweet red berries. The pine is very mild, which is good because it balances nicely with the fruity hops and might be too much with the earthiness and spice from the yeast. Medium in body and crisp. Quite drinkable. The lacing could be better but the head retention was pretty good to begin with. Overall pretty nice I'd say.
Jul 16, 2018One pint can; the production dating is skewed but it looks like it reads "DOB 04/24/2018 FL 48:00"
$4.99 @ Total Wine & More, Cherry Hill, NJ
Notes via stream of consciousness: Nice label. It's poured a cloudy golden-orange body beneath a three finger thick head of off-white. It looks like a hefeweizen. The aroma is hoppy with fruit and spice and earth and pine. I was initially thinking the spice and earthiness was from hops but I've just now realized that they've used a saison yeast for this one. I'm getting tropical fruits, berries, and I think, some clove-like phenolics as well. On to the flavor... similar. The tropical hops don't come through quite as strong as the aroma suggested they might, and the saison yeast is definitely clear, giving more character than I thought it would. It doesn't seem that bitter but I hesitate to guess at it as there's a lot of malt there to disguise it. It's not sweet though, and it finishes dry with a little bit of acidity and plenty of soft spice and earthiness. I wish I could make out more of the fruitiness but I can only say mango, pineapple, soft tangerine, apple, and sweet red berries. The pine is very mild, which is good because it balances nicely with the fruity hops and might be too much with the earthiness and spice from the yeast. Medium in body and crisp. Quite drinkable. The lacing could be better but the head retention was pretty good to begin with. Overall pretty nice I'd say.
Reviewed by Act25 from New Jersey
3.81/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.81/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Newly canned. Not up to Usual STBC standards. Odd one. Trying too hard? Newly canned.
a) AS ALWAYS, a looker where white head lasts and laces over a golden hazed, translucent body.
s) Straight ahead pineapple and dank.
t) Flawed by an over-dank, frat floor finish? As a trusted BA expert wrote: "little bit of an off flavor that I can't quite peg." Agree.
f) Thin for a DIPA of this size.
o) why do we need another dank, cantankerous DIPA like this one?
Jul 14, 2018a) AS ALWAYS, a looker where white head lasts and laces over a golden hazed, translucent body.
s) Straight ahead pineapple and dank.
t) Flawed by an over-dank, frat floor finish? As a trusted BA expert wrote: "little bit of an off flavor that I can't quite peg." Agree.
f) Thin for a DIPA of this size.
o) why do we need another dank, cantankerous DIPA like this one?
Reviewed by ONUMello from Ohio
3.73/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.73/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
16oz can poured into a can glass, no apparent date
A: Hazy orange with a one-finger head
S: Hoppy - lots of pine & citrus zest but with Belgian malts/yeasts there adding complexity
T: Really a step down from the nose. The Belgian malts/yeasts are up front but the hops are very hidden
T: Medium-bodied, a bit bitter/malty but again not much to write home about
O: A Belgian/Pale Ale blend as described. Not bad at all just nothing that stands out about either half
Jun 26, 2018A: Hazy orange with a one-finger head
S: Hoppy - lots of pine & citrus zest but with Belgian malts/yeasts there adding complexity
T: Really a step down from the nose. The Belgian malts/yeasts are up front but the hops are very hidden
T: Medium-bodied, a bit bitter/malty but again not much to write home about
O: A Belgian/Pale Ale blend as described. Not bad at all just nothing that stands out about either half
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