Oak Aged Unearthly (Imperial India Pale Ale)
Southern Tier Brewing Company

Oak Aged Unearthly (Imperial India Pale Ale)Oak Aged Unearthly (Imperial India Pale Ale)
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From:
Southern Tier Brewing Company
 
New York, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
ABV:
9.9%
Score:
91
Avg:
4.07 | pDev: 12.53%
Reviews:
569
Ratings:
1,124
Status:
Retired
Rated:
May 01, 2021
Added:
Jan 09, 2009
Wants:
  64
Gots:
  75
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Ratings by warnerry:
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Reviewed by warnerry from Michigan

3.19/5  rDev -21.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Bottled 3/1/12, poured into a tulip

A - Pours a beautiful clear copper with one and a half fingers of tan head. Head doesn't last that long. Only small spots of lacing left behind.

S - Oak is very prominent in the aroma. Otherwise big sweet malty aroma with some piney hops.

T - Initially sticky sweet (seems to be a common theme with Southern Tier) and malt heavy. Eventually, some hop bitterness comes through and the oak really starts to ramp up. The bitterness is no match for the sweetness. There seems to be some IPAs that have a smell/taste that reminds me of bolonga, and this is one of them (granted, I've been vegetarian for almost 20 years, but I ate a lot of the stuff as a kid, so take that with a grain of salt). Not necessarily good or bad, but a bit distracting. Stays sweet throughout. The hops and oak are no match for the sweetness. Decent, but not really what I look for in a DIPA.

M - Full, sticky sweet mouthfeel with some bitterness on the finish.

O - Can't help but wonder how I would review this if were listed as an American Strong Ale. As a DIPA, it is too thick and sweet, with a less than assertive hop presence. Doesn't taste too bad though.
May 11, 2012
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

3.25/5  rDev -20.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Bottle, 11% ABV, as Southern Tier Oak Aged Un*Earthly India Pale Ale, RBNAG 2009 in Vatlandsvåg. Deep golden colour. Intense aroma of alcohol, American hops, oak and malt sugar. The flavour is too sweet and alcoholic with loads of American hops, notes of oak too. Overkill.
May 01, 2021
 
Rated: 4 by brittanylicious from Indiana

Apr 20, 2019
 
Rated: 3.92 by SpaethJam from New York

Dec 03, 2016
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

4.12/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Those orange color liquids, they always clean up well in the appearance category, this one is no different. Aroma was very nice, a good mix of both oak and hops, this was the first beer I came across able to accomplish the feat.

Taste and aroma did well hiding the 11%abv. This has loads of hops in all different stages, many different varieties. You get almost all the hop flavors except for tropical. Pine, floral, green, bitter, citrus, fruity. I'm not a fan of the bomber format, but this was a decently priced option at an abv that made sense to have a share kind of format.

Probably my favorite hoppy ST offering. Where I'm gonna be, ST, where I wanna be, ST.
Sep 12, 2016
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Rated by Thrifty101091 from Florida

4.75/5  rDev +16.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Served on cask at WoB
Mar 17, 2016
 
Rated: 4.04 by sposter4 from Pennsylvania

Jan 10, 2016
 
Rated: 4.11 by DASA10 from New Jersey

Dec 25, 2015
 
Rated: 3.79 by Kevin79 from Wisconsin

Dec 12, 2015
 
Rated: 4.25 by Futbolmanby from Michigan

Sep 14, 2015
 
Rated: 3.73 by mltobin from Connecticut

Aug 23, 2015
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Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota

4.5/5  rDev +10.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
L: Brilliant amber pour crowned by a lacy white foam collar that recedes moderately fast. S: Alcohol and hop aromas backed by rich malt. T: Big malt and big alcohol meet big hops with fruit, melon, citrus balancing malty caramel. F: Creamy smooth, full bodied, soft palate. O: This is really an excellent Imperial IPA.
Aug 09, 2015
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Reviewed by SPLITGRIN from Kentucky

4.48/5  rDev +10.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pours to a golden orange amber body that almost glows when held to light. It hosts a full two inches of off white head that has excellent retention and leaves pillars of lace as it slowly fades. Oak is soft and silky but very attractive on the nose. Resiny vanilla and back ground citrus based hops come through nicely. With first sip the hops have turned a bit caramelized by the oak, kind of what happens to an onion when cooked in a pan. The oak is rich and almost buttery. The citrus and oak work very well together with out either one being to dominate. 11% alcohol is very well hidden. Mouthfeel is full but not thick and cloying. Exceptional drinkability.
Jun 24, 2015
 
Rated: 4.5 by aussiebeer from Illinois

Jun 03, 2015
 
Rated: 3.62 by the_alec from Georgia

May 24, 2015
 
Rated: 4.75 by hophead123 from New York

May 22, 2015
 
Rated: 3.84 by DeutschesBier from Maryland

Apr 29, 2015
 
Rated: 4.09 by BillCheck from Pennsylvania

Apr 04, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by jgunther71 from Illinois

Mar 28, 2015
 
Rated: 4.15 by enelson from Illinois

Feb 10, 2015
Oak Aged Unearthly (Imperial India Pale Ale) from Southern Tier Brewing Company
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