Blueberry Whirl
Southern Tier Brewing Company
- From:
- Southern Tier Brewing Company
- New York, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #3,876 - ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 85
Ranked #29,385 - Avg:
- 3.73 | pDev: 15.82%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 8
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 26, 2025
- Added:
- Oct 02, 2021
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 3
SCORE
85
Very Good
85
Very Good
Barley, oats, and milk sugar boil and twirl together with fruity, tropical hops only to mingle and cool with - of course - more hops. The mixture is then conditioned and finished with blueberry and vanilla. Enjoy a bursting aroma, a creamy mouthfeel and rich notes of citrus and blueberry.
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Reviewed by Sinfull from New York
3.5/5 rDev -6.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -6.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Dirty, orange color. Medium-sized, white head. Blueberry, lactose, and tropical fruits in the aroma. Taste follows, with light bitterness at the end. Drinkable.
Jun 26, 2025Reviewed by whynot44 from Missouri
3.69/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Very hazy/cloudy amber color with some weird blue-green highlights and a respectable foamy white head that subsides rather quickly but does manage some decent lacing.
The aroma is a bit like a blueberry muffin with a grain/bread background and notes of vanilla and citrus.
The taste is liquid blueberry muffin, definite blueberry, with a somewhat bready background, vanilla, caramel and citrus and some vague pineapple and mango notes.
The body is medium and creamy smooth with good carbonation.
Altogether this is an interesting and enjoyable brew but falls a bit short of expectations for me.
Apr 23, 2022The aroma is a bit like a blueberry muffin with a grain/bread background and notes of vanilla and citrus.
The taste is liquid blueberry muffin, definite blueberry, with a somewhat bready background, vanilla, caramel and citrus and some vague pineapple and mango notes.
The body is medium and creamy smooth with good carbonation.
Altogether this is an interesting and enjoyable brew but falls a bit short of expectations for me.
Reviewed by TheBigBoy from Pennsylvania
2.83/5 rDev -24.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
2.83/5 rDev -24.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
not a fan of milkshakes and the blueberry add just took this to a place where I could not enjoy. The vanilla and sweetness come thru fairly strong so if this not your genre avoid.
Dec 25, 2021
Reviewed by buschbeer from Ohio
4.09/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
1 PINT can
Served in stemless wine glass
This beer pours a dirty beige color. It is hazy and topped with an inch of tan head.
Blueberry muffin with a little vanilla aroma. Underlying citrus and tropical notes from the hops.
Blueberry flavor up front. Some vanilla through the middle. I do get citrus and tropical fruit from the hops.
Medium bodied with a creamy mouthfeel
Not as sweet as the "Whipped" IPAs. I like the fact that the hops come out more in this beer and are not overpowered by sweetness.
Nov 28, 2021Served in stemless wine glass
This beer pours a dirty beige color. It is hazy and topped with an inch of tan head.
Blueberry muffin with a little vanilla aroma. Underlying citrus and tropical notes from the hops.
Blueberry flavor up front. Some vanilla through the middle. I do get citrus and tropical fruit from the hops.
Medium bodied with a creamy mouthfeel
Not as sweet as the "Whipped" IPAs. I like the fact that the hops come out more in this beer and are not overpowered by sweetness.
Reviewed by EMV from Pennsylvania
3.72/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.72/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a 16 oz can into a Dogfish Head tulip
L: Dirty golden pink pour with 2 fingers of fizzy white head. Falls fast... reasonable head of lacing.
S: Blueberries and cream. Vanilla and fruit. Quite good.
T.F: Grains and blueberry up front. Not much after that... a little vanilla and lactose.. more subdued blueberry. Not a whole lot of hops. Medium to light bodied and well carbonated.
O: A very average milkshake IPA. Smells good... but the flavor falls kind of flat. Not bad, but nothing to really recommend a 2nd.
Nov 17, 2021L: Dirty golden pink pour with 2 fingers of fizzy white head. Falls fast... reasonable head of lacing.
S: Blueberries and cream. Vanilla and fruit. Quite good.
T.F: Grains and blueberry up front. Not much after that... a little vanilla and lactose.. more subdued blueberry. Not a whole lot of hops. Medium to light bodied and well carbonated.
O: A very average milkshake IPA. Smells good... but the flavor falls kind of flat. Not bad, but nothing to really recommend a 2nd.
Rated by wac9 from Pennsylvania
4.18/5 rDev +12.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.18/5 rDev +12.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Very good
Nov 14, 2021Reviewed by izraelc from New York
4/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a cloudy pale orange. Light foam. Hoppy blueberry aroma. Big floral hop body. Light blueberry and vanilla. Slight bitter finish. Thick and juicy. Doesn't taste artificial. Smooth. Better than expected.
Nov 12, 2021
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