Smooth Rider
Southern Tier Brewing Company
- From:
- Southern Tier Brewing Company
- New York, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #24,005 - ABV:
- 4.8%
- Score:
- 80
Ranked #194,280 - Avg:
- 3.84 | pDev: 0%
- Reviews:
- 1
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 25, 2025
- Added:
- Mar 25, 2025
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
80
Good
80
Good
A 4.8% Session IPA with citrusy hops and subtly sweet malts finish dry and smooth so you can shift gears into easy drinking and all-day sipping!
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by mikeinportc from New York
3.84/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.84/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Clear orangey-gold, with 1/2 finger of off-white head.
Smell is orange rind, tangerine, hint of pine, and light honey/malt. Smells like an old-school DIPA, but with a bit more fresh citrus, and no booziness.
Taste is orange rind, pine, and slight malt sweetness. Similar to aroma, but drier, as might be expected with a lower abv.
Feel is light, but not watery, with moderate very fine carbonation, and a dry finish.
Overall, it is essentially a session version of old-school IPAs, or DIPAs. A nice take on session IPA. I think the little bit of fresh citrus flavor makes the difference, especially as it's tangerine, rather than grapefruit. (I do like the straight-up-grapefruit-juice types, but......) I'd grab a 12pk or 15 pk if I saw it.
Mar 25, 2025Smell is orange rind, tangerine, hint of pine, and light honey/malt. Smells like an old-school DIPA, but with a bit more fresh citrus, and no booziness.
Taste is orange rind, pine, and slight malt sweetness. Similar to aroma, but drier, as might be expected with a lower abv.
Feel is light, but not watery, with moderate very fine carbonation, and a dry finish.
Overall, it is essentially a session version of old-school IPAs, or DIPAs. A nice take on session IPA. I think the little bit of fresh citrus flavor makes the difference, especially as it's tangerine, rather than grapefruit. (I do like the straight-up-grapefruit-juice types, but......) I'd grab a 12pk or 15 pk if I saw it.
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