IPA (India Pale Ale)
Southern Tier Brewing Company

IPA from Southern Tier Brewing. 12 fl oz bottle from mixed 12-pack Franklin Beer, Franklin, PA, 09/05/23. Reviewed 25/05/23 (Review 3112). Note that I use DD/MM/YY protocol.
Label stamped “BESTBY 05/02/23”. Stored on room temperature pallet at store, $12 (Including tax)/12 pack. Stored at 34 degrees at home. Served at 44.2 degrees F in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter. The final temperature was 51.8 degrees F.
Appearance – 4.
First pour – Gold (SRM 5), clear.
Body – Deep Gold (SRM 6), clear. Under direct light, same. When rear lite, translucent.
Head: Average (Maximum 3.5 cm, aggressive center pour), floral white, high density, quickly diminishing, reducing to a 0.4 – 0.6 cm crown and a rocky cap.
Lacing – Good. Wide band of tiny to small bubbles, slowly opening
Aroma – 3.5 – Weak grapefruit and pine. No malt, no yeast. No ethanol (7 % ABV as marked on the label).
Flavor – 3.25 – Begins slightly sweet with weak generic citrus – no distinguishable flavors. No pine, no malt, no yeast. No dimethylsulfide or diacetyl. No gastric warming. Ends slightly bitter and dry.
Palate – 3 – Medium; watery; lively carbonation.
Final impression and summation: 3.5 Looks good but taste and smell have fallen off. Still drinkable but not desirable.

 

 

 

 

poured from a 12oz can (best by 6/6/23) into a narrow gauge willi becher pint glass. pours light, kind of foggy, amber with two fingers of dirty white foam. pretty nice lacing on this one. lots of pine on the nose as well as a slight malt presence. taste has pine from the nose as well as a citrus forward finish. medium-full mouthfeel with a smooth, malty finish. not a bad IPA at all.

19.2oz can served cold into a chalice. Best by July 13, 2023.

Appearance - Clear amber color with lots of bubbles and a finger and a half of frothy white head. Very good retention and nice bits of streaky lacing cling to the glass.

Smell - Some pine and something sweeter maybe passionfruit. A touch earthy and smoky too. Unusual and surprisingly muted.

Taste - A little piney, some orange and again, I'm getting passionfruit. Solid malt base forms the backbone. A little more earthy bitterness in the aftertaste.

Mouthfeel - Medium bodied, dry finish and carbonation is on the lighter end.

Overall- Pretty solid if slightly untraditional WCIPA. Given I'm sure of the canning date of this, it's probably past it's peak freshness and on the downside, but doesn;t taste stale so there's that.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Definitely an old school west coast ipa and not that far off from a Dales Pale Ale. The malts are very pronounced with a crisp pine taste.

 

 

19.2 oz. can poured into a glass with a deep, clear golden color and quickly disappearing head, minimal lacing. Smells of citrus, pine, hint of malt. Taste follows aroma with pine, grapefruit, melon hops and slightly sweet malt. Medium bodied with good carbonation. Overall, a very good WC IPA.

355 ml bottle, courtesy of Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV not mentioned on the label. Deep golden colour, moderate white head. Nice aroma of fruity and piney American hops. Grapefruity, piney and resinous flavour. Fairly dry. Distinct bitterness, but relatively moderate for an American IPA.

 

Pours a clear gold. Hoppy aroma. Mild bitter hop body. Finishes crisp. Not overly bitter. An average but solid IPA.

 

 

 

 

Look: Copper colored, two finger head that dissipates to foam puddles, visible lacing, visible carbonation, fast rising bubbles.
Aroma: Malt hits me first then citrus and pine, like an old classic IPA
Taste: A touch of sweetness and a lot of bitterness.
Flavor: A really great old school IPA flavor profile, the malt comes through with its caramel, honey, biscuity flavor which is augmented by the classic grapefruit, and pine classic IPA hops.
Feel: Medium mouthfeel, soft carbonation, dry finish
Overall: It’s good to revisit old favorites. This is probably Southern Tier’s first IPA and the quality is confirmed by its continuing popularity. Goes down easy, refreshing.

 

 

12 oz can pours a clear copper-orange color, Aroma's of citrus, melon and grapefruit. Very nice foamy clingy head. Juicy grapefruit-citrus flavors, medium bodied IPA with a nice rounded full mouthfeel. Very drinkable!

 

I like the color of it, it's got a good head on it. Smells too sour. I don't like it at all. It tastes just like it smells. Sour. It don't even taste like a beer to me. Kind of leaves a sour taste in your mouth. It a'int something I would drink. Rather have my Bud Light. I wouldn't serve this to my cats. It's terrible. I wouldn't feed it to my worst enemy. I wouldn't even give it away to someone. If all beer tasted like this I'd quit drinking.

 

 

 

I have to remind myself this IS NOT a Vermont ipa. Nonetheless this is still a smooth session IPA that can lead into a hazier and happier vermont ipa ( c'mon now, we all know I'm talking about beer within a 50 mile radius of Burlington. Let's not even mention Hill Farmsteaf here!). Toasty smell and nice balance on the palate. I could use much more bitterness but I have to keep reminding myself what I'm drinking. A bit too sweet on the finish.