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Southern Brewing Company

 

I've had this both in a can and on tap at the brewery, while we are vacationing in Georgia to get away from the mid-Atlantic States chill. This is a VDG (very damn good) straight-up IPA, pouring an attractive chestnut brown, excellent head...along the lines of a Yards or Lagunitas, say, just to give you the idea of style… But so much better! For my personal taste, the alcohol level is just right. It is slightly bitter, but not too bitter, as so many are. Highly recommend it.

Poured from an undated 12oz can to a Nonic at fridge temp.
Pours hazy gold with some floaties bouncing around. A non-aggressive pour almost yielded a head over-flow of puffy beige. Lacing is decent and the head lasts, though I did have to gradually refill once because of the over-flow pause.
Aroma is piney and hoppy.
Taste has a nice dry bitterness. Pine is prominent. Can says citrus and pine, but I think the citrus is drowned out on this one.
Mouthfeel is medium.
Overall, not bad. Loving the bitterness.

 

 

L: derk orange, nice lacing, big head
S: malt and citrus
T: real malty, some dank hops, grapefruit on the finish
F: great mouthfeel
O: glad I tried it, but one was enough

 

 

Pretty decent beer.
Orangish chill haze
Decent white head with lacing that sticks around.
Bitter slightly upfront then tons of sweet malt. Super malty beer for a pale not really crisp
Finishes slightly grapefruit bitter

Not bad tasting standard IPA. However, so overly carbonated ruins the beer entirely

One of those great reliable go-to beers. Fresh flavor, citrusy, mellow after taste. Not an extreme hoppy beer, great with all kinds of food

 

Substantial flavor, my new "table beer." Mildly bitter, no lingering bitter aftertaste. Floral and citrusy, not overly piney.