Southern Tier Gemini

Brewed by Southern Tier Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Lakewood, New York USA

Bottle courtesy of jsquire. Thanks, Jeff! Poured a small off-white head that mostly lasted, splotchy lacing, hazy, no carbonation noted, and a golden orange hue. The nose consisted of caramel malts, citrus hops, pine, clove, and some pepper. The flavor was that of caramel, lightly bitter, some grapefruit, malt, spicy and the ABV was well masked. Mildly tingly mouthfeel and medium in body. Very quaffable and not over-the-top hoppy tasting IMO, nice balance, and worthy of a try if you get the opportunity.

Bottle courtesy of Kryprtic: Poured a hazy light orangey color ale with a large foamy head with good retention and some great lacing. Aroma of floral and bitter hops is quite intense but enjoyable nonetheless. Taste is a mix between some citrus hops with huge dose of dry and bitter hops with some lovely floral notes. Very well balance between the different hops varieties with a low key sweet malt backbone. Full body with limited filtration and great carbonation. I have to admit to being surprised by this one and this brewer is really impressing me.

Objectively speaking: Yet another Southern Tier gigantic hoppy beer, a blend this time and fortunately, some interesting features (wheat) sneaked in all right.
I like: I enjoy how the wheat is still quite noticeable (certainly my favourite feature, though not quite bringing a sense of balance to this monster). Certainly aromatic with a strong focus on the citrus hoppiness.
I dislike: I’ve not tried Hoppe yet, but I’m quite a detractor of Unearthly, so it’s no big surprise I find this overwhelmingly sweet AND overwhelmingly bitter. Syrupy body reduces the drinkability enormously. Astringent finish lingers and destroys the tastebuds.

Pours pale, hazy gold, with a one-inch head of white. Lacework is decent after the fall. A full coverage skim-coat sits beneath frothy strings and dots. Aromatics are fruity, piney, and tropical. Fairly toned-down for a IIPA, with the nose being pretty restrained. What is there though has a very nice combination of peaches, pears, spruce, and tangerines. Creamy and sticky mouthfeel. Slightly crisp and tacky. The pallet delivers the hops where the nose left off. Resinous, juicy, and substantial. Loads of orange oils, grapefruit, peach, pine sap, and bark-like earthyness. Bitterness is full-on, and balances some honeyish residuals. Warming alcohol steps forward as the bitterness and zesty fruit lingers. Light malt and balancing for the style. With Unearthly being such a tough act to follow, I was expecting something lesser. Happy to be wrong.. Great beer!

Good grief! By the time I got all the wax and the cap off, I didn’t want a beer anymore. However, I persevered. The aroma was heavy hop and floral. The pour was golden yellow with a fair head (my temperature may have been higher than reasonable with all the wax-work!). The flavour is all hop...I should sleep so well. Palate is unremarkable but not offensive. An unique selection from ST. Well done!

[07 bottle] Lovely herbal hop aroma, some alcohol for sure, and some caramel and grapefruit. Pours murky golden/orange with a whispy white head that forms craters. Moderate flavor, not as overwhelming as I would assume, but I guess that because of the blend. Sweet unrefined honey, a bit of citrus and the right amount of crisp tingly hops to set it off (similar to Goose IIPA). Slightly waxy/vanilla. However, since it is a blend, the flavors might not stand up completely to the 10.5%. Excellent palate, lovely carbonated. Huge points for its drinkability. 8.5.9.5.18 [Rerate fresh 09 bottle] - Pours a cloudy orange/golden with a small white frothy head. Lovely fresh hop aroma, peachy, stingy resiny grapefruit. The Hoppe comes thru a little more in this blend, also the hops taste a little to green/plantlike and funky. Still its really drinkable for being 10.5. 9.4.8.5.16

A very enjoyable hoppy beer. The blend of Un*earthly and Hoppe worked very well. The beer pours a golden colour with a white head. Huge aroma from the hops in the beer, very distinctive floral aroma. Despite the amount of hopping, the beer is still drinkable without being off the charts in terms of bitterness. Definitely a beer worth trying.

3-23-08 bottle shared with lb4lb thanks to The_Epeeist!
Cloudy thick orange amber pour with big white head. Smell is floral hops. Flavor is bold hoppiness and it has a great balancing sweetness. Bitter great finish. Mild and very drinkable and not too much alcohol. Thick, creamy and smooth mouthfeel. A winner!