 mesperon (139), Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 10, 2009
Hazy amber gold with bubbbly head that disappears with some lace. Floral, candy sweet grapefruit, pine and a little resin on the nose. Bright and sweet on the tip of the tongue, Hop bitterness opens up with a piney, grassy, citrussy bitterness. Finishes clean with a prickly grassy bitterness on the flat of the tongue, and peppery alcohol. A very nice easy drinking ipa, much less hop character than southern tiers other ipa’s. Very good, but doesn’t stand out.
hamrech (33), Carbondale, Illinois, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 5, 2009 This is a very solid IPA. For a while I’d heard about the wildness of the Southern Tiers and I finally found some, and certainly they did not disappoint. This is unique in the world of IPAs, pretty subdued on the hops and a very "wet" flavor, but masks the substantial abv% quite well. It reminds me of Sierra Nevada Torpedo; but less hopped and better balanced. The smell is wonderful, piney-sweetish and slightly citrusy. Appearance and mouth are run-of-the-mill for IPAs. Very sessionable (most IPAs are to me but this one more than most). I will drink the bejesus out of this brew for as long as I can get it.
italianjohn (362), Bensalem, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 1, 2009 Pale golden pour light head and just a little lacing ... hoppy citrus and piney aroma little bit of sweet malt on the nose as well .... a hint of sweet malt and then all citrus hop and resin flavor finishes with a little hop spice and a dry aftertaste .... a solid ipa
nickd717 (1358), Palo Alto, California, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 28, 2009 12oz bottle from Chevy Chase in DC. Triple-hopped, huh? Just like Miller Lite! Pours a clear golden color with a medium-sized white head and some lacing. Aroma is sweet pale malt, grain, floral and citrus hops. Flavor is a little grainy and sweet with lots of pale malt and some citrusy hops. Medium body with lively carbonation and some hop resins on the palate.
AGAquino (91), San Juan, Puerto Rico
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 28, 2009 Bottle at Bar Volo, clear ambar colour with nice head; pronounced hoppy aroma; nice hoppy bitter flavour, and nice lingering aftertaste
Trev (873), Lakeville, Minnesota, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 27, 2009 light amber-dark gold pour with a medium tight white head.
aroma is floral and citrus hop with some caramel maltiness.
Flavour is nice medium malt, caramel and some breadiness.
Herbal and grapefruit hop flavour.
very solid IPA.
fredthecat (193), Canada
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 19, 2009 smell is pine, lemon. reddy amber with a disappearing head
smooth piney taste, sage, bitter herbs, straight up tastes like hops, that kind of almost cannabis taste, alcohol kind of shines through. medium bodied, nice and smooth. damn good. need to get it again
DeadGirl (242), West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 19, 2009 Pours a bright, clear, yellowish copper from the 12oz. bottle: Nose of citrusy, grassy hops. Taste is similar with more of a malted balance than an overload of hops. I live for that severe overload. Lightly carbonated and bodied, this ale unfortunately feels a little lackluster. Drinkability: A vibrant and solid IPA, but may fall short to hopheads. Rebuy: I mean, it’s SoTi and an IPA! Of course I’m buying again. #201 on 19112009, DG.
Heathen (800), Riverside, New Jersey, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 15, 2009 THOUGHTS: Better balanced than the new Pale Ale., but still a little hop heavy. Not very memorable, but nice.
TECHNICAL: Bottle. Poured a light to medium orange with an average, ever so slightly, off-white head that mostly diminished, but somehow left excellent lacing. The aroma was nice, but a little weak. There was moderate, caramel malt, lighter candied fruit and moderate to heavy orangey hops and lighter resinous hops. The initial flavor was sweet and lightly bitter; while the finish was sweeter and rather bitter with a long duration. There was orangey citrus hops, candied fruit, pine hops and caramel. The light to medium body was a little syrupy and then slightly dry with lightly fizzy carbonation and a slightly chalky and lightly metallic finish.
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