Friday, March 23, 2012

Southern Tier Gemini Blended Unfiltered Imperial IPA

Here's one I noted for the first time back in January of 2008, but have had on tap several times since then. Like, now. A blend of Hoppe Imperial EPA, and Unearthly Imperial IPA, I happen to be quite a fan of it. Those first notes were sparse, but true. Here they come:

hazy orange, fluffy white head...

Fat citric nose, pithy grapefruit rind, orange and lemon...fresh, vibrant, super-hoppy, lovely...

Uniquely flavored, very...shall we say, "grabby"...grips the palate and drops a payload of hoppitude. 
Lots of lush, flavorful malt, feelin' the wheat in this...

Beautiful stuff...clean, sweet, zesty, hoppy...

very nice.
It's good beer, and you can drink it. Just, not that much of it. The 9% ABV shows itself early and often.

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