Southern Tier to brew a Black IPA
(Lakewood, NY) – Southern Tier Brewing is adding a second big beer to its lineup early this year.
Iniquity Imperial Black Ale
is a ‘black’ IPA, the color coming from the use of debittered black malt.
So what is the difference between this beer and the brewery’s existing imperial IPA, Unearthly? The new beer is a bit lighter in alcohol at 9% ABV and uses willamette in the hop back stage. Unearthly uses styrian golding hops at that point as well as chinook in dry hopping. The malt bill is obviously a bit different between the two beers.
A request is out to the brewery for information on a release date. Check out the recent article on Southern Tier Oak Aged Unearhtly and Cuvee #2 if you missed it.
[ed: Does anyone else think that their label artist should be among the highest paid in the business? Between sheer number of output, consistency, and quality...damn, nice work.]
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January 11th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
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January 11th, 2009 at 3:58 pm
Excellent. I love ST. I also heard they might blend the Chokolat and the Javah to make a Mocha beer. Gotta love it!
January 12th, 2009 at 5:48 pm
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March 25th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
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April 14th, 2009 at 11:31 am
had 4 pints of it this weekend at the ram’s head in annapolis. wonderful style. concur that it’s very similar to stone’s 11th anniversary beer. love southern tier and i think this is their best offering.
February 15th, 2010 at 9:53 am
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