3 Citrus Peel Out
(has 1 batch)
Southern Tier Brewing Company in Lakewood, New York, United States 🇺🇸
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6.82
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This high-gravity Wheat Ale is brewed with blood orange juice, grapefruit & tangerine peels. This special ale is brewed with 35% Wheat & 3 types of hops.
We made this one obviously refreshing. It features Tropical citrus and grapefruit aromas from Mosaic hops along with the addition of over 4 & a half pounds per barrel of grapefruit & tangerine peels. And to get extra juicy, we ferment with blood orange juice concentrate.
Not overly bitter, this brew sits around 30 IBU and its nice citrus pith rounds out the bitterness. Residual sweetness helps accentuate the fruity character and masks the 8.5% ABV well. Enjoy straight up or served on the rocks with soda & wedge of fresh fruit. We’ve loved it with simple syrup & a shot of our favorite spirit.
We made this one obviously refreshing. It features Tropical citrus and grapefruit aromas from Mosaic hops along with the addition of over 4 & a half pounds per barrel of grapefruit & tangerine peels. And to get extra juicy, we ferment with blood orange juice concentrate.
Not overly bitter, this brew sits around 30 IBU and its nice citrus pith rounds out the bitterness. Residual sweetness helps accentuate the fruity character and masks the 8.5% ABV well. Enjoy straight up or served on the rocks with soda & wedge of fresh fruit. We’ve loved it with simple syrup & a shot of our favorite spirit.
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6.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Tangerine and grapefruit aroma. Clear amber, thin head. Tangerine, chewing gum. Tangy, then somewhat bitter. Light to medium body, no alcohol noticeable, moderate carbonation. Fruity, decently enjoyable, hard to believe it is 8.5% ABV.
Tried
on 12 May 2016
at 21:24
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
22 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 3/28/2016. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, passion fruit, mango, lemon zest, orange peel, wheat, cracker, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of orange juice, citrus peels, citrus/tropical hops, and moderate pale malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, passion fruit, mango, lemon zest, orange peel, wheat, cracker, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate citrus rind bitterness and fruit tartness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, passion fruit, mango, lemon/orange peel, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Damn nice complexity, robustness, and balance of orange juice, citrus peels, citrus/tropical hops, and moderate pale malt flavors; with a great malt/bitter/tartness balance and zero astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate dryness from bitter/acidic notes as well, lightly increasing through the glass. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, lightly grainy/creamy, and acidic/sticky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a great imperial radler style. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of orange juice, citrus peels, citrus/tropical hops, and moderate pale malt flavors; very smooth and refreshing to drink for the big ABV. Very well attenuated; and not too sweet on malt or fruit flavors. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 May 2016
at 20:59
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a dark amber color with a medium sized foamy yellow-white head that left minimal lacing. The aroma was tangerine, grapefruit, almost skunkiness and artificial sugar. The flavor was tang, tangerine, grapefruit, lemon and artificial sugar. Long finish. Medium body. Disappointing..
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Apr 2016
at 11:18
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pours clear gold into a tulip. Bright white head with little retention recedes to hug rim. Aspergum, and Bayer children’s aspirin aromas. Sour grapefruit pith, tangerine peels and lime zest front to back. Lasting citrus finish. Would be interesting to try it as an ingredient in a cocktail, but I’m not going there. Didn’t really like it standalone.
Tried
on 21 Apr 2016
at 21:29
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Wine Warehouse. Pours golden with a small white head. Heavy aroma of tangerine followed by grapefruit. Flavorful wheat beer with orange, tangerine, grapefruit. Not overly bitter, in fact almost a bit of sweetness, and this hides the alcohol very well. I’d almost think this was a session beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Apr 2016
at 15:32