2XSMASH
Southern Tier Brewing Company in Lakewood, New York, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular|
Score
7.06
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2XSMASH is the newest in our line of single malt and single hop India Pale Ales, brewed with Mosaic hops and Special pale malt. Even simplified to one variety of hop and one type of malt, it is amazing how complex the flavor is. Mosaic hops are known for their luxurious tropical citrus notes like passionfruit and work absolutely brilliantly with the richness of Special pale malt. Cheers!
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8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Pineapple, tangerine, lemongrass nose. Clear amber, medium yellow head, good retention and lacing. Grapefruit, pear, orange. Medium body, easy carbonation. Juicy and delicious, no fruit added, simple hop and grain bills. That’s how you craft a beer!
Earlier Rating: 11/29/2014 Total Score: 3.1
Orange peel, tea, pencil shavings, and celery nose, surprising complexity from a single varietal. Cloudy amber, with wisps of fine sediment, medium yellow head. Tea and orange peel, definitely vegetal. Medium body, moderate carbonation
Earlier Rating: 11/29/2014 Total Score: 3.1
Orange peel, tea, pencil shavings, and celery nose, surprising complexity from a single varietal. Cloudy amber, with wisps of fine sediment, medium yellow head. Tea and orange peel, definitely vegetal. Medium body, moderate carbonation
Tried
on 17 Mar 2016
at 17:04
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 12/10/2015. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy golden orange color with a 1-2 finger dense and fluffy off white head with good retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense soapy lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, mango, melon, passion fruit, berry, lemon zest, orange peel, light pepper, pine, light honey, bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of bright/dank citrus/tropical/pine hops and moderate pale malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, mango, melon, passion fruit, berry, lemon zest, orange peel, light pepper, pine, light honey, bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Large amount of pine/citrus rind/spicy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, mango, melon, passion fruit, berry, lemon/orange rind, pepper, pine, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of bright/dank citrus/tropical/pine hops and moderate pale malt flavors; with a good malt/bitterness balance and no astringent hop flavors after the finish. Good amount of dryness from bitterness as well. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, sticky/resinous, and lightly creamy/bready balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a light warmth lingering after the finish. Overall this is a very nice single hop DIPA. All around good complexity, robustness, and balance of bright/dank citrus/tropical/pine hops and moderate pale malt flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink for the ABV. A very enjoyable offering.Earlier Rating: 3/20/2014 Total Score: 4.112 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 1/15/2014. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy deep golden color with a 2 finger fairly dense off white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice dense foamy lacing clings around the glass, with some light streaming carbonation. Aromas of big grapefruit, tangerine, lemon zest, orange peel, peach, pineapple, light mango, floral, grass, light pine, herbal, light honey, bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Very nice aromas with good complexity of citrus/tropical hops with a fair amount of malt balance; with good strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, lemon zest, orange peel, peach, mango, pineapple, floral, grass, light pine, herbal, light honey, bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Good amount of floral/pine bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, lemon zest, orange peel, peach, mango, pineapple, floral, grass, light pine, herbal, light honey, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Damn nice complexity of bright citrus/tropical hops with moderate malt balance; with a nice malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a lightly creamy, smooth, crisp, and moderately sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warming present after the finish. Overall this is an excellent DIPA. All around great complexity of bright citrus/tropical hop flavors with moderate malt sweetness; and very smooth and crisp to sip on. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2016
at 19:13
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Thanks Shawn, "MacBoost") Bottle. A- Tangerine, orange, mango, grass, dank, pine. A- Orange color, clear liquid, off white head. T- Piney, grassy, bitter, subtle caramel, subtle tropical fruits. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, bitter finish. O- For my first Southern Tier, I enjoyed it quite a lot. Single hopped and nothing extra. Pretty tasty. Really excited to try some of their other stuff now.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Mar 2016
at 16:12
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce bottle from Beer Run. Clear amber, large foamy white head, good retention. Aroma of pale grainy malt, herbal and piney hops and a hint of tropical fruit. The taste is herbal, piney hops, grapefruit, mango, pale grainy malt. Medium bodied, well balanced.
Earlier Rating: 4/15/2014 Total Score: 3.8
Bottle sample at Beer Run. Thanks Jay! Pours a slightly hazy amber color with a thin frothy white head. Fair head retention. Aroma of pale malt, spicy, tropical hops. The taste is tropical, citrus hops, pale malt and a bit of caramel. Medium bodied, no booze, good balance. Exceeded my expectations.
Earlier Rating: 4/15/2014 Total Score: 3.8
Bottle sample at Beer Run. Thanks Jay! Pours a slightly hazy amber color with a thin frothy white head. Fair head retention. Aroma of pale malt, spicy, tropical hops. The taste is tropical, citrus hops, pale malt and a bit of caramel. Medium bodied, no booze, good balance. Exceeded my expectations.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Feb 2016
at 20:19
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Aroma: hay, grass, resin, earthy, tropical fruits Appearance: clear dark gold with an off-white head Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, Palate: medium body, sticky, average carbonation, bitter finish, Delicious
Tried
on 15 Feb 2016
at 16:04
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(tap) clear yellow-orange colour with a tall beige head; aroma of grapefruit; balanced flavour with a long, light bitter flavour
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Jan 2016
at 12:51
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours clear gold into a tulip. Bright white head with good retention recedes leaving trailing sheets. Caramel and tropical fruit aromas. Medium bodied with dusty caramel and bread upfront turning to passionfruit and resin in the lasting finish.
Earlier Rating: 4/17/2014 Total Score: 3.8
Pours chunky gold into a Sam glass. White head with excellent retention recedes to coat surface. Bread and caramel aromas. Medium bodied with sweet caramel and bread upfront turning to pine before the lasting grapefruit finish.
Earlier Rating: 4/17/2014 Total Score: 3.8
Pours chunky gold into a Sam glass. White head with excellent retention recedes to coat surface. Bread and caramel aromas. Medium bodied with sweet caramel and bread upfront turning to pine before the lasting grapefruit finish.
Tried
on 15 Jan 2016
at 16:44
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught @ Albion. Hazy bright orange with medium sized creamy off-white head, faint citrus aroma, low carbnation, well balanced slightly hoppy malt taste, medium finish with little bitter aftertaste. Deceptively easy to drink, very good brew!
Tried
on 11 Jun 2015
at 17:21
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 oz. bottle purchased at Prost Specialty Beer and Wine. 2015 Equinox hop variety. Clear gold color with lasting head in English pint glassware. Aroma is subtle fruits (grapefruit, mango) mild floral earthy hint.
The body is light and crisp and has a clean finish. The bitterness is not over the top for a DIPA. The ABV is completely hidden within a medium body. The fruit, floral and earth flavor is not in short supply but the overall feel of this beer subtle. The subtleness is what I enjoy most. I found this very enjoyable and now have a better understanding of the Equinox variety.
The body is light and crisp and has a clean finish. The bitterness is not over the top for a DIPA. The ABV is completely hidden within a medium body. The fruit, floral and earth flavor is not in short supply but the overall feel of this beer subtle. The subtleness is what I enjoy most. I found this very enjoyable and now have a better understanding of the Equinox variety.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Apr 2015
at 23:41
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
bottle - This hazy copper ale has a small off-white head. It smells of caramel malt and resinous hops. The flavor is moderately to strongly bitter with caramel, resin, and a touch of citrus. It’s medium bodied and very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jan 2015
at 14:16