Southern Tier Brewing Company

Regional Brewery in Lakewood, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Owned by Artisanal Brewing Ventures
Associated with 3 Venues

Contact
2072 Stoneman Circle, Lakewood, NY, 14750, United States
Description
For us, good living means exploring – the opposite of “comfortable.” It’s not just about craft, but about questing, questioning, transforming “What If” into “Here’s How,” by way of an experiment so crazy, it just might work.

Exploration is the line from local beer maker to World-Class Brewer. It’s a pioneer impulse, and it sets the authentic, rural heartbeat of Southern Tier. It’s how we got here. And by the time others catch up, it’ll be why we’re already somewhere else.

From our wildly innovative founder, Phin DeMink, who’s still a daily inspiration, to the new generation of brewers, thinkers, and drinkers who share our pursuit of what’s next, we keep honing the creative edge of brewing discovery.

So this is an open invitation, to anyone who gives a damn about the difference between a well-crafted beer and a stunningly satisfying encounter with the new. Join us on the road less traveled.

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7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
a: creamy tan coloured body | thinnish white head
a: vanilla | brewed coffee | earth malts
f: cardboardie | lactose | toffee end
t: irish cream (duh!) | pillowy | balanced well
o: rich sugars | light rustic malts | enjoyable, surprisingly!

12 ounce can | Wegman's (grocery): Alexandria (Stovall Street), Virginia | 12-April-2026 | US$2,87 | sampled: 28-July-2026 while arriving from Washington for a flight from Newark, but immediately heading back home to Washington to catch another flight, an hour or so later
Tried from Can from Wegmans - Sterling on 29 Jul 2026 at 03:07

7.5/10
Draft in Cleveland
Tried from Draft on 23 Jul 2026 at 00:15

6.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Milk chocolate, caramel, birch beer, and light anise. Sweet and malty, with a mild, earthy bitterness. Medium body, effervescent, and sticky. Fun and interesting, if a bit weak.
Tried from Bottle from Coaltrain Wine and Liquor on 04 Jul 2026 at 15:44

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Tried from Can from Horrocks Farm Market on 01 Jul 2026 at 22:01

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Smells of coffee and cream. Tastes sweet, creamy, and malty with clear coffee notes. Medium bodied.
Tried from Can from Belmont Beverage - Lima Rd on 27 Jun 2026 at 04:28

2.8/10 Appearance 2 Aroma 4 Flavor 2 Texture 2 Overall 3
Pounder can for 3.5$ at jrs. Immediate sweet artificial nose when I pop the lid. Pour is clear ass pale. Oh, first taste is quite unexpectedly insolent. Its a rude kolsch with artificial discourteous sweetener character. Seems like this batch of kolsch didn't turn out right so they added all kinds of boorish bullshit to it, trying to make it acceptable. They probably shouldah dumped this batch or at least sold it for a buck a can, cause this stuff is pretty bad. Like frothy said below, this has a weird phenolic attitude about it. This was typically above my price range but since it was a pint, I sprang for it. Quite disappointing, not even as good as the average inconsiderate fruit beer, and that's pretty bad, LoL. Was a little difficult finishes this pounder can. Only thing decent about this can of beer was the artwork on the label. Nasty nellie.
Tried from Can from JR's Beer Warehouse on 24 Jun 2026 at 17:37

4.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4
Golden with a medium sized white head. Tangy, lightly bready and citric. Medium finish and body.
Tried from Draft on 18 Jun 2026 at 20:30

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Caramel brown with a small white head. Lightly bitter and malty with notes of pine and citrus. Long piney finish. Medium body.
Tried from Draft on 10 Jun 2026 at 21:35

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Orange with a small white head. Sweetish with floral and fruity hops. Medium finish and body.
Tried from Draft on 10 Jun 2026 at 21:34

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Honey color with a large white head. Bitter, piney and citric with a tobacco note. Long finish. medium body.
Tried from Draft on 10 Jun 2026 at 21:32