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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7.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Trader Joe's. Dark brown porter pour, foamy tan head. The usual pumpkin pie spice nose. Maltiness hits the palate first, then some pumpkin pie spice again. Hits of chocolate roast malt, and warming alcohol.

Tried from Bottle at Trader Joe's - Downers Grove on 07 Sep 2025 at 04:40


4.4
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 3.5 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 5

Can for $2.50. Pour is clear pale yellow. Mild fresh, perhaps a tad of citrus, nose. White head fades immediately to nuttin. First taste is like an APA, not sure how this could be called an IPA. It does lack that typical veggie feeling you get with many session IPA. Clean, fresh. In the middle, I'm maybe now getting a little more IPA bitterness. I don't particular;y like IPA, but this one is not bad. I've had many APA that were much more IPA-ish bitter than this. Could use a little more co2. Not as good as North Peak Wanderer, Maumee Bay Summer Stinger, Saranac Session IPA nor Ballast Point Even Keel, but I find it acceptable as a lager lover.

Tried from Can from Giant Eagle - Seven Fields on 28 Aug 2025 at 16:47


8
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Dark brown wtih large light brown head. Maple syrup, chocolate malt, and hay aroma. Moderately sweet maple syrup, chocolate malt, and mildly bitter hay flavor. Nice body.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Aug 2025 at 00:55

gave a cheers!

8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

It is a typical American IPA, resinous one, a bit soily and mineral, decent bitterness, a bit watery and malty, 03.01.19, drinking it at Bonfol.

Tried from Bottle from Drinks of the World on 04 Aug 2025 at 18:00

gave a cheers!

7.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Pours near black and smells of caramel, chocolate, and roast malt aroma. Caramel and chocolate come through nicely in the flavor. Sweet, malty, roasted. Full bodied.

Tried from Bottle from Belmont Beverage - West State on 26 Jul 2025 at 05:34


6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Dark purple with a huge foamy head. Strong grape soda and a tart undertone. Long finish. Medium body.

Tried from Draft on 20 Jul 2025 at 02:46


5.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Tan brown with a medium sized foamy tan head that lingered. Bitter and rough with fruity hops and a hint of tobacco. Long finish. Medium body.

Tried from Draft on 20 Jul 2025 at 02:45


3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 1 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 1.5

One word: Robitussin (or Tussin if you got the cheaper store brand).
I’ve complained about a few other beers tasting kind of cough syrupy. For me it’s previously been some of the red IPAs and a couple hazy ones. But no other beers I’ve had taste this much like cherry cough syrup. I guess it smells okay. It’s mostly boozy cherries. The sweet, boozy flavor is just straight up cough syrup though. I don’t know how they’d think this brings to mind cherry vanilla annd pie crust flavored ice cream. No, it very much does not.

I’m annoyed they released this beer. Southern Tier’s quality is usually pretty high. This should have been dumped. My 3 rating feels generous.

Tried from Bottle from Belmont Beverage - West State on 19 Jul 2025 at 04:23


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle. Black beer with a brown head. Big caramel aroma with light cookie. Caramel and light cookie flavor. Medium-plus bodied. Caramel and light cookies linger.

Tried on 08 Jul 2025 at 21:34


6.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

7% variation from a can that came in a variety pack, drink in VA Beach. Golden, mostly clear, cream colored head. Piney caramel nose. Flavor is fruity, citrus and mild raspberry-ish notes, a wee bit sour perhaps. Quite big bitterness level that's rather smooth, mostly dry, nice finish. Nice.

Tried from Can on 30 Jun 2025 at 02:49