Southern Tier to brew a Black IPA

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(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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  4. 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.

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