Southern Tier's Unearthly Imperial IPA

ah the Southern Tier Unearthly
'tis one of my favourites - and offers "an uninhibited infusion of hops"
which is good - i like hops!

i'm not sure if its the 11%, the 23 degrees plato, the red wheat or the triple hopping with chinook & cascade hops in the kettle, styrian golding hops back, topped with cascade, centenial and chinook dry hops that makes it so darned tasty, but whatever it is, i'm quite the big fan!  (and don't tell anyone, but i like to put on my best jersey accent when i say that its from new york, not that i know whether lakewood is anywhere near jersey or not - why let trifles like that stand in the way of an accent opportunity?)

this is a beer that i can have just one 650 mL bottle of over the course of an evening and feel perfectly satisfied on any old night, or require several rounds of to quench my hops hunger some other random night, but guaranteed i'll be a hoppy camper either way it turns out!  one night it will just be easier to remain vertical than the other.  tom-a-to, tom-ah-to as they probably say in lakewood, new york.

the bottle says:

"At the Southern Tier Brewing company, vigorously hopped beer is our standard and inspiration.

We continue a commitment to innovation with our most aggressive offering yet.  Unearthly is a manifestation of the brewer’s craft; skilfully balancing art and the forces of nature to produce a divine liquid.  Delicately pour a taste into a fluted glass.  Smell the enchanting aromas of the hops waft forward as your fist sip divulges this beer’s fervent soul.  To underestimate Unearthly is to trifle with the mysteries of the universe, so please consume wisely."

truer word have never been spoken, in vino or otherwise.

i am intrigued to try this other unearthly version of special and limited availablity, but despair of it ever arriving locally.  mind you, i've not yet scoured the entirety of vancouver and environs for it... i do have other things i need to do in a day you know.

gemini Imperial Blended Ale: blended unearthly & unfiltered hoppe:

High in the winter sky, two parallel stick figures are visible & known as “the twins,” or the constellation Gemini. The astronauts of the 1960s flew as teams of two in a program named after the celestial pairing. At Southern Tier, we have our own fraternal twins, Hoppe & Unearthly. Blended together & placed in this vessel, the mission of our Gemini is to travel high & take passengers on a journey far into the heavens. so, to sum up, i am a big fan; this is one of my favourite ipas. you know, just in case you missed that in your reading so far.  yummy.  like it lots.  might marry it.  worry about the children, but might just do it any way.