Southern Tier Brewing Company
Industry | Alcoholic beverage |
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Founded | 2002 |
Founders | Phineas DeMink and Allen “Skip” Yahn |
Headquarters | Lakewood, NY, USA |
Products | Beer |
Production output | 100,000 barrels |
Website |
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Southern Tier Brewing company is a craft brewing company in Lakewood, NY, in the southwestern section of NY state known as the Southern Tier. What started as a small venture between friends has grown into a 100,000 barrel a year operation in more than 30 states.
History
The company was foudned in 2001 by Phineas DeMink and Allen “Skip” Yahn. They purchased old equipment from the Old Saddleback Brewing Co. in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. By 2003, the brewery had expanded to multiple varieties of small batch ales distributed locally. By 2005, the company had expanded its distribution to cover the majority of New York State and Pennsylvania. In 2009 a new 20,000 sq. ft. building was built to accommodate the company's expansion nationally and internationally.
In 2010 800 barrels of fermentation vessels were built, as well as a 7500 square foot addition to the conditioning room. The brew house expanded from 20 BBL to a 50 BBL system. the company also added a new bottling line that fills, caps and labels over 10,000 bottles per hour at full speed. They also added a cellar to add another 7200 BBL of fermentation space.
In 2012 a new brewhouse installation began of a 110 barrel Steinecker brewhouse imported from Germany. A new tasting room was installed as the ending point of Saturday afternoon tours with 14 draught lines. In 2013 a 45,000 sq. ft. warehouse,wastewater treatment facility, and distribution center were built.[1]
Brews
Year Round Standard
- IPA - triple hopped intrepid ale
- 2x IPA - Double IPA
- Live - a Citrusy Session Pale Ale
- Tangier - a Session Pale Ale brewed with Tangerine peels
- Right-O-Way IPA - a Session India Pale Ale
- One Buffalo - brewed with Willamette hops and centennial hops and 2-row malt, oats, and wheat. Developed under the tutelage of Terry and Kim Pegula for their sports and entertainment properties.
- Porter - brewed with 2 varieties of hops & 5 types of malts
- Phin & Matts - brewed with 3 varieties of hops & 3 types of malts
- 2x Stout - a milk stout
- Pilsner - traditional Pilsner malt bill complimented by German Lager yeast and German noble hops
Year Round Imperials
- Cherry Goose - an Imperial Sour Ale with NY tart cherries
- Unearthly IPA - a "vigorously hopped beer
- Gemini - A hopped beer smoother out with Malts
Seasonal Imperials
- Krampus - a Helles lager with extra malt. season November release
- Pumkin - Classic pumpkin ale with 8.6 ABV. Seasonal release starting in Mid-July
- Back Burner - An old English style Barley wine
- Three Citrus Peel out - Wheat Ale brewed with orange, grapefruit, and tangerine peels