Southern Tier Brewing Company is a

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company in Lakewood, NY, in the southwestern section of NY state known as the

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History

The company was founded in 2001 by Phineas DeMink and Allen "Skip" Yahn. They purchased old equipment from the Old Saddleback Brewing Co. in

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. 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 7,500 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 7,200 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. On February 16, 2016, Southern Tier allied with

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to become part of the Artisanal Brewing Ventures holding company. In January 2017, Southern Tier opened its first satellite brewpub in

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, Pennsylvania with thirty different beers on tap. In September 2018, its second satellite location opened in

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, Ohio with 30+ draft offerings. In March 2021, Southern Tier acquired the restaurant ''716 Food and Sport'' at

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in Buffalo from

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Brews

Year-round standard

* IPA – triple hopped intrepid ale * 2x IPA – double IPA * Live – a citrusy session

pale ale Pale ale is a golden to amber coloured beer style brewed with pale malt. The term first appeared around 1703 for beers made from malts dried with high-carbon coke, which resulted in a lighter colour than other beers popular at that time. Diff ...

* Tangier – a session pale ale brewed with

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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

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and

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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

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* Pilsner – traditional

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malt bill complemented by German Lager yeast and German noble hops

Year-round imperials

* Cherry Gose – an imperial sour ale with NY tart

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* Unearthly IPA – a "vigorously" hopped beer * Gemini – A hopped beer smoothed out with malts

Seasonal imperials

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lager with extra malt. Seasonal November release * Pumking – Classic pumpkin ale with 8.6 ABV. Seasonal release starting in mid-July * Back Burner – An old English style

barley wine Barley wine is a strong ale between 6–12% alcohol by volume."Barley wine"

wheat ale Wheat beer is a top-fermented beer which is brewed with a large proportion of wheat relative to the amount of malted barley. The two main varieties are German ''Weizenbier'' and Belgian ''witbier''; other types include Lambic (made with wild ye ...

brewed with

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, and

peels * Warlock - Imperial Pumpkin Stout. 8.6 ABV. Pumpkin pie laced with coffee and dark chocolate.

Other seasonal brews

* Harvest – Autumn ale * Old Man – Winter ale