Southern Tier Brewing Company

{{Short description|American craft brewery based in Lakewood, NY}}

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| founders = Phineas DeMink and Allen "Skip" Yahn

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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.

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 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.post-journal.com/news/page-one/2016/12/southern-tier-distilling-company-celebrates-grand-opening/|title=Southern Tier Distilling Company Celebrates Grand Opening}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stbcbeer.com/about-southern-tier-brewing-company/southern-tier-brewery/|title = Home | Southern Tier Brewing Company | Flavorful Craft Beer}}

On February 16, 2016, Southern Tier allied with Victory Brewing Company to become part of the Artisanal Brewing Ventures holding company.{{cite web|title=Victory Brewing Company and Southern Tier Brewing Unite Under New Holding Company|url=http://files.victorybeer.com/directory/News/VBC_STCABVRelease.pdf}}

In January 2017, Southern Tier opened its first satellite brewpub in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with thirty different beers on tap.{{cite news |last=Cranisky |first=Drew |title=Southern Tier's Pittsburgh brewpub wows with fresh beer and friendly service |newspaper=Pittsburgh City Paper |date=February 22, 2017 |url=https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/southern-tiers-pittsburgh-brewpub-wows-with-fresh-beer-and-friendly-service/Content?oid=1996281 |accessdate=August 22, 2017}}

In September 2018, its second satellite location opened in Cleveland, Ohio with 30+ draft offerings.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2018/08/southern_tier_brewing_co_sets.html|title = Southern Tier Brewing Co. Sets opening date|date = 30 August 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.stbcbeer.com/taprooms/cleveland/|title = Southern Tier Brewery Cleveland}}

In March 2021, Southern Tier acquired the restaurant 716 Food and Sport at LECOM Harborcenter in Buffalo from Pegula Sports and Entertainment.{{Cite web|date=2021-03-01|title=Southern Tier Brewing Company to take over (716) Food and Sport from Pegula Sports and Entertainment|url=https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/southern-tier-brewing-company-to-take-over-716-food-and-sport-from-pegula-sports-and-entertainment|access-date=2021-03-02|website=WKBW|language=en}}

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 complemented by German Lager yeast and German noble hops

=Year-round imperials=

Cherry Gose – an imperial sour ale with NY tart cherries
Unearthly IPA – a "vigorously" hopped beer
Gemini – A hopped beer smoothed out with malts

=Seasonal imperials=

Krampus – a Helles 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
3 Citrus Peel Out – wheat ale brewed with orange, grapefruit, and tangerine 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