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Southern Tier Back Burner

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4403.77/5.03.75/5.0Special10%83Snifter
Commercial Description:
“first brew of the year” Long ago, British farmhouse brewers made special ales using the first runnings of the mash. These beers, now called barley wine, are brewed in the tradition of days past. At Southern Tier this long awaited brew is placed on the back burner until the start of the new year. Back Burner Barley Wine is a celebration of things to come and things remembered. It’s conceived in three small batches, using voluminous amounts of barley and hops. The process starts early in the morning and ends late into the night. We hope this rare brew reignites your spirit for another trip around the sun. 10% abv. • 15ºL
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 jbrus (4844), Delft, Netherlands
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
May 7, 2009  
Bottle@Home. Loads of hop in the aroma, light fruity. Chestnut colour, beige small head, good lace. Sweet, very bitter, nutty, raisin, pine, heavily hopped. Full and hop dry finish. Although lots of bitter hop and alcohol still good drinkability.


 robforbes (1085), Bremerton, Washington, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/58/104/514/20
May 6, 2009  
pours a clear burnt auburn with a small white-yellowish head, and great lacing. smell is faint, some caramel, some grain, and a touch of spice. taste is sticky, some spice, caramel, a touch of nuts, and a roastiness to it, ends dry and slightly bitter.


 cgarvieuk (4171), Edinburgh, Scotland
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
May 5, 2009  
Bottle at DLD 09 ... deep copper ... little tofee malt nose ... sweet toffee ... rich malts ...too much vanilla


 arrogantb (700), Denver, Colorado, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/517/20
May 4, 2009  
Got this bomber in a recent trade with kirok1999. The bottle says it was the first beer of 2007 so it must be about a year old now. Dark red color that is almost brown but not quite. The flavor smells great, hoppy, toffee, West Coast. The flavor follows up with a chewy, hop-laden taste. Lots of hops in this one and that is how I like it. Given how good this tastes now I bet a couple years will treat this beer well. Best beer I have had from Southern Tier but I’m biased toward barleywines. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 03-24-2008 03:38:08 id: 646809


 trevor211 (504), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
May 3, 2009  
Pours a brownish bronze with a smallish, pillowy, off-white head. Smells really nice. Certainly on the hoppy side for a barley wine, and potent - pale, resiny hops dominate the brew, with caramel malts and dried fruits (raisins, dates) balancing. The flavor is a little weak up front, but sneaks up on you fast. Low carbonation makes it a bit lifeless, but there’s definitely an alcohol burn. Full body, slightly sticky mouthfeel, and a dry finish. Good. But as has become the norm for ST, not anything worth writing home about. I do like their labels, though...


 skortila (2900), Bunnik, Netherlands
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
May 2, 2009  
Bottled. Aroma has american citric hoppiness and sweetish fruity caramel malts. Hazy, amber coloured beer with a white head. The taste is bitter, sweet, has citric and piney hoppiness, caramel, some alcohol. Quite full and dry. Good one.


 Grovlam (3809), Copenhagen, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
May 2, 2009  
#28 Bottle. [Papsoe grand American tasting] Small light bubbly beige head. Spare display of lacework. Light cloudy amber color. Aroma of rye bread, fruit, toasted malt, caramel, light vinous, raisins, mild wood. Feels like a Barley Wine. (This is a blind tasting). Full bodied, soft carbonation. Heavy sweet flavor with mild counter bitterness. Lingering toasted malty and light nutty finish. 8 / 3 / 8 / 4 / 16 = 3.9


 yespr (12020), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
May 2, 2009  
From bottle, Papsoes blindtasting #28. Pours hazy deep amber with a small and off-white head. Dry wooden and hoppy aroma, smooth caramelish too. Sweet caramelish, light breadish and roasted malt flavoured. Mild hoppy bitterness and wooden too. Sweet and caramelish finish. Bitter and slowly growing dryness into the far finish.



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