Southern Tier Back Burner

Brewed by Southern Tier Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine
Lakewood, New York USA

I thought this was an exceptional barley-wine. Hoppy, approachable, and (like most Southern Tier beers) a highly attractive appearance. I’d definitely recommend. Most Southern Tier beers have a clear body and brilliant color, and this beer is no exception. It had a copper color and voluminous cumulus-cloud head. Aroma is strongly of hops, almost like a DIPA. Flavor is strongly malty but balanced with a real wallop of hop bitterness and some citrus. Conceals its 10% ABV quite ably. Mouthfeel is certainly stout enough, but still is quite drinkable and mostly dry in my mouth. I would highly recommend this beer. I bought this bottle at 3 Cellars in Franklin, WI.

Pours a deep rich amber color with offwhite head and tons of lacing. Aroms is of caramel malt, toffee, citrus hops, alcohol and light amount of fruit. Taste is the same with a bit of a vegetal mixed in. Palate is full bodied with a bite. Not bad, but nothing to write home about.

Pours an amber color with a medium white head and lots of lacing. Aroma is caramel, toffee, and hops. Taste is hops, sweet hops, caramel, toffee, and a bit of alcohol. I would say this is the definition of a barley wine - not too chewy, not fruity or well-balanced, a defining BW. Good!

Clear red with a sticky tan head. Huge candied hop and caramel malt aroma. Gigantic hop flavor, resinous and ever so smooth. Rather light in body. The alcohol is quite apparent. Mild bitterness for the size. Has some vegetable notes that detract.

Copper color. Smell of malt, hops, caramel, pepper, dark fruit, alcohol, nuts, pine and some citrus. Taste of hops, malt, caramel, sugar, oak, nuts, citrus, pine, pepper, toffee and alcohol.

pours nice clear light amber with fluffy white foam. hop flavor and aroma is right on, but malt character leaves something to be desired. carmely, but the surrounding notes are not there.

2007 vintage, aged about 10 months. Pours a lightly hazy, reddish-brown color. A small, bubbly, cream colored head leaves scattered spots and snakes of lacing. The nose shows dark, rich caramel, raisons, and earthy, peppery hops. Citrus and other fruits sweeten the nose further. In the mouth, lively carbonation and hot, peppery hops burn slightly, but not too bad. Sweet caramel, brown sugar, and dark, sweet fruits do well to balance things out, but this brew definitely leans towards the hoppy side for a barley wine. Solid brew.

Bottle... This beer rocks!... Clear, brilliant copper ale with a small, creamy, white head. Fantastic retention. The aroma is an almost holy union of caramel, black tea and earthy, fruity hops. Full-bodied with a creamy mouthfeel and dancing carbonation. Sweet caramel flavor with adequate black tea and earthy bitterness to provide a semblance of balance. Finishes rich, caramelly and moderately bitter. One choice beer! Kudos to scraff for floating this one my way!