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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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 Bhops (331), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Jul 4, 2009  
bottle thanks to ilovedarkbeer. I was getting pretty drunk by this time. Pours dark amber brown. Aroma has some hops, some fruity sweetness. Good balance of sweetness and hoppiness.


 Pipper (234), Ohio, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jul 3, 2009  
Poured a dark copper with no head. Aroma: peanuts and subtle malt and floral hops. Sweet pecan pie flavor too sweet and nutty for me but alcohol hidden well.


randolphjj (96), Raymore, Missouri, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/105/57/104/515/20
Jul 1, 2009  
Almost a ruby color with a thick off-white head. Nose gives heavy sweet malt. Caramel flavor comes through well, with a ton of sweet malt. Not overly hoppy in any way. Good strong flavor.


 zizzybalubba (360), Elizabeth City, North Carolina, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/103/517/20
Jun 28, 2009  
22 oz. bottle from Total Wine. Pours brownish-orange with an off-white head. Aroma of fresh cut grass, toffee, and caramel. Clean piney hop flavor with a very balanced sweetness. Surprisingly thin and especially at 10%. As the name might suggest there is some alcohol burn in the back of the throat. A great beer.


 JK54B (913), Helsinki, Finland
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/514/20
Jun 24, 2009  
A bottle tasted at Pikkulintu 23.6.2009. Sweet nose with some raisins. Pale beige head. Nice coppery colour. Soft syropy taste with some hints of raisins. Less than average hoppiness. Quite sweet .


 carruthm (1124), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Jun 21, 2009  
Nice orange hue with a decent head. Surprisingly hoppy nose for a barley wine. Taste is mostly sweet with some traces of bitter. Strikes me more as an ASA than a barley wine.


 ucusty (1881), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/102/514/20
Jun 17, 2009  
Thanks to OldGrowth for this one! Bright orange pour, slight haze and fluffy off white head. Sweet malts and light hops on the nose. Dark fruits, grapefruit, pine, and alcohol


 minch25 (355), Columbus, Ohio, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Jun 17, 2009  
Dull caramel orange, medium creamy khaki head. Hoppy metallic aroma. Caramel sweetness, lots of hops. Perfectly fine to drink, not bad for the price, but hardly stands out in the style. Sort of Arrogant-Bastard-ish.



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