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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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 Ungstrup (15099), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
May 21, 2008  
Bottled. A deep red beer with a thin off-white head. The aroma is sweet matly with strong notes of berries, medium notes of alcohol, and light notes of cinnamon and ginger. The falvor is sweet malty with notes of ginger and caramel as well as light notes of other spices, leading to a dry bitter finish.


 Papsoe (14881), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
May 19, 2009  
Bottle 65 cl. Slightly hazy amber golden with a small, rough, off-white head. Sweetish oxidized aroma of caramel and overripe fruit. Full-bodied, sweetish caramel and overrripe fruit. Subdued bitterness. Your typical all American Barley Wine - yum. 010509


 omhper (12171), Stockholm, Sweden
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
May 9, 2007    Updated: Jun 26, 2007
Bottled at Oliver Twist, Stockholm. Nut brown, almost no head. Aroma of black currant and bubblegum. Sweet and thick with hard mouthfeel. Some syrup and salt mixes with black currant juice. Long piney bitterness. An unusual barley wine.


 yespr (12019), 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.


 fonefan (11050), VestJylland, Denmark
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/517/20
Jul 9, 2009  
Bottle 65cl. @ Papsoes blindtasting. [ Bottle #28. ]
Light unclear medium amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is light heavy malty, caramel, moderate hoppy, orange, moderate alcoholic. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, and a alcoholic finsh but good balanced. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light to moderate alcoholic. [20090501]


 oh6gdx (8838), Vasa, Finland
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/516/20
Jun 7, 2009  
Bottled@Pikkulintu, Helsinki. Amber colour, not much head. Aroma is fruity, wooden and mildly of alcohol. A quite mild flavour for being a barley wine though. Flavour is quite much sweet fruity and nectary notes along with alcoohol and some bittering hops. Also quite big on the malty side. Very wellbalanced and pleasant.


 joergen (8523), Frederiksberg, Denmark
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/517/20
Apr 11, 2009    Updated: May 2, 2009
Bottle at home. Clear orange red coloured with a medium sized off white head. Sweet and fruity aroma of peavhes and apricots, hops, dried fruits and alcohol. Sweet flavour of fruits, dried fruits, hops and liquorice with notes of caramel, alcoholc and grape fruits. Dry hoppy and warming alcoholic finish. Well balanced.


 kp (8400), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Sep 1, 2007  
Date: 05/08/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

clear dark amber, wispy beige head, drops of lace, big sweet dark caramel malt aroma with earthy hops, creamy body, rich dark caramel flavor, sweet dark fruit character, light balancing bitterness adds some balance but lets the sweet fruit dominate, a bit of piney sweetness in the background, light warmth, upon warming the flavors meld really well,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 17/20
Rating: 4/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4



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