 yesyouam (611), Fairport, New York, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 6, 2009 Southern Tier Back Burner is a clear, dense, ruby ale with a thick, lumpy, yellow-beige head that has outstanding retention and lacing. It has a strong, sweet aroma that’s grainy, tart and grassy. It’s full bodied and very smooth with a dry, delicate finsh. It’s very sweet. The grassy hops are present. It’s not super bitter, but it’s pretty American tasting. There is a long aftertaste of whiskey and juniper and perhaps peat. 22 oz. is a lot of this. It looks like this is the "FIRST BREWED OF TWO THOUSAND & EIGHT".
BrotherGrendel (611), San Diego, California, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Aug 23, 2008 Bottle purchased at Sam’s in Clybourn.
Appearance is a dark amber hue, thin layer of off-white head dissipates, sticky lacing.
Smell is dominated by hops [floral, grassy, citrus], sweet brown sugar, toffee, dark fruits, and alcohol.
Taste is initially caramel malts and alcohol, transitions to pepper and bitter pine hops, then comes dark fruits and toffee, finishes sweet and pepper spicy.
Mouthfeel is medium/full-bodied, thick and chewy texture, prickly carbonation.
Drinkability is fair, but the alcohol presence and pepper distracts from the overall taste profile, this is a super-hoppy barleywine, slightly unbalanced but decent overall.
Funknmilla (604), Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
May 8, 2008 Bomber bottle...Mahogany in color with a creamy light tan head...smells quite malty and sweet....some caramel aromas as well mixed with raisins and chocolate....silky thick lo carbonation texture...wonderful aromas are lost in the flavor profile...taste is grains, like a hearty cereal...sweet upfront with a bitter finish consisting of mile grapefruit...its good, but expected more going by the aroma...head lasts through consumption and lacing is present, but dainty...a stickinesses is left on the lips
Petrucci914 (601), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 4, 2008 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!
craftycarl21 (601), South Hero, Vermont, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 4, 2009 Mahogany pour with a small white head. Aroma holds a lot of dark fruit, with plum and raisin, brown sugar, citrus hop, caramel, some apricot, red grapes, and even a bit of roasted barley. Flavor is extremely sweet, with tons of dark fruit, candied sugars, caramel, molasses, and less hop than the aroma. Alcohol is hidden, but mostly by the heavy sweetness, rather than the complexity of the flavor. Palate is average for the style, nothing special. Still a tasty brew, but not in the top tier of American barleywines.
SQNfan (591), Wheaton, Illinois, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 16, 2008 This poured a clear copper to amber in color with a moderate beige head. The nose gave off aromas of caramel and malt, orange rind, citrus and spice. In the mouth it is medium-bodied, smooth and oily with good flavor concentration. The flavors were quite caramelly with roasted malt and chocolate. This is nice and round now without much structure to make me think this will improve with time.
emerica56 (587), Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 18, 2008 The loog is a dark amber and it is clear when put up to the light. There is a thin head that last for the entire duration of the beer and the lacing along the sides of the glass are nice and spotted. The nose is full of roated malt and barley. there are also some hints of light fruits but they are very faint. As you drink the beer you can taste alot of cracked peppercorn with some roasted barley and bitter hops. The pepper stays on your palate for a long time after you drink the beer. The finish is full of booze and pepper with those hints of dark fruit and fig.
Drink4Satan (586), Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 18, 2008 Pours a deep ruby, amber colour with a solid one finger head that retains well and leaves densely spotted lacing. The nose consists of piney hops, citrus rind, vinous barley, and weak caramel. The alcohol presence is high, but not 10% high. The flavour is vinous, piney and has a peppery bite, most likely from the booze. The caramel malt backbone is not as strong as I’d prefer, but its definitely there. As for hop flavour, I’m not so much a fan of armarillo and the tropical citrus flavour it produces. The chinook piney bite is nice though. The texture is oily and is softly carbonated.
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