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Southern Tier Back Burner 3.76 454

Southern Tier Back Burner

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4543.77/5.03.76/5.0Special10%84.4Snifter
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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 blipp (1748), Newark, New Jersey, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Mar 1, 2008  
Bottle. Pours deep amber with a beige head. Aroma is fruity with notes of pine needles and grapefruit. Medium/full bodied, very clean and smooth. Flavor is sweet and fruity with notes of citrus fruit, caramel, and pine. Pretty easy to drink and very enjoyable.


 DocHop (278), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Jul 31, 2008  
Pours a rusty brown with a small tan head. Aroma of peppery caramel, cinnamon, and light alcohol. Very sweet, cinnamon apple like taste at first. Caramel in there also with a nice creamy body. Very smooth drink with only a little alcohol taste at the finish which is also dry and sweet. Tasty.


 Vas19 (299), Maryland, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Jul 31, 2008  
Pours dark red brown with a thin cream colored head. Nice sugary hop aroma. Flavor is sugary caramel with a touch of fruit and a pleasant hoppy finish. Smooth and clean on the palate. A very well made beer.


 nickd717 (1393), Palo Alto, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Dec 19, 2009  
Bottle via trade thanks to ben4321. Pours a reddish amber color with a medium off-white head and good lacing. Aroma is surprisingly hoppy, along with wood, caramel malt, and toffee. Flavor is mildly sweet and very good with caramel malt, toffee, wood, butterscotch, and some hops on the finish. Smooth on the palate with some mild bitterness. Drinkability is high for the style and ABV.


 daknole (3028), Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
May 25, 2009  
Bottle from my ST hook-up Jay. Thanks my friend! Pours a cloudy brownish color. Carmel malt, brown sugar, honey and fruits dominate the aroma. Flavor is heavy on the malty fruitiness with very, very light hops. I liked the caramel and honey notes in this one very much. Good brew.


 Hophead22 (1106), Redlands, by way of Wisconsin,, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/517/20
Oct 17, 2008  
22oz bottle from Swolf3, thank you Steven. Poured dark amber with an off-white head. Rich malt aroma. Sweet flavor, nice complexity. Very good brew.


arpagamos (2), Canton, Ohio, USA
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3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Nov 24, 2009  
Dark copper color in my snifter. Thin soft white head. Aroma is filled with caramel hints of deep red flowers, butterscotch and orange. Surprisingly light on the tongue. Sweet caramel with a nice malty background. Only hoppy enough to tell you that it has hops. The alcohol is present, but not overwhelming. Tastes like a beer meant to go with a rich meal.


 HighlanderOne (546), Somewherein, New Jersey, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Nov 14, 2009  
Poured from big bottle. Wild aroma - butterscotch, apple and booze.. Copper color, tan head. Dry barley, toffee, vegetable flavor with alcohol in back. Earthy and slightly sour aftertaste. Slightly sticky feel. Alcohol doesn’t deter from flavor. Lacing. Mellows nicely. Not my favorite style, but quality stuff.



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