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Southern Tier Back Burner

Southern Tier Back Burner

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A Barley Wine brewed by
Southern Tier Brewing Company

Lakewood, New York USA

bottled
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2583.74/5.03.73/5.0Special10%72.7 Snifter P  Stats

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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 badgerben (2990), Blaine, Minnesota, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20

May 9, 2008  
Copper color with a thin head. Lots of citrus and pine aroma. Big, sweet malt taste with a lot of floral and pine hops. It’s not quite an American style Barleywine, but more of an over-hopped English style. Give the hops a year to fade and this would probably be killer.

 mcbackus (562), Merritt Island, Florida, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/517/20
Jul 14, 2008  
bottle: pours a dark caramel brown with a small off white head. aroma is very caramelly, fresh citrus hops, some fresh apricotr and other pit fruits , slight brown sugar adn a little spice with date adnf touches of figs. flavour is mice slight hops but mostly rich malts some dates and rasins very nice drinking barley wine.


 lb4lb (1267), Austin, Texas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Jul 11, 2008  
Bottle in trade from orbitalr0x. Thanks man!
Pours amber with a light beige head in a snifter. Smell is rich caramel, red ale like maltiness and light hops in the nose. Taste is sweet, smooth caramel and nicely balanced with hops. Medium bodied and very easy drinking for a barley wine with no hint of the 10% ABV. Good with nothing particularly standing out, but one that I’d definitely not turn down trying again.


 chicagodri (419), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Jul 8, 2008  
Draft at Ginger Man. Pours a dark brown with a off white head. Aroma of sweet malt, fruit, and a little hops. Nice caramel and heavy malt sweetness. Hides the alcohol very well. Solid Barley.


 Beerman6686 (536), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Jul 4, 2008  
Pours a a nice brown color with an off white head. Aroma is of dark frui9ts, malts, and hops. Flavor is very sweet and malty with a small amount of hop finish to balance things out. Hides alcohol very well.


 Rciesla (712), Brick City, New Jersey, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/105/55/103/59/20
Jul 3, 2008  
Draft at Ginger Man. Pours a mahogany brown body with a lighter head. Aroma is sweet malty with lots of hops and booziness. Some caramel and chocolate sweetness but the hop character with the poorly hidden etoh i am not a fan.




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