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Southern Tier Big Red

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bottled
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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
4143.54/5.03.52/5.0Special9%53.1Snifter, Trappist glass
Commercial Description:
Inspiration can sometimes be found in the strangest of places. This eccentric brew started with a single flower from a hop named Hallertau. The delicate and spicy aroma present in the flower has been responsible for generations of great beers. Hallertau hops are to a brewer what an old tractor is to a farmer: reliable. Big Red expresses the nobility of Hallertau by placing it at the forefront of this Imperial Ale. Pour it into a snifter. A swirl allows the spicy aromas to come forward as a taste to the lips reveals the complex balance between sweet malts and the bitterness of hops. Big Red’s ability to please is as dependable as your grandpa’s old tractor. Please consume wisely.
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 Skinnyviking (4157), Copenhagen, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Jan 28, 2009  
Botttle. High fluffy and off-white lasting head. Lovely clear amber red body. Caramel berries honey malt aroma. Pretty carbonated bitter flavor with caramel roasted malt honey and alcohol. Long bitter aftertaste.


 Miksu (2220), Jyväskylä, Finland
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Jan 26, 2009  
0.65 l bottle at Konttori, Tampere. Bright reddish amber color. Sweet caramelly, berryish, perfumed and slightly toasty aroma with brandy, rhubarb and honey. Sweet, toasty, caramelly, berryish and honeyish flavor. Drying finish with grassy dry hops.


 mjs (1486), Helsinki, Finland
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/514/20
Jan 25, 2009  
(Bottle at Pikkulintu, Helsinki, on 2009-01-22) Deep amber. Clear. Dense white head that disappeared quite quickly. Hops, toffee and malts in aroma. Full bodied and little bit sticky palate with medium carbonation. Malts, hops. toffee, hint of boiled vegetables and some grassiness in flavour. Hoppy and bitter aftertaste.


 Skyview (4050), Papoose Jct., Minnesota, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Jan 25, 2009  
Purchased a 22-oz bomber from Cellars Wine & Spirits in St Paul, MN. Pours a semi-clear copper amber brew with a reddish amber head that quickly dissipates to an off-white ring. Aroma of caramel malt, some cherry and berries, roasted nuts, and some citrus hops. Taste is medium bodied, a little metallic from the higher alcohol presence with a chocolate and dark berries aftertaste.


 satan165 (579), River Grove, Illinois, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Jan 24, 2009  
a true exposition of hallertau hops: spicy and earthy. a great bedfellow is the delicious crunchy toffee malt. ultra balanced and devoid of a syrupy base despite its strength and potency. another hit from ST.


 Jukkabro (3019), Tampere, Finland
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Jan 23, 2009  
Coppery colored with sweetness dominating, berries, slight raisins and appricot here, interesting aroma with bitter hops too. Medium bodied, smooth palated. Flavor is fine too with danish vegetably notes, berries also with chocolate, aftertaste turns to nicely hopped with berries still.


Blaketj80 (78), Oklahoma, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/515/20
Jan 19, 2009  
Poured at 50. A subtle hoppy sweet aroma that pours with a thin lacing aroma. It’s flavor is a bit static as you get a barley start with a lacking finish. Almost as is something was stale or stagnent in the flavor.


 sunevdj (1772), Copenhagen OE, Denmark
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Jan 17, 2009  
Bottle with da boys. THX Theis. Pours a slightly hazy light amber. Low bitterness. Nice hopsprofile. Hints of grapefruit. Medium body. Medium to soft carbonation. Dry finish.



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