Southern Tier Big Red

Brewed by Southern Tier Brewing Company
Style: American Strong Ale
Lakewood, New York USA

Poured this into a snifter and it has aclear cider like color with a thin head that lasts for a while, also there is some minor laceing along the side walls of the glass. As i put my nose to the glass and take a sniff it smells very earth like followed by caramel malt. As it warms up and you take a sip it is also earthy and the flavor resembles fresh garden peas which lasts in your mouth for quite some time. It is a very refreshing beer that is good to enjoy with your dinner.

24 Dec 07. 22oz bottle. pours medium amber color, off-white (golden) head. Aroma of nutty malt, piney hops, and some alcohol. Flavor has some presence of sweetness, although mostly controlled by a very stern bodied, high alpha presence. BIG HOP in the finish. I love a good "palate killer" just like the next hop head. I just needed a warning for this particular hop bomb. Ka - Boom... Big hop pow. CHEERS!

Light redish amber. Smell of copper, rye, corn, hops, citrus, malt, caramel, minor coffee and pepper. Taste of malt, pine, hops, caramel, rye, brown sugar, grass, minor alcohol, pepper and flowers. Body warms up when you drink this.

Clear red amber with good, foamy white head / Citrus and faint hop nose / Medium body with moderate malts and bitter finish / Flavors of sharp pineapple and pine, with undertones of burnt sugar and bitter finish / Flavor profile not very appealing - akward.

Bottle and served in standard pint glass: Nice coppery hue with a huge rocky white head and clingy lace. The aroma is shocking syrupy sweet and malty with just a hint of grassy and spicy hop. Some yeasty cobweb vapour and buttery notes as well. The taste is equally sweet and has a hit of ripened fruit for background character. There is lucky for me a nice addition of spice and grassy bitterness to counteract all that forward sweetness. Really a beer with little depth beyond the "imperial" biggie. The mouth feel is rich and chewy with a warming thread. Yum, part of me likes the simple notes yet part of me wanted more depth...I dunno know, try it yourself.

Amber to light copper in color. Moderate stable off-white head and nice lace. Sweet malt and a touch of wort and wet grain aromas. Green, somewhat floral hops scents as well as a touch of grapefruit. I’m not catching the strength in the nose. The longer I smell this the more I’m liking it. The malt gets fuller as some of the volatiles are driven off. Now this is an American Strong! Big caramel and malt flavors with big green hops in the middle. Finish has a touch of acidity and and grapefruit. No real alcohol presence. Dangerously drinkable. Light linger, with just a hint of malt and nuts. Certainly not the biggest and boldest tasting in the field, but as my stomach starts to warm up, this is a balanced brew, that one does not have to think to hard about. Drink and enjoy.

220z bottle from kryptic. Spicy and grassy hops initially assault the nose. Floral notes, green tea and toffee take over after warming. Pours copper with a creamy white head leaving excellent lacing. Spicy hops at first on the tongue. Cut grass, a hint of cinnamon and allspice, just a kiss of citrus. Toffee. Slightly nutty... sweeter cashews. Medium bodied. Kind of spicy. A very unique and well done take on the ASA style.

It is big and it is red and it really does have a ton of Hallertau infused in all that maltiness. I don’t really know if I liked it, even though I rather like Hallertauer hops. The mix here just did not appeal to me as much as, say, Samuel Adams Hallertauer Imperial Pilsner. I am sure it has more to do with my limitations than those of this beer.