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Southern Tier Big Red 3.52 414

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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 yespr (12311), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Apr 26, 2007  
Sample from bottle. Pours nut brown. Aroma of malts, sweet. Flavour is hoppy, malty and slight spicy. Finish is spicy and bitter, dry.


 Grovlam (3810), Copenhagen, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/58/103/514/20
Apr 25, 2007  
Bottle. Small white fizzy head. Fair lacing. Clear amber color. Light hops were the first thing in the aroma. Grapefruit, elderflower, caramel, liquorish. Medium bodied with a soft carbonation and light alcoholic texture. Moderated bitter notes with some sweetness. Nice dry and bitter finish.


 Emil (6074), Copenhagen, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Apr 24, 2007  
Bottle. Amber colour with a white head. Caramel malt, grassy hop aroma and taste. Medium body with a dry finish.


 badnewsbeers (1026), Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/102/512/20
Apr 15, 2007  
cloudy orange body with large, aerated head....aroma of heavy sugar, cloying malts and some light gfruit hops...flavor is bitter and grassy, with an earthy profile (light sugar backbone as well)...watery, thin palate


 Zinister (1206), Houston, Texas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Apr 13, 2007  
Red amber pour with very thin white head. No lacing at all. Nice color. Good hop character on the nose with slight spice and ever so sweet malt aroma. Hops are well integrated into the malt, as there is very little bitterness. Caramel comes forward as does dead on grain flavors. Medium bodied with a clean, dry finish. I was pleasantly surprised at this.


 boboski (1095), Alabama, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/514/20
Mar 24, 2007  
Clear dark red/mahogany pour. Quickly diminishing, thin, near white head. Has a pretty glow about it, but looks the part of carbonated fruit juice with caramel extract. Fresh hops lead in the aroma. Big citrus, including grapefruit and tangelo precedes an intricate malt punch, mostly caramel. Some sawdust, earthiness, along with very soft and pleasant tropical fruits. Grassy as well. Flavor has a grassy-style bitterness that borders on excessive. The malt seems resistant to eradicate this bitterness. Light traces of yeast, grain husks and hops become more noticeable throughtout the quaff. At warmer temperatures the bitterness fades, much better nearing room temp. Big caramel and some lesser pale malts work their way into the foray. Finishes mostly bitter and moderately dry. Palate is average, medium bodied, a touch sticky. Mildly dissapointing, as I really love this brewery. This definitely didn’t live up to expectations that were admittedly too high. I certainly would like to give this another shot down the road.


 nimbleprop (922), SouthWest, Washington, Washington DC, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/517/20
Mar 16, 2007  
Poured a transparent, fizzy looking copper with a clumpy white head. Smells of floral hops with a touch of clove. Taste is very nice and unique, malty, spicy, citrus, etc. Mouthfeel is not very heavy, which is nice, and hides the alcohol well. This a very unique beer, I love the style.


 jason (1623), Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Mar 11, 2007  
Bottle shared by TomDecapolis, thanks. Poured a clear amber body with thin head. Aroma is of hops - very hoppy with malt and a candy like scent. Flavor was sweet with some un-named hops and that candy essence comming into play, still have not determined what it resembles. Very subtle and smooth. Finishes slightly dry. I thought this would be classified as an IIPA?



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