Southern Tier Cherry Saison

	Percentile
	63
	overall

Brewed by Southern Tier Brewing Company
Style: Saison
Lakewood, New York USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	Seasonal	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
390	3.17/5.0	3.17/5.0	Special	8%	23.8	Tulip

Commercial Description:
Cherry saison is concurrent with the best of summer weather. The days are long and warm, and the spring blossoms have gracefully turned to plump drupes. Much in the same way, our Imperial Cherry Saison undergoes subtle but noticable changes while cruising from kettle to bright tank. Like the sun ripening fruit, a pit stop makes this beer better. Cherry Saison is aged with French Oak staves, imparting overtones of spice and balancing the natural sweetness of the cherries. Cherry Saison is the first in this series to incorporate oak aging. Enjoy it as a dessert beer, or tilt it back while sitting under a shady tree on a warm summer afternoon.

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faroeviking (6077), BjórtjóðveldiðBjórheimBjórsins, Faroe Islands

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Sep 26, 2009

Botella. Fruity tart cherry aroma. Unclear yellow colour. Cherry fruity tart bit oaky bitter flavour. Nice!

Pinball (2860), Allerød, Denmark

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Sep 25, 2009

clear yellow, small white head. strong artifical cherry aroma, actually is very nice. marcipan. flavor is soursih bitter, dry, brett, cherries. a bit less elegant than aroma, but a lot going on. palate is smooth.

neepsntatties (330), Portland, Oregon, USA

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	14/20

Sep 21, 2009

Had a bottle of this last night from By the Bottle in Vancouver, WA. Colour... light gold with a thick tan head. Nose... lightly cherry and tart. Palate... cherries in the front, bitter edges, tangy and a quick finish.

JHunter (245), British Columbia, Canada

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	5/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Sep 20, 2009

pours a light red copper colour with thin head. light aroma cherry. taste very buttery sweet with a hint of cherry no alc. flavour.

Damico (174), Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	5/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

Sep 19, 2009

The cherry is very subtle in this saison. It is slightly boozy, but still delicious.

zizzybalubba (373), Elizabeth City, North Carolina, USA

3.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.1	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Sep 16, 2009

22 oz. bottle from Total Wine in Chesapeake, VA. Pours yellowish-orange with a thin white head. Aroma of cherry syrup blended with some bready funk. Taste is sweet with a bit of tart cherries. Some bitter aftertaste is also noted. I don’t pick up on much of the oak in either the aroma or taste. Not bad.

slimweebs (139), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

3.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.1	5/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	13/20

Sep 14, 2009

Pours a clear amber with moderately thick white head. Cherry flavor is nicely blended, however the beer overall is quite sugary. Flavor is slightly weaker than I had hoped for... could use some more finishing hops. Don’t think I’ll be buying this one again.

fakepurseninja (785), Washington, USA

2.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.9	6/10	3/5	6/10	2/5	12/20

Sep 14, 2009

Strong cherry nose with mild oak hints. Golden body with thin whispy white head. Heavy syrupy, chewy malt backbone that is sprinkled with sweet cherry notes. Mild earthy burnt wood character. Acidic and astringent spice - slight citric orange notes. Does not mesh together well.

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