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Southern Tier Creme Brulee Stout 3.68 591

Southern Tier Creme Brulee Stout

Percentile
95
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bottled
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
5913.69/5.03.68/5.010%52.7Snifter
Commercial Description:
“a stout of great contention” We are not the harbingers of truth as some may suggest but it may indeed be argued that our brewing philosophy is tantamount to a dessert with a bellicose past. How, you may ask, would a brewery determine a likeness to hard-coated custard? Our response is simple; it’s all in the power of history, and of course, the extra finesse needed to top off a contentious treat with definition.

By comprehending the labyrinthine movement of time, one would not think it strange to trace the errant path of an ordinary object such as a cream dessert only to discover that it has been the cause of cultural disputes since the middle ages. The British founders of burnt cream and from Spain, crema catalana, both stand by their creative originality and we respect that, but it was the French Crème Brûlée, amid the strife of contention, that survived to represent our deliciously creamy brew. 10.0% abv • 25º plato • 195º L • 22 oz / 1/6 keg 2-row pale malt / dark caramel malt / vanilla bean / lactose sugar / kettle hops: columbus / aroma hops: horizon
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 Naven (879), Poway, California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Sep 21, 2008  
Holy crap was this tasty! This is a massive monster of a beer. Very desert like, with tons of chocolate, cream, vanilla and sugar. It really is desert in a glass. As much as I liked this, it’s something I can take in very limited doses. It’s over the top for sure, but it’s a nice diversion from the regular old Imperial Stout that everyone seems to brew these days.


 IndianaRed (1562), Boise, Idaho, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/59/104/516/20
Sep 20, 2008  
Black and small tan film of a head. Insamely rich sweet vanilla burnt sugar. Slightly bitter sweet choc flavor. Delicoius


 mcbackus (755), Merritt Island, Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/517/20
Sep 20, 2008  
bottle form fiver29: pours extrmely black with a small tan head. arima is full of vanilla, caramel, buttery dessert, very sweet with a slight roast. flavour is full of chocolate and vanilla, very sweet and very dessert like with plenty of caramel, great tasting beer.


 JohnQPublic (387), Brooklyn, New York, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/515/20
Sep 20, 2008  
Bottle. Pours dark brown with some light peaking through, and a slightly foamy, thin tan head. Smell is butterscotch and a hint of roasty coffee. Taste is big, sweet vanilla and butterscotch up front, with a touch of hop acidity peeking through and pairing with a sharp roastiness to bring the massive sweetness back in again. Unfortunately, the two balancing sides don’t really mesh that well, and the result feels rather discordant, with the acidity being overemphasized by the slightly-too-sharp carbonation as well. Medium-heavy body and moderate to light carbonation.


 doubleo (1121), San Diego, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Sep 20, 2008  
22oz bottle, thanks to Hophead84. Pours dark brown/black with a thin, offwhite head, specks of lace. Smells of vanilla and cocoa with some dark malt. Tastes of very sweet vanilla with some chocolate, roasty malts as well. Too sweet to drink more than half a glass. Full body, good carbonation.


 aubreya (676), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/517/20
Sep 19, 2008  
The color was dark black/brown. The head was thin, tan, and fizzy. The aroma was buttercream, butterscotch, cinnamon and other spices. The flavor was sweet, eggnog, butterscotch, cherry, and cream. The palate was very smooth and thick. The finish was sweet and spicy.


 Trev (888), Lakeville, Minnesota, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Sep 19, 2008  
Oh baby, pours dark brown with a nice tan head. Aroma is beautiful butterscotch caramel and vanilla. Flavour is initially sweet with the butterscotch pudding, some dark roast bitterness underneath and a hit of sticky alc in the finish. 10% is pretty good but could be blended in a bit more as it makes the finish a touch harsh. Also too sweet, a bomber is too much for me.


 chimplechamp (465), Oslo, Norway
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/54/103/512/20
Sep 19, 2008  
draft at the blind tigerNYNY- nose is intensely vanilla and maple syrup. notes of cola, chocolate and coffee are also there its such a thick scent though like a candle or something. it looks beautiful though tan head, with a black body. taste is sweet, vanilla, cola, flavours with a bitter hop finish. intriguing but mismatched, and tastes of artificial sweetner. maybe if i paired this with a dessert it would fair better, but on its own in the middle of a summer day in nyc, its not working its magic.



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