Southern Tier Cuvée Series 2

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

Blood orange color with a diminishing khaki colored head. Stewed fruit aromas, with date, plumes and plums coming to mind. HInts of tropical fruit as well. There is a mild burn on the nose, but does not really distract. If you like a strong fruity smelling brew this one should suit you fine. Actually the malt seems to come out a bit as it rests, with caramel and toasted malt scents. Full feel, with a very light carbonation that floats it across the palate. Caramel in the front. Middle has some strong herbal characteristics. Oak in the finish completely takes over and actually becomes a bit distracting. Woody in the finish. The overpowering components take away from a few of the parts that unless you look for them are lost. Definitely a strong ale.

650 ml bottle from EZ Liquors. Pours a deep lear red body with a small quikly fading white head. Aroma is complex with notes of wood, butter, coconut, almonds, alcohol, dried dark fruits. Palate is the weakest point of the beer with lots of carbonation for such a full bodied syrupy beer. Flavor is similar to the aroma but the flavors are tuned down a tad. Really good compared to Series 1 and I might have to grab another bottle to age for a few years to see what will happen to this one.

bottle thanks to zdk9 on ba. dark amber with a cream head. nose is wood, vanilla, light alcohol and subtle sherry notes. very nice thickness, flavors of oak, vanilla, dried fruis and no real appearance of the alcohol at all surprisingly.

22oz bottle. Poured a deeper and clear orangish/amberish color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of caramel, oaky/woodiness, some smoke, and vanilla. Tastes of caramel, vanilla, oak, some cherries, and a little roastiness. Medium alcohol burn in the finish.

Bomber. Clear, ruby-tinged copper with a nice lasting little ring of cream. Aroma is dark fruit, merlot, caramel. Flavors of caramel, light chocolate, dates and dry sherry, with a nice touch of oak, nuts and banana on the tail end. Medium body is smooth and dried well by the oak and alcohol. Not as hot as the Cuvee #1 and a much smoother, well-blended flavor as well.

Ruby brown with thin white head. Aroma is sweet and somewhat grapey with a bit of oak. Only lightly sweet with a narrow band of coffee flavors which plug directly into oak and vanilla , ending in a wash of alcohol. $11/22oz

Thanks Dave. The beer pours to a vibrant mahogany body with glowing yellow highlights. The aroma is light sweet barley and subtle hops and oak. Way more blended than Cuvée Series 1. The flavor is a sweet barley and light oak with sweet brandy/bourbon. The palate is sweet and medium-full bodied. Almost creamy.

Pours dark amber with a small beige head. Aroma is sweet fruit, lemon, alcohol, caramel, and honey. Taste is sweet peach, toffee, roast malt, honey, rum soaked fruits. Has a sweet roast finish also with a hop spice. Medium body, very silky texture.