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Southern Tier Harvest Ale 3.61 333

Southern Tier Harvest Ale

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3333.63/5.03.61/5.0Autumn5.7%98.9English pint
Commercial Description:
Harvest Ale is our celebration of the changing weather and the sowing of hops and barley that will be used in our upcoming brews. We usher in the fall with a classic English style Extra Special Bitter of the highest order. Deep ruby in color with an even deeper hop flavor… in fact, we throw fresh English hops into every brewing vessel, then dry hop after fermentation to impart a zesty kick. This beer has real hop character that mingles with fresh malted barley for an experience that will make you wish it were fall year ‘round.
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 aubreya (676), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/517/20
Sep 30, 2007  
The color was a golden color. The head was off-white. The aroma was hoppy, apricot, and citris. The flavor was apricot/peachy, hoppy, citris, and few acidic notes. The palate was smooth and refreshing. The finish was clean.


 emacgee (1892), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Sep 30, 2007  
Pours a pale golden yellow with a thin frothy off white head. The nose is hoppy, sharp hops, grapefruit and sharp citrus. Waxy hoppy flavor, bitter, grapefruit, sharp citrus. Nice hops. Nice pale ale.


 Odeed (1680), Bakersfield, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/516/20
Sep 30, 2007  
(bottle from shadey,thanks for re-sending it man!)murky yellow with a bit of a white head,but not much.aroma is dust,hay,bitter hops,and caramel malts.the flavor does much of the same with a bit of a 7-up type lemon/lime bite.


 crazyvin (1254), New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/59/103/515/20
Sep 29, 2007  
poured a nice golden hue with a white head. Aroma was mostly malts with a nice hop background. Flavor was initally fruity but finished with a really nice hop profile. Very smooth.


 37steel (186), St. Charles, Illinois, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/514/20
Sep 29, 2007  
Bottle. Golden with a white head. Aroma is ctirusy. Strong ctirus hop flavor with a long bitter finish.


 LinusStick (1855), Moon Twp, suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Sep 28, 2007  
Whew! A nice a delicious change of pace. I would not classify this as an APA though. Aroma was all hops. Nothing else. Pour was an amazingly light gold with a one finger white head. Taste was very hoppy with nothing else. Actually I tasted a lot of lemon..not vaguely citrus, but lemon. No malt at all. While I love this beer and the taste, I associate APAs with heavy malt taste. This is more like an EPA if anything.


 Stine (1380), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/511/20
Sep 27, 2007    Updated: Sep 28, 2007
White skin on a clear body of sunshine. Wafts a summery orchard. Nectarine, bitter peach skin, and cotton candy. Rich, smooth caramel. Bitter, tight, and simple flavor akin to an unsweetened and oversteeped black tea. Pungent, old fruit and a burnt toffee sweetness. Quickly, a thick smoke of wet autumn leaves and grass clippings intrudes and rests heavily. Certainly flimsy malts. A fleeting, foul whisper of diacetyl before the finish. Bitterness with no character, and some sweet corn in the post-script. Crisp and somewhat light texture doesn’t lend a lot of interest. Earthy, and bitterly herbal. A few flaws, and not even that bright for what it is.


 hellbilly (1566), scottsdale über alles, Arizona, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/515/20
Sep 27, 2007  
bottle from shadey...pale yellow orange with a quickly disappearing white head. grapefruity hop aroma is very light and sweet. light to medium bodied. flavors of brewed tea, sweet malts, straw and undefinable spices. lightly bittered hops on a dry finish.



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