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Southern Tier Jah-va

Southern Tier Jah-va

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An Imperial Stout brewed by
Southern Tier Brewing Company

Lakewood, New York USA

bottled
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on tap
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Commercial Description:
Three thousand feet above sea level in the misty mountains of Jamaica, some of the worlds finest Arabica beans are hand picked on their way to becoming Blue Mountain Coffee. Halfway around the world, plump spring barley grows to maturity in the loamy soil of North America while aromatic hops are cutivated to exacting standards. Here in our kettles, these three special ingredients are blended to create a heady mixture of sweet sugar, dark roast, and complex flavor. Please enjoy this brew in moderation.

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 blipp (818), Grand Island, New York, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/105/516/20

Mar 3, 2008  
Bottle. Pours black with a brown head. Aroma is roasted malt with notes of coffee and a hint of hops. Full body, thick, almost creamy. Flavor starts with sweet chocolate, lingers on coffee beans and has a bitter finish of coffee and hops. Quite good.

 BossHossBikes (128), Tennessee, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/517/20
Oct 13, 2008  
Bottle. Pours black with a tan head. The aroma is of coffee, some dark and berry citrus, roasted malts, cocoa, and molasses. The initial flavour is of the molasses and some coffee notes and even more subtle citrus notes. Once the brew leaves the tongue, the roasty malts explode. Coffee notes strengthen a little as the citrus also becomes a little more prominent. Hops begin to show itself and create a light bitterness. The finish is just lightly dry, but smooth for the most part, a bit sticky, and quite sweet. This is enjoyable, but not enough coffee in my opinion.


 timsilvia32 (254), from Michigan now in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Oct 11, 2008  
Near black pour, cream colored head. Smells like a mocha latte. Roasted malt and coffee, accents of mocha. Very creamy mouthfeel. Some mocha, raisin as it warms. Alcohol nearly completely hidden. Nice espresso finish. Quite excellent. This and the Bell’s Java Stout are the best I have had, with this being a little bit better.


 fredandboboflo (633), East Setauket, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/514/20
Oct 10, 2008  
Bottle. Aroma of coffee, sweet alcohol, roasted malt covered up by sugar. Flavor kinda the same, sugar, milky, coffee is still there, but not in any wowing way. Needs more coffee for the name, and is otherwise pretty boring, especially for a 12% beer.


 LilBeerDoctor (642), East Setauket, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Oct 10, 2008  
Bottle. Pours black with a thick tan head that lasts (it has a much thicker, longer-lasting head than most other imperial stouts which is quite surprising for a 12% beer). Flavor of sweet roasted malt, alcohol, stale wheat grains. Flavor is sweet, with sweet roasted malt and only a hint of alcohol. Slightly hoppy finish. I don’t really get coffee here though. Decent impy and not very overpowering for such a strong beer. A little lacking in the flavor department but still a smooth drink.


 Vac (2253), San Diego, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Oct 1, 2008  
Pours with a black body topped by a thin, brown head with a good amount of lacing. IT’s sweet and malty with a note of vanilla and cream, some roasted coffee and some fruity alcohol esters. Full bodied, smooth yet warming.



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