Southern Tier Krampus

Brewed by Southern Tier Brewing Company
Style: European Strong Lager
Lakewood, New York USA

POURS A NICE GOLDEN COLOR. TASTE A LITTLE HOPPY WITH A SLIGHTLY BITTER AFTERTASTE. SLIGHT CARAMEL TASTE WITH DRY BITTER HOPS.

Bottle. Pours amber in color with a one finger head. Aroma of piney and floral hops, light caramel, citrus and a tinge of earthiness. Flavor was thick and rich with caramel malts, floral and piney hops, citrus zest and some mild spice. Alcohol well masked with a medium to full body and has a dry and bitter finish

Minty and hoppy aroma. Clear orange color with a medium almond head. Sweet beginning with a mild finish. Alcohol is well hidden.

22oz Bomber – Gravity Beer Market – Olympia, WA
Aroma: Strong alcohol and malt aroma.
Appearance: Dark Orange in color, cloudy with a thin head.
Flavor: Very tasty wheat malt lager brew. With a nice addition of hops and some caramel backing
Palate: Dry finish, with a good Mouthfeel.
Overall: This was a good beer not my all time fav but I would drink if I needed to.

Bomber. Poured fiery medium orange with a creamy, sticky, well-retained cap of eggshell head.. just lovely. The aroma picked pineapple and floral hoppage along with a huge dose of juniper berries.. bready and caramel backing deeper down.. gin and spice on the aggressive back. The flavor and palate toed the line of unpleasant harshness with pervasive bitterness, juniper branches, and mint all over the place.. the bready backing was secondary.. the bitterness did manage to keep the alcohol in check until after the swallow (unfortunately the combo stuck for a long while on residual sugars at the finish, and it wasn’t enjoyable). Medium-plus bodied with higher carbonation.. the bitterness and juniper were too much here.

This beer smells like none other that I’ve smelled - wet hops doesn’t get it! Lime, Gin, coriander. Very bright aroma. Pours amber with off-white head and spotty fast lace.Flavor strong sour lime with bitter overall. Grapefruit comes to mind. This beer is rough and bold. The finish is odd and complicated. I like it!

pours a cloudy brownish amber, with a reasonable off-white head that slowly fades to a ring and leaves some nice lacing. great bready malt smell, with a big spicy earthy hop smell, and a hint of citrus. really solid bready malt, with a note of a sort of crystal malt, and some more spicy earthy cotton candy. does that make sense? it’s good. it reminds me a bit of sam imperial pilsner but with a bit less citrus to the hops, and a bit more emphasis on the malt. really good bitter finish. i’ve been sick of hoppy and bitter beers for a while now, but this one is probably right at my threshold. it’s very pleasantly bitter, with no harshness whatsoever, and a hint of sweet maltiness balancing it perfectly. tons of carbonation give the resinous mouthfeel a bit of a creamy feel. this is good stuff. still love southern tier.

This was good but I’m not sure I can echo the same gratitude that others did. Some copper, light, orange and lemon flavors with hints of raisin and butterrum. Some spice, kind of liek ginger and anise and maybe some white pepper.