Southern Tier Krampus

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

Bomber from Chevy Chase in DC. Pours a clear copper color with a decent white head and not much lacing. Aroma is sweet malt, caramel, wood, and floral hops. Flavor not too sweet like Southern Tier’s beers can be. Caramel, toffee, wood, mild roast, floral and earthy hops with a little bit of citrus too. Body and carbonation are medium, with some slight hoppy resins on the palate. Overall a pretty solid lager.

Pours a golden/orange color with a medium sized white head. Aroma is touches of citrus, spices, sweet malts. Flavor is not too heavy, notes of caramel, touch of grain, hint of hops. Finish has more hop *oomph* than any other moment while consuming it. Alcohol is extremely well hidden in this beer.

poured out gold with a tall off white thick head with a body of white zinfandel wine. there are no bubbles rising up at all and the head settled to a nice still base with a good amount of lacing forming around the edges as the head slowly fell to a lumpy appearance. the aromas are a woody pine scent with a dash of pine smoke intermingeling with the pine. it is pretty yeasty with a nice hop scent and an undertone of alcohol coming through. it is medium bodied with a really enjoyable hoppy taste. it is semi sweet across the tip of the tongue with a really bitter feeling along the back of the tongue and the back of the roof of my mouth. there is some pine, resinous hop flavor oils, mild yeast, and a little biscuity with salted butter. there is also some chives, with a little bit of green onion with the bitterness of raw garlic. it finishes fairly dry and the aftertaste is a little week but does indeed stick around for a little while.

shared bomber... pours a deep copper color with a quarter inch off white head... big pine nose... larger medium body... really big for a lager. full of rich hops. bitter up front, big caramel malts... thick finish with a big hop profile... some spice notes as well... this one really sticks with you.

bottle courtesy of stfun! pours golden with a large, lively head. aroma is lots of lager yeast with a hint of booze. taste is interesting with a strong lager bite, lots of booze, and a lot of bitterness. aftertaste is super bitter and dry with a nice booze effervescence. nice.

Bottle: Poured a medium orangey color lager with a large pure white frothy head with great retention and very good lacing. Aroma orange and dry European hops is quite enjoyable with some light phenols notes. Taste is a balance between some sweet malt with notes of fry European hops, light phenols and some orange notes – quite particular overall. Body is quite full with great carbonation and no signs of the alcohol. Interesting experiment overall thought not something I would drink every day.

Poured a translucent orange with a thick white head. Aroma is spice, litchi fruit, tangerine, toastiness. Flavor is sweet tangerine/litchi fruitiness, toasty biscuity malts, grapefruit, yeast, and a spicy bite. There’s some warm alcohol on the finish, but I wouldn’t have guessed this was as high as 9%. It’s easy to drink for a 9%, but very bold and complex.

bomber - clear, dark copper with bubbly white head fading to the edges; sweet aromas of sugary hops, yeast, lemons and grains; crisp and bitter; thin bodied but full of flavor; drinks like an imperial pale ale; smooth, tasty; good stuff when fresh