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Southern Tier Old Man Winter Ale 3.51 369

Southern Tier Old Man Winter Ale

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3693.52/5.03.51/5.0Winter8%52.8Snifter, Trappist glass
Commercial Description:
With the onset of winter, the brewer’s mind turns to providing warmth. For our winter seasonal, Southern Tier offers Old Man Winter Ale, a rich and complex amalgam of hops and barley that will put the feeling back in your toes and lift your spirits above the snow. Old Man Winter throws a deep and inviting hue with a thickness that clings to the glass and the warmth of an open flame. Because of its high alcohol content, Old Man Winter is a heady brew that encourages sipping and pondering its essential richness. Drink it fresh now, or cellar some bottles to see how this old man becomes wiser with age.
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 mjs (1559), Helsinki, Finland
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
Dec 30, 2009  
(Bottle at Pikkulintu) Poured brown and clear with medium sized, white and long lastin head. Aroma was quite hoppy and somewhat roasty. Palate was medium bodied and dry with medium carbonation. Flavours were malts, hops, sweetness, lightly fruitiness, bitterness and some roastedness. Aftertaste was hoppy, roasty and bitter.


 yespr (12436), Copenhagen O, Denmark
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Dec 30, 2009  
From tap at Ørsted Ølbar. Pours clear, golden deep amber with a small off-white head. Aroma is light peachy, mild orange fruity and grapefruity citrusy. SMooth peachy and light pinewood hoppy flavoured. Light maltbase with a light caramelish note. Lingering light grapefruity into the finish. Light peachy lasting impression. Lovely ipa.


 CheersMate1 (868), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/512/20
Dec 29, 2009  
12 oz. bottle from Malt and Vine. Brown dark coppery color. Head fades away quickly but some of the head sticks around. Caramel malts come through in the aroma, then followed by that I am getting a quasi pine hop aroma. Slight burnt aroma as well. A pungent brew, but not really anything interesting going on here. Beer is malty without much hop backing. A very bland ASA. Malts are dominating the flavor i.e. sweet malts. Bittering hop provides a little bitterness a the end, but the hop flavor just isn’t very distinct. Rather smooth ASA. A little disappointed in this one.


 bigguns22 (113), Maryland, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/57/103/512/20
Dec 29, 2009  
Look this beer is maybe cooler then my total score reflects.Aroma weak and almost no head on pour.Very balanced beer,sweat,bitter,malty,hoppy and alittle salty.be careful at 8% it will sneak up on ya.


 johnnyoski (164), Macomb, Michigan, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/513/20
Dec 29, 2009  
Bottle. Clear darker amber color with a small off white head. Biscuit, soft citrus and earthy aromas. Malty tasting with a pleasant bitter finish. Surprisingly easy on the palate considering the alcohol content. Sticky texture with average carbonation. A very drinkable Winter brew.


hamrech (37), Carbondale, Illinois, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/514/20
Dec 27, 2009  
Real solid winter brew. Alcohol is very well hidden--I would never guess this was anywhere near 8%. Roasty, sweet-ish flavor, very balanced. Smell and appearance are run-of-the-mill for winter ales. Nice mouth.


 thewolf (5837), Kolding, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/514/20
Dec 25, 2009  
Bottle, bought @ Havnens Vin og Tobak, Vejle.
Pours dark clear copper with a nice, creamy, yellowish head. Fine duration. Aroma is sweet, light spicy and quite hoppy. Coriander, fruit, peach, cloves, caramel, yeast, pepper and a slight herbal note. Medium carbonation, nice creamy mouthfeel. Lovely caramel flavour, yeast, light hoppy bitterness, nuts, cloves, liqourice. Fine, lightly spicy bitter aftertaste. Nice.


 joshwilfong (802), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Dec 21, 2009  
reddish brown with reasonable white head. citrus and herbal hop to the nose. moderate carbonation for the style. solid bitterness followed by a citrus and herbal hops with some spicy notes, followed by high lovibond crystal malt and a fairamount of residual sweetness. a nice version of white i consider the winter ipa, which is a high crystal malt ipa. good for the season and a good brew



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