Southern Tier Old Man Winter Ale

Brewed by Southern Tier Brewing Company
Style: American Strong Ale
Lakewood, New York USA

On tap at Commercial Tap House on 12/25/2008. Clear copper body with a medium creamy tan head. Sweet floral and citrus hops aroma with a bit of caramel. Sweet citrus and flroal hop flavor with some light pale malt and a firm bitter finish. Medium full body with moderate carbonation.

12oz bottle(Binny’s Naperville)-Pours a crystal clear medium amber with a nice off white covering for a head. Aroma of heavy hops, citrus, and a bit of malt. Was not expecting as much hop aroma for a strong ale. Taste of hops and malt. This medium body brew is very well balanced and hides its alcohol very well. A nice tasting brew.

First rating in a long while. Bottle. Relatively faint aroma but there’s a sweetness. Crystal clear, dark amber body with a slightly off white head and excellent tree ring lace sticking to the glass. Head not all that large. A good amount of hops greats the tongue, although with a well balanced maltiness. I’ve had plenty of beers that have tried to be this beer, but very few have come close. There’s a bit of an oversaltiness that prevents it from being truly outstanding, but it is an excellent beer. It’s hard to believe that 273 raters could aggregate to so low a score on this. Tastes considerably lower than it’s 8%; I would have guessed 6.25%. Considerably better than it’s rating would suggest.

12oz bottle...pours a nice honey color with a flat beige head...nice clean malted aroma...some hops with cinnamon and a smidge of caramel...first sip is a rush of piney hops backed up with cinnamon and nutmeg...a little caramel, and more hops...alcohol well hidden, and an average body

Bottle from in trade from MrBendo. Thanks! Pours a clear amber color with a very short lived whitish head. Smell is rye, and light zesty hops and red ale like malt. Taste is similar with a rye like zesty hoppiness. Clean, bitter lasting flavor with a big rye flavor. Medium body with maybe a twinge of alcohol in the flavor. Pretty good.

Very dark copper-red with a short but creamy head. Tangy metallic goodness, rich fruit, definite tangy finish. Caramel in there too. (#3489, 11/2008)

Bottle. Pours copperwith beige head, some lacing. Aroma of toasted malt, light fruit, caramel. Taste is heaily malted, some light spiced hop. Finish is bitter. Mouth is full and a little on the sticky side. Overall, a solid, though not spectacular brew.

12 oz bottle. Nice smooth, copper pour with a small, slight off white head. Not much carbonation present. Notes of fruity hops, caramel and sweet sugar present on the aroma. Flavor consisting of booze, bread, and an unsettling, lingering sweetness. Having only drank the imperial line of beers from Southern Tier, I must say I am fairly unimpressed by this beer. I am aware that this is not the similar kind of offering as the imperial beers, but still I don’t think there is very much here. Having my expectations built up so much by their other beers only led me to disappointment. Not a bad beer, but nothing to compare to their imperials.