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RATINGS: 771   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.76   SEASONAL: Winter   EST. CALORIES: 300   ABV: 10%
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“first brew of the year” Long ago, British farmhouse brewers made special ales using the first runnings of the mash. These beers, now called barley wine, are brewed in the tradition of days past. At Southern Tier this long awaited brew is placed on the back burner until the start of the new year. Back Burner Barley Wine is a celebration of things to come and things remembered. It’s conceived in three small batches, using voluminous amounts of barley and hops. The process starts early in the morning and ends late into the night. We hope this rare brew reignites your spirit for another trip around the sun. 10% abv. • 15ºL


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3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
bb (5888) - Alamo, California, USA - APR 12, 2013
Bottle. Rich amber beer with a dark cream head. Bourbon and brown sugar aroma with malt. Bourbon and caramel flavor with brown sugar. Medium-plus bodied. Bourbon and vanilla linger with caramel and brown sugar.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
AxelRipper (12) - Cowlesville, New York, USA - APR 7, 2013
Sweet smell, oily mouth feel. Not a whole lot of carbonation, as to be expected. Somewhere between an IPA and a brown ale.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
ccex (797) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - APR 2, 2013
22 oz bottle pours a clear reddish brown with medium off-white head and some lacing. Aroma is full of toffee, bread, butterscoth, and vanilla, with oak and some dark fruits also present. Taste is quite sweet, with a boozy but slightly drier finish. Body is medium to full with only slight carbonation. Mouthfeel is sticky/oily. This is a very decent oak-aged barleywine, and very good for the price, but not one of the great ones

4.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
gruberm (69) - - APR 1, 2013
Clearing backlog. No comments. Apologies, future ratings will have detail. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
gyllenbock (2967) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - MAR 31, 2013
Bottle. Brownish amber with a slightly tan head. Quite sweet aroma and taste with malt, some berries, some alcohol and oak. Not that much dried fruit. An ok beer.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
SirLimpsalot (1611) - SWEDEN - MAR 31, 2013
@Eddan: stor maltig och kornig doft med en svag hallonton. Doften är mjuk, lite söt, maltig och aningen spritig. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 17/20
bbcd (85) - Austin, Texas, USA - MAR 27, 2013
red-brown, clear. small, frothy head that quickly dissipates. toffee, butterscotch, bread, slight resin, slight vanilla. heavy cloying sweetness, lightly bitter. full body, sticky, soft carbonation, long finish.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
asheft (2264) - Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA - MAR 26, 2013
[bottle] Oaky butterscotch aroma with some sweet cereal grain and modest pine hops. Hazy brown-amber with a thin, off-white cover and bubbly ring. Spicy cereal grain malt flavour with some dry oak character. Sweet up front but with a nice, dry ending. Good bitterness for the dry finish. Accents of watermelon and almonds. Medium body, moderate carbonation, slightly warming.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
pfriesen (80) - Richmond Hill, Ontario, CANADA - MAR 16, 2013
bottle with Johnsense, big orange aroma, no carbonation, lots of citrusy bitterness. Finishes slightly sweet.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Bullit (3504) - Utrecht, NETHERLANDS - MAR 15, 2013
Tap @ Beer Temple. Brown - ruby reddish colour, thin off-white head. Nose is hoppy, sweet malted, flowery, candy sugar. Flavour is hoppy, malty, flowery, candy. Sweet finish.


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