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Southern Tier Big Red

Southern Tier Big Red - American Strong Ale

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 Percentile 
89
overall
Brewed by Southern Tier Brewing Company
Style: American Strong Ale

Lakewood, New York USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
4113.54/5.03.53/5.0Special9%54.2Snifter, Trappist glass
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Commercial Description:
Inspiration can sometimes be found in the strangest of places. This eccentric brew started with a single flower from a hop named Hallertau. The delicate and spicy aroma present in the flower has been responsible for generations of great beers. Hallertau hops are to a brewer what an old tractor is to a farmer: reliable. Big Red expresses the nobility of Hallertau by placing it at the forefront of this Imperial Ale. Pour it into a snifter. A swirl allows the spicy aromas to come forward as a taste to the lips reveals the complex balance between sweet malts and the bitterness of hops. Big Red’s ability to please is as dependable as your grandpa’s old tractor. Please consume wisely.
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 Indra (2018), Prairie Village, Kansas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Jun 3, 2008  
22oz. bottle. Hoppy aroma of fresh cedar, flowers, pine and spice, with a toasty, amber malt note and a hint of fruit in the background. Clear dark copper color with a lasting, foamy, off-white head. Well-balanced flavor profile, with a big smack of spicy hop bitterness up front, turning sweeter, more fruity and malty with toasty biscuit and caramel, and blending these elements at the finish, lending a high degree of drinkability despite the strength, and alcohol is nigh undetectable. Creamy, effervescent and resinous palate with a good, full body. Sort of a simple concept really, and not a complex hop or malt bill, but nicely done all the same. Interesting choice on the Hallertau also, most other beers of this type use Pacific Northwest varieties.


 ucusty (1871), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/103/514/20
May 30, 2008  
Todds tasting, Thanks Sell Tibet! Amber pours with many shades of red. Alcohol is well asked. Hops up front, with a toasted malty finish! Nice lingering bitter finish


 kyzr (1119), Belgrade, Montana, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
May 24, 2008  
Clear red amber pour with nice frothy head. Some roast with a bit of hops on the nose. Flavor is sweet, malty with a nice warmth from the alcohol. Thicker body with a bit of bitterness towards the finish.


 redlight (1445), Winter Park, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
May 23, 2008  
Malty, biscuity aroma with a slight toastiness and hints of pine. Pours golden amber, with reddish tones. The flavor is malty and toasty slightly nutty with hints of piney hops. Not bad.


 dkachur (2314), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/514/20
May 22, 2008  
Bottle from Greenwood Gourmet Grocery in Greenwood, VA. Brownish red color with moderate head and good lacing. Big hoppy aroma with pine and nuts. Big hop taste that is vegetal with earthy, floral and piny notes. Some sweetness.


docswife (27), Morganfield, Kentucky, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/104/512/20
May 21, 2008  
Poured a clear amber with a thick white head. Aroma of floral and spicy hops. Bitter bite with spices and caramel. Well balanced and drinkable.


 Acknud (770), Morganfield, Kentucky, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
May 20, 2008  
Spicy hops are well noted in this amber pour. Nice frothy head allows the aroma of hops to burst forth. Taste is malty with a definite hops bite. Very drinkable.


 donteatpoop (124), Youngstown, Ohio, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/512/20
May 18, 2008  
Poured a clear amber with a nice finger of white head. Head left a nice lacing on the glass. Smelled vaguely floral and malty. The taste has an interesting up front bite that is quickly mellowed by spices and that flowery vibe. The malts and hops balance nicely in the mouth. Really a good beer, it actually improved a bit as it got warmer, the hope losing a bit of their up-front impact. Serving type: bottle



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