Southern Tier Jah-va

Brewed by Southern Tier Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout
Lakewood, New York USA

22 oz bottle. Pours a deep black with a small tan head. Aroma is mainly espresso, with roasted malts, alcohol, notes of chocolates hidden in the back. Flavor is good. *Lots* of Espresso, malts, vanilla, chocolate. Warming alcohol flavor. Definitely a beer for "iced" coffee fans.

Didn’t have that viscous-type pour I was looking for, but surprisingly that didn’t affect that palate. Stil a VERY creamy palate. The beer has coffee written all over it. The one complaint I have with this one is the amount of coffee they put in it seems to overshadow all of the other flavors. This was the same problem with Terrapin Wake n Bake. There is an aromatic coffee aroma, this calls for a lack of nuances in the aroma. The coffee aroma is great but this beer is one-sided in terms of aroma. Very creamy palate. With the flavor it is all coffee. I don’t know if I have been drinking too much, but that is all I can tasate. A little bit of a roast flavor, with some SLIGHT sweet flavor(s), but sitll coffee, coffee, coffee...enough said.

22 oz. bottle from Grape & Gourmet. Black pour with a creamy tan head. Aroma of coffee and dark chocolate; a hint of alcohol as well. A bit more understated than expected. Taste is good and very balanced but the coffee taste is a bit underwhelming. Slight alcohol burn with this one. A good but surprisingly not great beer.

malty up front, with burned old coffee. thin and bitter, but balanced with sweetness on the finish. long bitter acidic aftertaste. great imperial stout foundation of sweet malty with subtle sarsaparilla hints.

Bottle. Listed ABV on the bottle is 11%. Pours black, unsurprisingly, with a dark brown hue around the edges. Short, fading tan head. Aroma is strong coffee notes, big roasted malt and dark chocolate. Taste is big coffee - strong oily coffee beans, burn cookies, roasted malts, and dark chocolate. Sweet but bitter at the same time, though the sweetness has the edge. The body on this is slightly sticky, oily and creamy with a mild carbonation. Medium-full overall feel but lacking the chewiness. Ends with more coffee, burnt cookies, dark roasted malt and chocolate notes. Pretty much the same throughout, but a pleasure to drink, all the same.

Dark brown pour, modest beige head, only temporary lace. Nose is at best average: sticky caramel and alcohol heat lead, coffee and roasted malt aromas seem an afterthought. Weak first impression: hot, overbrewed caramel flavors overshadow the complex roast elements, coffee, licorice, dark fruits; with a bitter, almost burnt finish. Mellows out given the chance, or perhaps a sufficient buzz, then the coffee harmonizes with the sweet malts and bitter roast, kind of a coffee-cream soda-whiskey blend. Thick, warm palate. Creamy with a long linger.

Bottle shared by DuffnamSW. Pours pitch black with a creamy beige head. Aroma is slightly sweet and has some coffee, dark fruits and just a bit of alcohol. Flavor starts sweet and chocolatey and ends with coffee and dryness. Thick and creamy, nice soft carbonation.