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Southern Tier Jah-va

Southern Tier Jah-va - Imperial Stout

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 Percentile 
99
overall
Brewed by Southern Tier Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout

Lakewood, New York USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
6643.93/5.03.92/5.0Winter11%83.1Snifter
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Commercial Description:
Three thousand feet above sea level in the misty mountains of Jamaica, some of the worlds finest Arabica beans are hand picked on their way to becoming Blue Mountain Coffee. Halfway around the world, plump spring barley grows to maturity in the loamy soil of North America while aromatic hops are cutivated to exacting standards. Here in our kettles, these three special ingredients are blended to create a heady mixture of sweet sugar, dark roast, and complex flavor. Please enjoy this brew in moderation.
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 durhambeer (1188), Durham, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Mar 14, 2009    Updated: Mar 17, 2009
Bomber from Tweety; almost a year old. Perhaps my palate is wrecked by the Bourbon County Stout I just had, but I’m not feeling this. Pours surprisingly thin dark brown with minimal head. Very sweet, with more chocolate notes than coffee. Slight roast on nose but weird tanginess as well. Some oxidation going on. Unexpected odd fruitiness. Thin aromas, but somehow quite boozy on the palate. Okay, but very different from what I expected. Drink your coffee stouts fresh, people.


 satan165 (542), River Grove, Illinois, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Feb 26, 2009  
huge chocolate nose, sweet and reminiscent of fresh baked brownies. flavor is of chocolate covered espresso beans, you can almost feel the crunch like one of willy wonkas wild inventions. beneath it all a huge hop profile, yet sweetness lingers, a very wet finish. another humungous BIG beer from southern tier


Merrill (74), Chicago, Illinois, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/518/20
Feb 26, 2009  
Bomber cellared for four months. Loarge roast-coffee aroma rather full-bodied without thin edges. Dark caramel in this not-quite black beer. Dark ,dark-red around the edges. Strongly rich mocha-coffee roast with charcoal and primeval forest. Broiled squash with butter comes to mind - roasted in a camp fire. This beer is very sophisticated in its delivery of hops with a wide range of mid flavor and strong bittering. More flavors come through as you drink this malt party. Oak and cedar... Short finish for such a great beer.


 SamGamgee (1396), Santa Cruz (La Selva), California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Feb 20, 2009  
22-ouncer. Black with a light beige head. Coffee and sweet roasted malt aroma. The coffee seems to have a slight stale, oxidized quality, but it’s still ok. Sweet chocolate malt, with a sharp coffee kick. Some burnt bitterness that tastes like over-roasted coffee, with a light vegetal note. Full bodied, but quite low in viscosity for a 12% stout. The alcohol taste is quite well hidden as well, in a dangerous way. This is still tasty, but probably not a stout that I would put in the top ranks.


 blutt59 (2045), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Feb 20, 2009  
bottle, dark brown pour, good tan foam with some residual lace, great chocolatey and plummy aroma, flavor is cocoa and light coffee, finish is very smooth and even, alcohol is very well hidden


 jkwalking05 (1483), Arlington, Texas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/515/20
Feb 17, 2009  
Deep mahogany in color with a small off-white head. Aroma is of espresso and dark chocolate. Taste is roasty with a bitter coffee and hop bite.


 BroSpud (586), , Massachusetts, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/516/20
Feb 11, 2009    Updated: Apr 29, 2009
I consider this a true find. An excellent coffee stout with loads of coffee and chocolatey goodness. Sip this with a bowl of premium vanilla ice cream and enjoy. Also, hard to believe it comes in at a whopping 12% ABV


 jmm635 (250), Havertown, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
Feb 7, 2009  
Poured real slick and oily with a black body and brown creamy head. The aromas hit you the second you tip the bottle. Obviously lots of coffee with a roasted malt base and a wee bit of chocolate. Coffee is again the overwhelming flavor in the mouth, but a little chocolate sneaks in, as well as a little hoppy bitterness. This brew started off really creamy, but surprisingly as it warmed it became really dry and bitter.



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