 yesyouam (353), Fairport, New York, USA
May 3, 2008
Southern Tier Jah-va is a solid black ale with a brown head that diminishes to a bubbly film. The head has great retention and leaves impressive lacing. It has a fresh but dusty bouquet and an aroma of deep, sweet malt and caramelized sugar. Roastiness, coffee and chocolate are all in there. It has a thick, full body. It’s smooth and syrupy and it leaves the mouth quickly-- dry and a touch gritty. Not very carbonated at all. The coffee flavor is not incredibly prominent. It’s well balanced and well blended. The bitterness is like citrus rind. It’s sweet and roasty, but it’s mostly dark malt and alcohol that provide the taste. It’s quite the drinkable imperial stout.
travita (738), Lewisville, Texas, USA
Sep 2, 2008 Black with some brown in the color would be clear and a smallish tan head. Smell is coffe, fresh ground coffee, chocolate, and dark roasted malts. Taste is coffee, chocolate, and dark roastiness. Good.
wilderthanyou (311), Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Aug 29, 2008 Pours a pitch black with a thin creamy tan head that leaves behind moderate lacing. Aroma is strong roasted coffee, vanilla, burnt sugar, chocolate, and dark malts. Flavour is spot on, big dark roast coffee flavours, bit of black licorice, lots of chocolate, caramel, a bit of sweet alcohol. The palate is creamy and warm from the alcohol, perfect mouthfeel. The best coffee stout ive had so far. top notch.
Beerded_one (1591), Croydon, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 23, 2008 Bottle. Pours pitch black with a light tan frothy head that leaves some spotty lacing. Aroma of roasted coffee, chocolate, dark malts and a hint of vanilla. Flavor is creamy and smooth and very intense with rich roasted malts, coffee, chocolate, warming alcohol and a touch of molasses. Medium to full bodied with low carbonation and has a nice dry bitter finish. Awesome brew
jcwattsrugger (3942), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
Aug 21, 2008 22 oz bottle-pours a light brown head and black color. Aroma is dark malt-tar, dark fruit. Taste is dark malt-tar/chocolate, alcohol, dark fruit, some hops bite. Not my style but nice. Thanks to jwc215 for sharing.
Zbong (38), Lansing, Michigan, USA
Aug 18, 2008 Pours dark black with a creamy tan head. Coffee taste but I expected it to be stronger. Alcohol can be tasted but is hidden pretty well. Overall a good beer.
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