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RATINGS: 104   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.76   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 288   ABV: 9.6%
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“Evanscent Oak Character” 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.


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3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Bragesnak (4556) - Aarhus, DENMARK - SEP 4, 2012
Cockney Pub, Aarhus, DK. Tap, 040912. Brown with beige head. Aroma of malt and wood. Flavour with oak and caramel with alcohol.

3.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
PhillyCraft (1963) - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - AUG 29, 2012
Bottle. Poured a clearish amber color with thin head and not a whole lot of lacing. Aromas of bourbon, oak, hops, and sugary malts. Taste is burnt caramel, candy sugar, light hops, oak, and heavy bourbon. Flavor was bitter and sweet at the same time with the sweetness winning out in the end. Lighter mouthfeel. Glad I got to try this aged version of the backburner. Cheers

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
Pinball (9655) - Copenhagen, DENMARK - AUG 17, 2012
dark yellow, smoorh small light brown head.nice bw aroma, malts, hops, wood, quite solid. Flavor is malts, wood, oak, dead hops, sawdusty flowery hops, great bw. Roasted brown sugar sweetness

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Dedollewaitor (12285) - Odense, DENMARK - AUG 17, 2012
Bottle @ Fanø Slumber Party, 2012. Pours dark amber with a small creamy head. Nose & flavors are toffee, vanilla, oak, caramel and fruit. Smooth and full bodied. Sweet.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
BoBoChamp (4176) - Gent, BELGIUM - AUG 15, 2012
65cl, new American brew Anno 2012, from De Hopduvel Gent, complex brew, malty/woody and slightly alcoholic/spicy, not too heavy, yet not balanced, clear, small head, good Winter brew, yet expensive!

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Brewticular (86) - - AUG 12, 2012
Amber golden pour, slight head, moderate lacing. Strong oak taste with mild bitterness and alcohol aftertaste. Reminds me of big nights in Memphis playing golf on ps3.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
Darwenus (382) - Virginia, USA - AUG 7, 2012
Pours a cloudy copper with a couple of fingers of head. The aroma is big and boozy; kinda sweet, kinda oaky, almost a syrup kind of quality to the smell. The taste starts out sweet and hearty and finishes with a nose full of alcohol and oak.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Papsoe (25131) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - AUG 1, 2012
Bottle 65 cl. Pours an almost clear amber with a small off-white head. Sweet licorice allsorts in the nose, very spicy vanilla. Medium body, sweet caramel, coconut, licorice allsorts and a fairly warming alcohol finish while the bitterness is fairly non-existant. Very delicious. 280712

4.7
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
MarkSachon (331) - Pennsylvania, USA - JUL 31, 2012
Bomber bottle from Giant Eagle in Pittsburgh at an honest price. Pours dark, near black, with hints of amber in the body through the glass. Nice amount of foam to dig in to with plenty of bubbles for a nice aroma. Smooth and sometimes sweet, especially the sugars on the finish. Very nice and worth every penny.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
thewolf (9849) - Kolding, DENMARK - JUL 30, 2012
Bottle @ Fanø Slumber Party, 2012.
Pours clear amber with a small, creamy, off-white film head. Aroma is sweet, light oaky, vanilla, caramel, light yeast. Quite sweet. Medium to low carbonation, fine dry and light oily mouthfeel. Flavour is sweet, sticky, oak, sugary. Mild oxidation notes, vinious. Too sweet to ever be really good.


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