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Southern Tier Oat

Southern Tier Oat - 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
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
6174.02/5.04.01/5.0Special11%89.9Snifter
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Commercial Description:
“brewed for the harvest” This beer begins in spring when oat seeds are sown as soon as the soil can be worked. Meanwhile, select types of barley are planted with hopes that Mother Nature will be kind. Our brewers wait patiently until the legumes are mature and ready for the scythe. Upon delivery to the brewery, these ingredients are mixed together in the mash tun where they steep, creating a rich molasses-like liquid. Spicy hops are boiled with the thick brew, giving balance and complexity. Brewers yeast feasts upon the rich sugars, concluding its transformation into oatmeal stout. Pour Oat into a snifter, allow its thick tan head to slowly rise, releasing unbridled aromas. The color of Oat is as dark as a moonless night. The first sip reveals Oat’s thick and nourishing taste. Like a haversack to a horse, a bottle of this stout is a meal in itself. Enjoy responsibly. 11.0% abv • 238º L
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 jrob21 (1252), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/516/20
Feb 23, 2009  
Bonus from Jabic. A delicious chewy oat and smooth stout. A touch of bittersweet chocolate on the back end. The Oat is incredible here and typical for these guys and their ingredient heavy offerings, ie creme brulee and choklat. A prunish molasses sort of aroma that does not flow through too well to the flavor. As it warms I am getting a bit more of a fruity flavor though as it warms. Pretty complex and enjoyable.


 Bragesnak (2225), Aarhus, Denmark
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/517/20
Feb 20, 2009  
From Voldby, DK. Bottled, 200209. Black with small head. Aroma of chocolate and hay tones. Flavor is roasted malt with balanced sweetness and notes of spices and fruit


 Headbanger (1574), Aurora, Illinois, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/59/103/516/20
Feb 19, 2009  
22oz bottle 2/19/09 (Binny’s Naperville)-Pours a pitch black body with a nice big tan head which emits an aroma of chocolate, sweetness, and some coffee. Taste of the same with a nice roasted malt flavor thrown in. A little aclohol present. This full bodied brew is very well balanced and quite tasty. Another great brew for these guys.


 altonbrownd (1862), Amsterdam, Netherlands
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/517/20
Feb 19, 2009  
In Northfield, MA. Dark brown body with oak head. Sweet and malty nose. Taste of caramel, chocolate and oats. Hoppy as well. Nice and toasty. Very good.


 FROTHINGSLOSH (1961), GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/105/517/20
Feb 17, 2009  
Sampled from a 22 oz brown bottle this beer poured a black color with a trace of a dark brown head. The aroma was somewhat faint but had pleasant elements of sweet and roasty malts with noted chocolate syrup. The flavor was crisp, malty and chocolately with a malted milk elements .The middle was toasty malts and floral hops and the finish was long sweet toasty chocolate. The cocoa grows with each passing sip. The body was silky smooth but a bit thin. Excellent.


 hombrepalo (748), Chicago, Illinois, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Feb 10, 2009  
Bomber! Dark dark brown pour with a light head. The aroma is strong with chocolate sweetness. Very inviting. Smooth, full bodied, lightly carbonated, almost syrupy, mouthfeel. Sweet malt taste, meagerly hopped, layered with dark fruit, molassas, chocolate, chicory and toffee. This leaves a great lingering warming bitter mocha flavor.


 lithy (1600), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/104/516/20
Feb 9, 2009  
Nice dark black, thin quick tan head. Big chocolate and roaste aroma, coffee, some thinning alcohol but a nice oat feel. Taste is chocolate, some bitter coffee, burnt roast, smooth oats, warming alcohol.


 alobar (1006), Harleysville, Pennsylvania, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/105/516/20
Feb 8, 2009  
Thick black with a tan soapy head. Aroma of oats, coffee, roasted malt. Flavor of oats, roasted malts, coffee, with hints of hops bitterness. Just a wonderful beer!



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