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Southern Tier Oat

Southern Tier Oat - Imperial Stout

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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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 TheRealBastard (141), The-No, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Oct 27, 2008  
Bomber had this too many times and never gets old. Pours pitch black with tan head. Nose is coffee and dark fruit. Flavor is chocolate and expresso. Nice beer, recommended.


 ksurkin (356), Norfolk, Virginia, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Oct 25, 2008    Updated: Jun 6, 2009
bomber from G&G poured into a snifter and enjoyed along side one of mother surkin’s oatmeal chocolate chip pecan cookies. pours a very dark black with hints of brown with a nice milk chocolate colored head and nice lacing. aroma is something special with scents of rolled oats, dark chocolate, and expresso with some bitter hops fighting their way in. honestly smelled like a bowl of chocolate chip oatmeal. flavor is wonderfully complex with a large chocholate/roasted malt presence up front followed by hints of coffee, vanilla, and oatmeal coming through on the back end. very slight alcohol warmth and a wonderfully smooth mouthfeel. overall, a great imperial stout.


 coyotehunter (542), , Michigan, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/517/20
Oct 25, 2008  
Very aromatic with roasted malts..pours a deep brown to almost black with a thin head that lasts pretty well. Very smooth mouthfeel, with the flavors of coffee, heavy chocolate and a hint of vanilla. not a real hoppy flavor but enough to taste them. Definite alcohol burn in the aftertaste. this beer makes me smile.


 Funknmilla (577), Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/519/20
Oct 23, 2008  
Bottle...Deepest possible brown, lets say black...head is a dark brown sugar color...and it shrinks, but lasts to a skimming....rich malt aroma, like a roasted cereal doused slowly in chocolate, but only for a second....just rich malty superb....an inkling of metal includes itself here......Thick creamy luscious body...a determined oatmeal pushes its way into the crying child’s mouth...’I don’t like oatmeal mommy!!!’....she insists on the child, and the child complies once becoming keen to the chocolate undertones, as well as the sprinkle of sugar....the creaminess makes it a pleasure....the bitter finish causes the child to make a face, but only for a moment....the new presentation of oatmeal makes her a lover for life...delicious....’’’’can i have some more mommy??’


 KnN (715), Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/515/20
Oct 22, 2008  
Pours pitch black with a thing tan head. Nose is predominantly roasted malt with a int of coffee and chocolate. Also same interesting dark fruit background? Almost feel like I get a slight whiff of cherries. Flavor is intense on first sip. Coffee, bittersweet chocolate and roasted malt are what really hit you. Maybe a bit of oat slickness, but not much. Alcohol seems pretty forward on the first sip, but mellows considerably as the beer warms. A touch on the burnt bitter side, but overall pretty smooth and drinkable. Nice stout..


 scrizzz (1252), kirkland, Washington, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/102/513/20
Oct 21, 2008  
bottle from lilbeerdoctor, thanks! jet black, little head didn’t last long. roasted aroma with some coffee, but I don’t pick up any oats. Again, in the sip I don’t find any oats but hot alcohol, medium roast coffee and raw chocolate malt. The biting alcohol cuts through any possible smoothness or delicacy, but there is a thick, heavy, syrupy malt base with more coffee notes. overrated


 mikalooch (159), , New Jersey, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/516/20
Oct 20, 2008  
Bomber...pours pitch black with a small tan head which shrinks to almost nothing quickly. Malt and more malt in the nose with a hint of chocolate and oat. Taste is very smooth for such a strong beer, balance between the malt, sweetness, and hops is great. Medium-thick mouth, leaves your mouth sticky. A very drinkable and enjoyable brew, highly recommended.


 zeke626 (302), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Oct 19, 2008  
22 oz. bottle, 2008 vintage. Pours an opaque, black body with thin brown head that quickly dissapates. Aroma of dark malts, cocoa, and oats with hints of licorice and coffee. Flavor of roasted malts, oats, bitter chocolate with a hint of coffee and smoke. Finishes with roasted malts and bitter chocolate with a slight sugary sweetness. Smooth, creamy mouthfeel with a full body.



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