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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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 tarjei (1741), Bryne, Norway
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Jul 18, 2009  
65 cl bottle, shared with Roger and Atle. Black color, moderate brown head. Aroma is roasted malt, with the usual hints of coffee and chocolate. Flavor is coffee, chocolate, oily, fine bitterness. Like cream in your mouth. Very nice.


 DerWeg (748), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/518/20
Jul 14, 2009  
ST hops are tannic and upfront on the silky-rich deep grainy sweetness. Aroma is roast and cereal sugars. Very dark brown with a trace of brown cap. Winey alcohol presence. This oat stout is rather sweet at cellar temperature. Oily sweet feel. A bit of rich coffee and syrupy chocolate candy, commercial licorice,. Interesting.


 andersand (271), Malmö, Sweden
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Jul 12, 2009  
My favourite beer from this otherwise very unbalanced crazy brewery. Here the flavours are in balance, it’s smooth, rich and creamy with plenty of chocolate, caramell and fudge. It’s very chewy and fat yet still smooth and drinkable.


 decaturstevo (1971), decatur, Tennessee, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/517/20
Jul 10, 2009  
Large dark brown pour with creamy tan head and lace. Aroma is chocolate with a very light hint of coffee. Flavor mirrors the aroma except for the nice smooth warmth that every beer should shoot for. Creamy body with soft carbonation. A very special beer.


 nearbeer (1833), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Jul 3, 2009  
Bomber. Opaque with a small head that tries to last. Nose of coffee, chocolate and cookie dough. Flavors are the same. Medium-heavy body is a bit watery but smoothly carbonated.


 minch25 (346), Columbus, Ohio, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/515/20
Jun 23, 2009  
Pours dark brown, not quite opaque, thin khaki head. Aroma - chocolate, burnt fruitcake, oats, milk, well-integrated alcohol notes. Flavor - oats, dark chocolate, alcohol. Medium/thick bodied; soft carbonation. This is rather different from other takes on the style. Combination of sweet from the chocolate and alcohol, and dry from the oats. Enjoyable, not outstanding; no problems with this one.


 craftbeerdesign (731), Alpharetta, Georgia, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Jun 20, 2009  
2008 bomber... poured into a snifter glass. pours a light black from the bottle and settles an average black with a decent size tan head. strong licorice and sweet sugar aromas. medium body which transforms the palate from ordinary to sublime. there is a burst of citrus hops and licorice up front, followed by a very smooth chocolate / coffee undertone on the base of the mouth. there is a true feeling of strength both in alcohol and flavor throughout... it really grabs hold of your tongue and doesn’t let go.... on the finish the stinging bitterness comes through with more sweetness and a burst of alcohol. it’s almost like a candi sugar coated stack of chocolate coffee cake with some hops loaded on top. yummy.


 travita (1851), Frisco, Texas, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/103/517/20
Jun 16, 2009  
The color is black as midnight with a decent tan colored head. The smell is chocolate, malts, oats, roasty, alcohol, and coffee. The taste is roasty, alcohol, coffee, malts, and chocolate.



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