Southern Tier Oat

	Percentile
	99
	overall

Brewed by Southern Tier Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout
Lakewood, New York USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	Seasonal	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
631	4.02/5.0	4.01/5.0	Special	11%	89.9	Snifter

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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andersand (308), Malmö, Sweden

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

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 (1980), decatur, Tennessee, USA

4.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.2	8/10	5/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

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 (1834), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	8/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	16/20

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 (355), Columbus, Ohio, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	8/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

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 (745), Alpharetta, Georgia, USA

4.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.3	8/10	4/5	9/10	4/5	18/20

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 (1887), Frisco, Texas, USA

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	9/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	17/20

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.

fonefan (11019), VestJylland, Denmark

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	15/20

Jun 8, 2009

Bottle 22fl.oz. @ home.
Clear dark dark brown color with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, chocolate, oat. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium to full, texture is oily - syrupy and smooth, carbonation is soft. [20090128]

gnoff (3560), Göteborg, Sweden

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	1/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Jun 6, 2009

650 ml bottle
On June 5, 2009
Black color, light brown head. Sweet, salty, alcohol scent. Salty, roasted, alcohol, metallic, coffee taste. Some seaweed, saltwater, licorice aftertaste. Smooth mouthfeel, medium bitterness.

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