Southern Tier Old Man Winter Ale

Brewed by Southern Tier Brewing Company
Style: American Strong Ale
Lakewood, New York USA

Serve in Snifter, Trappist glass

First rating in a long while. Bottle. Relatively faint aroma but there’s a sweetness. Crystal clear, dark amber body with a slightly off white head and excellent tree ring lace sticking to the glass. Head not all that large. A good amount of hops greats the tongue, although with a well balanced maltiness. I’ve had plenty of beers that have tried to be this beer, but very few have come close. There’s a bit of an oversaltiness that prevents it from being truly outstanding, but it is an excellent beer. It’s hard to believe that 273 raters could aggregate to so low a score on this. Tastes considerably lower than it’s 8%; I would have guessed 6.25%. Considerably better than it’s rating would suggest.

355ml bottle @ Gastropub Tuulensuu. Rated @ 22.5.2010.
Pours a reddish brown colour with a small head. Fruits, lighly roasted malts and caramel. Malty taste with citrus and hop notes. Something weird which gives a skunky feeling on the taste. A bit warming mouthfeel. Medium bodied, bitter finish. Above average but not that special.

Bottle. Caramel and light hop aroma, nice bitter presence and the caramel and malt backbone keep up. Finishes easy, my friend Jack and I wished there were more to be had.

Tasted 2010-08-05. Fresh bottle. Pours clear, amber - kinda thin looking. Breadish, almost carboard-ish scent. Slightly hoppy. Bitter, hoppy taste. Less sweet than the nose lets on. Decent, but unimpressing.

Pours medium orange. Nose is good, hints of caramel and spice. Taste is bland, little watery with moderate bready and caramel body.

12oz’er. Mostly clear amber with a small off white head. Roasted malt and light hops. Tasty beer overall.

Rating #385, bottle from Fish and Beer

Reddish dark copper coloured beer with a medium head. Nothing special about the appearance. Aroma is powerfully hopped by different hop types, thereamong cascade, but caramel malts are present in the aroma, too. The hop profile also gives the impression of tobacco-like notes. At first the flavor is powerfully marked by hops. Flowers, spices, tobacco and bitterness is obvious, but then it thins out in a caramellish maltyness and there might be a bit unfortunate metallic notes present. Finish is spicy and quite bitter into the aftertaste that contains warming alcohol. Thin, airy beer, for its style, which does not fit its other characteristics.

Clear brown/amberish pour with off white head. Both fresh leaf and piney hops. Brown sugar, sticky sultana, little oaky peat. Lovely balance/blend of flavours (which flying dog raging bitch failed to achieve). Style is more of a IPAish. exceeded my expectations!! happy days

KØ10. Almost clear amber colour. The flavour is mildly caramelly. High bitterness, clean.