Southampton Publick House Reviews

gripweed57	3.9 Southampton Double White Ale 12 ounce bottle. Honey gold pour. Brief white head. Earthy, yeast wheat malt aroma. Sweet, wheat malt flavor upfront. Notes of orange peel, Belgian candi sugar and coriander. A bit more body and depth than I am accustomed to for the style. Some spicy hops on the backend. Very Belgiany. Quite nice. Monday, December 19, 2022
djd07	3.6 Southampton Double Ice Bock 2004 bottle thanks to FX. Pours a dark brown with no head. The aroma is dark fruit, booze, wood, leather. Thin body, leather, toffee, wood, raisin, still lots of heat, held up well, very good. Monday, August 29, 2022
djd07	4.1 Southampton Peconic County Reserve Ale 2002 bottle thanks to FX. Pours a cloudy dark orange with small white head that lasts. The aroma is faint grape, earth malt, wood. Slick body, similar flavors to nose, light tartness, a bit muted. 2011 bottle thanks to FX. Pours a cloudy orange gold with small white head that diminishes quickly. The aroma is grape must and wood. Much more bright than than the 02’. Held up very well. Monday, August 29, 2022
MicroGrog	4.5 Southampton Uberliner Bottle from the release way back. Bottle 18/450 @home, March '17. Spring cleaning special. Rounded pint glass, bottle is a slight gusher. A hazy orange amber body. Very perfumey. White grapes, wheat, lime zest, roses, a touch of butter. Taste is heavy & oh so unexpectedly light on oxidation. Rich, almost creamy & sweet wheat upfront, thinning out, turning limey & moderately tart midway through. The brew finishes grapey & strong, middling carbonation & only mildly hinting at oxidation. Really great. Glad I waited? Not really. Just afraid of drinking the last one. 4.5 Friday, July 22, 2022
MicroGrog	3.5 Southampton Old Herb Foil-capped 12oz bottle from SH a long ass time ago. 361/500. 2011 it seems from cross reference. Waited in line at like 4:30am in the butt ass cold to buy my allotment & drink at the bar just a few hours later. Mojito glass @home. Super cloudy, yeasty, messy, but with a nice ring of lace. Smell is supremely malty, starchy, sweet, fruity-sharp. Strong. Smell is subjective. Starchy, toasted malt, chocolate chip cookies, oily, sharp cherry wood, wheat, tobacco, lingering cheerios, well integrated oxidation. Lots of cookies. Still not dry. Thick, frothy, rustic, strong for just 11%. I don't mind it, it is tasty & has stabilized quite well. I just want to drink a nip & be done though. If I were a fan of the style this would be higher. Saturday, March 19, 2022
adrian910ss	4.5 Southampton Black Raspberry Lambic 750 ml bottle. Corked and Caged. Pours a beautiful deep ruby red with a small light pinkish white head. Aroma of oak wood, red wine and black raspberry. Taste of black raspberry, red wine and oak wood. Pleasantly tart. Good stuff. Monday, February 21, 2022
NobleTasty12	5 Southampton Sullivans Irish Ale The greatest Red Ale you will ever drink. Won a world competition and for good reason. Delicious perfection. Smooth finish, perfect balance, no after taste. Sunday, October 17, 2021
adrian910ss	4.6 Southampton Peconic County Reserve Ale 2011 750 ml bottle. Pours a deep rusty orange with a medium off white head. Aroma of Chardonnay, apple vinegar, apples and oak wood. Taste of Chardonnay, apples and oak wood. This has really improved with age. Amazing flavor. Tuesday, August 10, 2021
egajdzis	3.4 Southampton Saison Faucille Hazy golden color with a large white head that left light lacing on the glass. Earthy, toast, light citrus, oxidation, pepper, dry finish. Saturday, December 12, 2020
Lubiere	3.3 Southampton Imperial Porter A dark brown porter with a very thin mocha head. In aroma, sweet fruity chocolate malt with dark fruits and caramel, oxidized, tired. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity chocolate malt with dark fruits, molasses, caramel, vanilla, light oxydation, OK. Sunday, December 6, 2020
scanovajr	4.1 Southampton Abbot 12 Saturday, October 31, 2020
Dogbrick	3.6 Southampton Imperial Baltic Porter Black pour with brown around the edges and a medium tan head that diminishes steadily to a film. Sparse patches of lace. Aroma of malt, chocolate and coffee. Medium body with flavors of charred malt, chocolate and coffee. The finish is roasty with a coffee and malt aftertaste. Decent overall. Friday, June 5, 2020
juiceisloose	3.9 Southampton Old Herb 2011 12oz bottle. Pours a cloudy burnt orange color and topped by a small off white layer of foam that fades away quickly to the body below. The aroma shows notes of citrus and dark fruits with plum, raisins, and toasted caramel up front and backed up by the toffee malts and some oxidation with some citrus bitterness. The flavor follows suit with the citrus and dark fruits of plums, raisins, and grapefruit up front and backed up by the burnt caramel malts, oxidation, and a light bitterness on the back end. Full bodied and smooth with average carbonation that leads to a slightly bitter sweet, citrus, burnt caramel, and dark fruit on the finish with some lingering warmth from the alcohol. Held up really well for being 9 years old. The oxidation is there, but all the other flavors still pop for being so old. Really tasty barleywine that I would have liked to see how it was fresher. Saturday, February 8, 2020
drsordr	3.8 Southampton Imperial Russian Stout 2009 vintage bottle (opened 3 days prior) shared by alexsdad06 pour opaque black with minimal light tan head. Nose chocolate, molasses, light mineral. Taste mineral, chocolate, light smoke, molasses. Thick mouth feel. Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Doodler	3.6 Southampton 15th (XV) Anniversary Ale Surprised to dig this dusty out of a box in the cellar and opened to watch the SF / GB game Popped nicely with a crazy foam head and a hazy amber color Slight hops and caramel notes A tinge of sourness that is reminiscent of a white wine barrel on the dry finish.... Monday, November 25, 2019
haojen	0.6 Southampton Saison Deluxe Not yet cheese Monday, October 21, 2019
stevoj	3.9 Southampton Double White Ale 12 oz can from Halftime. Orange golden body, cloudy, skin of white head. Aromais a perfect blend of the Belgian yeast and orange peel. Coriander adds a nice savory snap to the the zesty flavors. Sweet with a light tingle . Sunday, October 13, 2019
egajdzis	3.7 Southampton 15th (XV) Anniversary Ale Red brown color with a small, off white head that left light lacing on the glass. Sherry, dark fruits, caramel, and light alcohol. On the thinner side. Saturday, June 22, 2019
radagast83	4.4 Southampton Imperial Russian Stout Bottle at the DC Spring RB Tasting. 2010 vintage. Thanks nimbleprop! Poured a really dark, virtually pitch black color with a small/medium sized tan head. Aroma was lots of rich malts, some age is found on this one, but not nearly as much as I would have expected for it being a 9 year old beer. Bakers chocolate, roasted malts, some dusty attic. Unadulterated. Chocolate. Roast. Super solid. Really good even 9 years later. Friday, June 21, 2019
Reminyze	3.3 Southampton Double White Ale The beer has got a light hazy blonde colour with a steady head and medium body. Aroma of wheat and fruits. Taste of wheat, flowers, white bread, perfume. Mild finish. Wednesday, June 19, 2019
PhillyCraft	3.3 Southampton Grand Cru Backlog, bottle that pours a copper shade with a medium head and decent lacing in the glass. Nose and flavor of apples, coriander, pear, oranges, and Belgian fruits. Body is medium to fuller with a slightly boozy finish at the 9.5 percent Monday, June 10, 2019
PhillyCraft	3.6 Southampton Saison Deluxe Backlog, bottle in 12 or 13, hazy orange golden with large and lasting head. Notes are pepper, spices, orange skin, brett, grass, and other funk herbals. Body is lighter with a spicy but refreshing finish. Thursday, June 6, 2019
solidfunk	4.2 Southampton Imperial Russian Stout 2010 big thanks to nimbleprop. Big roast and dry the way I like impy stouts. Black pour with good head and lacing. Dry finish with a lit caramel angle. Coffee. Dark chocolate. I really like this one. Bottle. Saturday, June 1, 2019
Iphonephan	4.7 Southampton Imperial Russian Stout From a 750 ml bottle vintage 2010. Pours black with a tan head. Aromas are dark chocolate and old money. Flavors are bitter dark chocolate and sweet pit fruits. Saturday, June 1, 2019
hu4nglong	3.3 Southampton Belgian White Ale Very decent beer, I am looking forward to more. It is a pity that they are hard to find. Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Jabah	3.7 Southampton Cuvee des Fleurs 8.2% ABV- Wasn't sure what this would be like.....saison explains it. About what I expected. Flavor is a little weird at first, but not too funky. Some flowery sweetness with the Rose Water and all, but balanced out by decent hop finish. Grassy and earthy feel. Lots of carbonation. Not one of my favorite styles...worth the half price on clearance though. Thursday, March 7, 2019
LagerChief23	3.3 Southampton Triple Abbey-Style Ale versa un bel colore marrone aranciato, una rosa fragrante molto floreale, una carbonatazione media, un buon retrogusto, una piacevole sensazione in bocca. Friday, March 1, 2019
bunnyman123	4 Southampton Saison Brun Monday, December 24, 2018
nicholasps	4.8 Southampton Biere de Garde Sunday, December 23, 2018
jaymo8	5 Southampton Double Ice Bock Wednesday, December 5, 2018
drsandman	3.6 Southampton Cuvee des Fleurs Bottle in 2015. Gold, white head. Floral, lemon, honey, perfume, yeast. slightly tart. Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Sandro Mosque	3.2 Southampton Altbier Sunday, October 14, 2018
BuckeyeBoy	3.8 Southampton Trappist IPA 750ml bottle thanks to footbalm pours out hazy golden topped with a white head. Nose is tropical fruit pine hops some Brett notes. Taste is more of the nice fruit hops and a funky yeast note. Wednesday, September 5, 2018
PorterPounder	3.7 Southampton Burton IPA 9/3/18 - Tallahassee, Fl - Beer Stop - 12 oz bottle. Hazy, medium orange, tight off-white head. Fruity aroma, some orange marmalade. Flavor is malty for an IPA, some date-like fruitiness, raw bread dough, some orange juice biter-sweetness. Thickish mouthfeel. Tuesday, September 4, 2018
NegroB74	4.5 Southampton Burton IPA Wednesday, August 22, 2018
BuckeyeBoy	3.9 Southampton Abbot 12 Bottle pours out cola brown color topped with a sand head. Nose is nice sweet belg candy notes yeast and pit fruit. Taste is more of the nice pit fruit notes belg yeast and spice. Tuesday, August 7, 2018
Jabah	3.9 Southampton Imperial Baltic Porter Well...it is what it is. One of those beers that is good, tasty, drinkable, but forgetable. I like the flavor, a little rusty of a mouthfeel, but the chocolate malt aftertaste is decent. Appearance is semi-thin....dark brown, but not quite coffee black. I haven't sampled a lot of Baltic Porters yet, but this seems to have that European-porter feel to it. Worth the try and the price was right, but think I'll be bored of this by the time I finish the 6-pack......................................UPDATED 3/15/13: Sampled a single after two years. Better than I remembered from the review. Upgraded a point on appearance and mouthfeel. Not "bored" at all from this beer. It is good stuff. Wednesday, July 18, 2018
Beerhunter111	3.6 Southampton Grand Cru Many thanks to Erzengel for sharing! A almost clear amber beer with a mid-sized most good lasting white head. Aroma of old riped apples, grapes, belgian yeast. Taste of sweet yellow fruits, peach, apricot, belgian yeast, quite nice! Thursday, June 7, 2018
WillemsUrenkel	3.4 Southampton Grand Cru And again thanks to kappldav123 for sharing. Unclear copper in the glass, nearly no head. Fruity with some malt on the nose. Taste starts fruity some sweetness, belgian like. Hints of resin. Some dry toasted parts in the aftertaste. Hidden alcohol. Nice! Saturday, June 2, 2018
Erzengel	3.7 Southampton Grand Cru Many thanks to kappldav123 for sharing this bottle! Interesting grassy herbal nose. The beer starts fruity smooth. Very mild with a cake-like texture. Oranges and christmas-spices. Round and deep, very mild with lots of christmas-cake in the aftertaste. Friday, June 1, 2018
kappldav123	3.5 Southampton Grand Cru Bottle looks simple but good. Beer in the glass dark golden, small head. Old malty aroma. Starts dry-malty, sweetish, notes of some sweets/sugar, malty-sweet background. Light woody hints. Not bad. Sunday, May 27, 2018
BuckeyeBoy	3.9 Southampton Uberliner 22oz bottle thanks to Toby 275 of 450. Pours out golden topped with a fizzy head. Nose is wet wheat notes tang plums and some funky berries. Taste is more of the nice tart funk wheat lemon grass and berries. Monday, May 14, 2018
BuckeyeBoy	4 Southampton 10th Anniversary Old Ale Bottle thanks to Toby pours out amber red topped with a small head. Nose is nice fruit sweet malts. Tatse is more of the nice sweet fruit notes some malt and a great end. Tuesday, March 6, 2018
BuckeyeBoy	4.7 Southampton Black Raspberry Lambic 750ml bottle thanks to Toby. Pours out pinkish color topped with a small head. Nose is out of this world big crisp jammy berries tons of funky notes barrel notes. Tatse is more of the nice raspberries tart sweet an amazing balance. Tuesday, March 6, 2018
phaleslu	4.3 Southampton Black Raspberry Lambic 11,000th rating. 750 ml bottle shared by urbancaver - thanks again, Cam! 2009 vintage, I think the only one they've released. Cam got this the day of the release, and I think Berliner Weisse was also that day. Anyway, it pours a cloudy amber with a little reddish tint and no head. Notes of black raspberries, vanilla, oak, brown sugar, plum skins, lemon, and white grapes. Nice acidity, but also really jammy. Light-medium bodied, with modest carbonation and a tart, acidic, fruity, jammy mouthfeel. Still great after all these years. Very appreciative to have had the opportunity to try it. Friday, February 23, 2018
Steve6523	3.6 Southampton Double White Ale Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Trensa	5 Southampton Double White Ale Friday, February 2, 2018
cubs	3.7 Southampton Imperial Russian Stout 2014 bottle #199/550. Not much pop on the cap and little carbonation on the pour. Flavor is good but the texture is thick and goopy without the carbonation. Light anise, some smoke, burnt chocolate flavors. On par with a flat Parabola. Saturday, December 2, 2017
Bitterbill	3.3 Southampton Altbier From Mar 2006 Poured from 12 oz.bottle(room temp) a nice deep gold with a fairly large head of foam that dissipated slowly leaving about a 1/8" layer in my brand new Secret Ale glass. ;^) The smell is sweet to my nose telling me there's some malt character there. The taste is definitely malty up front but it's not at all sugary sweet and then..there's the hop character moving in with the offsetting bitterness(I sense some lemon notes) creating a nicely balanced and very drinkeable Alt beer of which, I must admit, I've had very limited exposure to.(Alaskan Amber and a German brew whose name escapes me) Bottom line: This is a very smooth yet tasty brew that would be on my regular rotation if it were available to me locally. My thanks to Nutbrown for including this in our trade! Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Bitterbill	3.3 Southampton Double White Ale From Mar 2006 Poured from 22oz bottle(room temp) a straw colour with a smallish head of foam that dissipated quickly. I also note that the carbonation level seems to be very low and that's ok with me. The smell is very spicy with notes of clove as well as some yeasty sourness. The taste has some of the clove noted in the smell but it's pushed into the background while other spices and a yeasty sweet and sour thingy take center stage. The finish is quite spicy and long lasting. Oh yeah, 7%abv eh? Well hidden! Overall, I find the taste different from the Wits I've tried before and in this case, different=it's quite pleasing. Bottom line: An easy drinking Witbier that must make the locals of this brewery very happy on a hot summer day. I recommend it. Thanks again to Nutbrown! Tuesday, October 24, 2017