Old Man Winter Ale
Southern Tier Brewing Company in Lakewood, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Autumn|
Score
6.81
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FERMENTATION:
Ale yeast, two varieties of hops and four varieties of malt
NOTES:
Rich toasted malt notes, baked bread, caramel, toffee, dark dried fruits, with a touch of American piney hops
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
12 oz. can
7.5% ABV
Best by: 03/28/26
$10.99 6-pk @ Publix
AROMA: Mildly sweet with moderate scents of malt, bread, and caramel. It's a nice aroma that does its job of inviting you in.
APPEARANCE: Pours a clear medium-amber with a 3-finger, loose-froth, white, head that dissipates fairly slowly with excellent lacing. It looks very inviting in my clear glass!
TASTE: Mildly sweet with mild flavors of malt and caramel. The finish has a touch of sourness, which I find a little off-putting. I would much prefer bitterness to sourness. But I'm sure there are plenty of other imbibers who would appreciate the sour. At any rate, it's not very pronounced, so it's not a deal-breaker for me.
MOUTHFEEL: This is one of those odd beers for me. The "weight" of it tells me it's medium-bodied, but as it rolls over my tongue I get a very watery sensation that makes me want to say that it's thin-bodied. For now, I'll stick with saying that it's medium-bodied. Carbonation seems about average. The finish is mildly dry.
OVERALL: The appearance is outstanding and the aroma is nice. However, the mouthfeel and taste are somewhat lacking. For those reasons, I would probably not buy this again. But I'm also not unhappy that I bought a six-pack, as they go down pretty easy and, for the most part, don't offend. They just aren't very exciting, nor do I find anything "seasonal" about the flavors.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Draft at blind tiger. Malt, hops,pretty nutty. Not super fascinating but not awful.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Light brown with an amber tint. Small head a some lace. Taste is a spicy with a touch of fruity citrus.
Stop snowing!! But seriously, this is pretty good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Keg at Southern tier buffalo. Pours clear amber, nose is caramel, tangerine, floral, taste is citrus, toffee, sweet.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Pours amber with a thin white head. Aroma of biscuits, grain, caramel. Taste has some more malty sweetness, some peppermint, mild hop oils, some resin. Palate has more oily herbal notes that linger on the nose, barley. Refreshing.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Orange, biscuit malt, lemon peel and grass aroma. Amber with large light tan head. Moderately sweet citrus, biscuit malt, and mildly bitter hay/grass flavor. Good body. Pleasant.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Amber color. Cinnamon and pepper in the aroma. Malty sweet flavor with caramel, licorice and pepper. Some warming alcohol. Pleasant soft spicy ale.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
12 oz bottle, pours copper amber clear. Medium bodied with caramel aroma. Piney hops taste, mildly bitter finish.