Back Burner
Southern Tier Brewing Company in Lakewood, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.32
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Long ago, British farmhouse brewers made special ales using the first runnings of the mash. These beers, now called barley wine, are brewed in the tradition of days past. At Southern Tier this long awaited brew is placed on the back burner until the start of the new year. Back Burner Barley Wine is a celebration of things to come and things remembered. It’s conceived in three small batches, using voluminous amounts of barley and hops. The process starts early in the morning and ends late into the night. We hope this rare brew reignites your spirit for another trip around the sun.
10% abv. • 15ºL
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Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 16
Sweet malt, bitter hops and slightly burnt toffee on the nose. the body is sweet and rich with buttery toffee, caramel malt, apricots, raisins, astringent citrus hops and some dark berries. Thick and a bit sticky with a bit of booziness. Not bad at all.
octal (3685) ticked Back Burner from Southern Tier Brewing Company 7 years ago
MoritzF (10566) reviewed Back Burner from Southern Tier Brewing Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
(bottle, 65cl) De facto clear, ruby brown colour with a beige and short foamy layer. Distincively nutty toast-malty aroma with notes of chocolate, chestnuts, traces of alcohol and a mildly spicy hoppy background. Moderately sweet and delicately bitter flavour, full bodied with a soft carbonation. Nutty and moderately toasted malty taste with caramel, hints of marzipan, chocolate and chestnuts, as well as mildly hoppy spice from behind; lasting nutty malty and moderately spicy hoppy finish. 22.IV.15
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Converting ticks to ratings. Had this back in Januari '12, at the Beer Temple. Very sweet beer, malty, berries, some chocolate, raisins, alcohol, resin. Medium to full bodied. Decent.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
650ml bottle. Unclear dark amber color with off white head. Malty aroma, caramel, fruity, light hoppy. Sweet and bitter taste like aroma. Medium oily body with soft cabonation.
Alengrin (11609) reviewed Back Burner from Southern Tier Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
American English-style barley wine, from an older bottle at Delirium Hoppy Loft. Loose, yellowish beige, irregular head over an eventually murky, amberish hazelnut brown beer. Aroma of fresh, lightly moist rye bread, hazelnut paste, cashew nuts, brown rhum, candied figs, cornflakes, milk chocolate, marzipan, cognac, white pepper. Rich candied sweetness, marmelade, hazelnuts with a very subtle sourish edge, very soft carbo, vinous mouthfeel as it should be in a barley wine; the main part consists of deliciously thick caramelly malts, nutty with a chocolatey touch, balanced with a light spicy and leafy hop bitterness and warming, liqueurish alcohol. Very rich and warming BW.
pivnizub (12821) reviewed Back Burner from Southern Tier Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle( presumably filled by Abraham Lincoln himself…): Almost clear, ruby to copper coloured, stable medium-sized off-white head; dried fruits plus traces of almonds, caramel and leather in the moderate to solid sweet nose; moderate sweet-bitter flavour, not very full bodied; raisins and caramel in the relatively dry bitter-sweet finish. Easy drinking and well balanced…
PMgep (4081) ticked Back Burner from Southern Tier Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle at home. Over three years old. Has a clear, dark amber color and a small, light beige head. Aroma of caramel, black currants, leather, grapefruit, pine and some ammonia. Rich flavor of pine, leather, wood, caramel and grassy hops in the background. Has a silky and rich mouth feel, and a light bitterness. A powerful, round and sweet barley wine with a touch of hops in the background.