Back Burner
Southern Tier Brewing Company in Lakewood, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
7.40
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“first brew of the year”
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
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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7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle: Nice amber pour with a thin beige head. Strong aroma with a hoppy and citrus presence. Sweet caramel malt and light florals. Tastes sweet and soft, fruity. Faded citrus hops and weet maltiness. Bready and perhaps a touch of sherry? Lovely. Thanks Jeremy!
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2008
at 18:35
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Courtesy GMCC2181 via sweet trade bonus, thanks Gabe. Pours clear crisp amber with thin tan head. The aroma is musty dark fruity esters, some pine and grassy hops followed by a note of alcohol heat. The taste actually feels a bit thin to start flowing into notes of prunes, raisins, followed by pine and grassy hop bitterness. Some moderate alcohol rises up toward the finish as a tasty roasted malt note brings this to closure. Feels like more age might help this some.
Tried
on 26 Oct 2008
at 22:15
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. (2007 vintage). Pours a medium brown that only lets a bit of reddish light through. Head dies to a film fairly quickly. Aromas are fairly fruity (figs and dates with maybe some plum or prune) and have a bit of a citrus/pine edge. First sip reveals that this is one of the better barley wines I’ve had... don’t know if this is because it has a little age on it or what. Fruit and hops blend together in a sticky sweet maltiness that just brings a smile. Alcohol is present and fairly obvious, but doesn’t punch or distract... it seems like a natural part of the equation. There is a bit of a graininess to Back Burner, though... which I’ve not run across in a BW before and I’m not sure quite whether it is an asset or a liability. I’d drink this again... sure!
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Oct 2008
at 21:37
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Courtesy of ibrew2or3. Pours copperish, off white head. Aroma, grainy, fruity ( banana / vanilla) Taste, hoppy, caramel, barley, light chocolat, malty. Drinkable, but not memorable. Still a veryd ecent barley wine.
Tried
on 06 Oct 2008
at 00:09
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled from a 22 oz brown bottle this beer poured a chestnut color with a small tan head. The aroma was a complex mix of sweet malts, pineapple, pear, apple, caramel and bourbon. A bit heavy on the alcohol though on the nose. The flavor was sour, lightly bitter and had notes of fruity hops, caramel and nut. The finish was short, sour and malty. Good but not great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Oct 2008
at 19:41
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Rich malt aroma with resin. Dark amber color with a white smear for head. Medium plus body with creamy carbonation. Flavor is sugar, roasted malt, and some hop bitter - not able to detect type though. Finish is sweet, but not overly so. There’s enough bitter to say almost balanced. Very smooth, very tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2008
at 19:20
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Brown color. Thick palate and nearly still without carbonation. Good combination of lightly sweet malt and bitter, floral hops. Very nice full palate on this beer.
Tried
on 02 Jun 2008
at 21:48
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled. A deep red beer with a thin off-white head. The aroma is sweet matly with strong notes of berries, medium notes of alcohol, and light notes of cinnamon and ginger. The falvor is sweet malty with notes of ginger and caramel as well as light notes of other spices, leading to a dry bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 May 2008
at 15:57
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bomber bottle...Mahogany in color with a creamy light tan head...smells quite malty and sweet....some caramel aromas as well mixed with raisins and chocolate....silky thick lo carbonation texture...wonderful aromas are lost in the flavor profile...taste is grains, like a hearty cereal...sweet upfront with a bitter finish consisting of mile grapefruit...its good, but expected more going by the aroma...head lasts through consumption and lacing is present, but dainty...a stickinesses is left on the lips
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 May 2008
at 12:40
3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 1
$9 for a brown bomber. I think the label has a 12" subwoofer on it. Sweet and hoppy fragrance. Dark iced tea color., tea froth for a head. Strong pillaging high alky imperial beer impact on the palate. If there is carbonation, the shock on the tongue is too alarming for me to know it. Rape and plunder my mouth while roto-tilling across the back of my throat. Typical, nasty big barleywine character. Rude and crude to the last drop. Finish is unpleasant oily coating terrible. Yep, right on style.
Tried
on 01 May 2008
at 06:56