Big Red
Southern Tier Brewing Company in Lakewood, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Amber / Red Ale - Imperial Special Out of Production|
Score
7.12
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Inspiration can sometimes be found in the strangest of places. This eccentric brew started with a single flower from a hop named Hallertau. The delicate and spicy aroma present in the flower has been responsible for generations of great beers. Hallertau hops are to a brewer what an old tractor is to a farmer: reliable. Big Red expresses the nobility of Hallertau by placing it at the forefront of this Imperial Ale. Pour it into a snifter. A swirl allows the spicy aromas to come forward as a taste to the lips reveals the complex balance between sweet malts and the bitterness of hops. Big Red’s ability to please is as dependable as your grandpa’s old tractor. Please consume wisely.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled@Konttori, Tampere. Amber colour, basically no head. Aroma is lots of fruity hops, some oaked notes as well as some herbal notes. Flavour is fruity, mildly yeasty, some alcohol, some plum as well as burnt sugar.. Huge grassy and caramelly peak in the finish. Hides the 9 % very well, since alcohol only shows as a slight sweetness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jul 2009
at 06:31
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Location: On tap at Fin's Fish House in Rehoboth, 7/5/09
Aroma: A nice mix of smells here, some caramel is present, along with some earthy/floral hops, a little citrus, and some nice spice
Appearance: Nice looking reddish color, with a nice amount of foam from the tap that was about 1 in by the time it got to my seat at the bar
Flavor: Well balance beer that mixes the floral/earthy hops and the caramel malts to form a great balanced taste
Palate: Pretty nice mouthfeel, and not much burn for a 9% beer, well done
Overall Impression: I liked this one. A really good example of how to make a high ABV red that's well balanced and a nice drink.
Aroma: A nice mix of smells here, some caramel is present, along with some earthy/floral hops, a little citrus, and some nice spice
Appearance: Nice looking reddish color, with a nice amount of foam from the tap that was about 1 in by the time it got to my seat at the bar
Flavor: Well balance beer that mixes the floral/earthy hops and the caramel malts to form a great balanced taste
Palate: Pretty nice mouthfeel, and not much burn for a 9% beer, well done
Overall Impression: I liked this one. A really good example of how to make a high ABV red that's well balanced and a nice drink.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Jul 2009
at 17:27
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
bottle - Pours dark amber with an off-white head. It smells of caramel malt and citrus hops. The flavor is a good balance of toasted caramel malt with moderately strong hops with citrus and grass notes. It’s medium to full bodied with the 9% abv buried in there somewhere. Nice brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jun 2009
at 23:45
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 1pt. 6fl.oz. @ home.Clear medium red amber color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, caramel, spicy, light notes of chocolate, moderate to light heavy hoppy, grass. Flavor is moderate to heavy dark chocolate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20090126]
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2009
at 05:55
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Bottle. Reddish brown color. Red grapes juice in the mushy aroma. Initial red grapes juice followed by a firm oily, earthy flowery hopbitterness. Notes of leather and plastic and alcohol. Not unpleasant, but there are some odd flavors.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2009
at 03:18
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle, 9%. Weak caramelly aroma. Clear red amber colour. Very small white head. The flavour is quite caramelly, has some grassy hops, slightly biting. The aftertaste even has some caramel along with a good grassy hoppiness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Mar 2009
at 18:39
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled. The kast bottle of long day ... Clear deep red color, mostly vanishing head. Ryesih, barley, sugary nose. Ryeish malty, a bit sweet flavor (par to aroma): rye, caramel malts, toffee and late bitterness. Not bad beer, but not the worth of 18 euros I paid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Mar 2009
at 02:14