Creme Brulee (Imperial Milk Stout) - Southern Tier Brewing Company

Creme Brulee (Imperial Milk Stout)Creme Brulee (Imperial Milk Stout)

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pDev: 19.28%
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Southern Tier Brewing Company visit their website
New York, United States

Style | ABV
American Double / Imperial Stout |  9.60% ABV

Availability: Rotating. bottle (974), on-tap (140), growler (8), nitro-tap (3)

Notes:
The brewer suggests a serving temperature of 42 °F for this beer.
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drowninginhops

South Carolina

3.9/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured into a standard pint glass. From a growler at the Charleston Beer Exchange 8-27/11

A: Completely black with a great head with a lot of sticky lacing.

S: Very sweet dessert smell. Vanilla, butterscotch, some caramel.

T: Very sweet with just a tiny bit of hop bitterness. Vanilla, butterscotch and caramel.

M: Full bodied with soft carbonation. Thick and creamy.

O: I liked this, but I will not be getting a growler again. Definitely will and have got bottles.

Serving type: growler

09-23-2011 21:42:31 | More by drowninginhops
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CS1971

North Carolina

4.6/5  rDev +18.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Wow...This is incredible stuff! The smell is superior, makes me think I am about to eat dessert, which I guess is the point :). The taste is not unlike the other beers I have had from Southern Tier, the strong Stout taste bouncing against a very sweet flavor. This is great stuff, you have to give it a try.

Serving type: growler

09-10-2011 01:02:49 | More by CS1971
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Brewski4Drewski

South Carolina

4.53/5  rDev +16.5%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Poured into Houblon Chouffe tulip.
L: Black, not as dark as the other Black Water Series but nonetheless black. Creates huge tan, froathy head about 3 little piggies tall and this piggy sticks around, literally. NOICE!

S: Smelled it outside of the growler before cracking, no jive. Smell is popping, one word...vannnnillllaaa....fresh vanilla beans but also roasted vanilla coffee notes, like a late or something. Maltage!

T: As good as it smells. Creamy, milky,vanilla, mmmm. This is a treat I could enjoy anytime, especially dessert. Dark ambrosia...where's the alcohol?

M: So thick and delicious it is barely a liquid.

O: Another spectacular brew from Southern Tier's Black Water. Heard it was a little too sweet but its perfect for me. Killed the whole growler and now I'm seeing that abv tag.

Serving type: growler

08-19-2011 20:24:32 | More by Brewski4Drewski
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russwbeck

Virginia

3.7/5  rDev -4.9%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5

A: Black pour with a small tan head that disappears quickly.

S: The smell is really sweet. Predominantly butterscotch, with some vanilla and chocolate mixed in as well.

T: This has one of the most interesting tastes I have ever encountered. Butterscotch mainly, really a lot like creme brulee, but in stout form.

MF: Creamy and oily body.

D: Not very good. Took me a while to put down one glass.

Serving type: growler

01-19-2011 04:26:46 | More by russwbeck
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cosmicevan

New York

4.3/5  rDev +10.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Picked up a 32oz growler yesterday. Poured into Durvel tulip.

A - Poured jet black and a thin tan head built at the top...really nice pouring beer.

S - Dessert!!!! Smells like irish cream with whipped cream. Smells like Bailey's. Fantastic!!!

T - Tastes like it smells. Bailey's Irish creamm...minty, sweet, like mint chocolate ice cream.

M - Thick and rich...doesn't really feel like a beer, more like a milkshake.

D - The ultimate dessert beer. With a nice ABV taboot, possibly the perfect beer to have post dinner when you've got a bit of a sweet tooth and are seeking out a night cap. Not something I'd want to drink a lot of in an evening.

Serving type: growler

08-22-2010 01:11:21 | More by cosmicevan
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Chugg

Pennsylvania

4.08/5  rDev +4.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

I purchased a growler at the Brass Rail, Campbeltown. The sweet smell of Creme Brulee filled the air as I popped open the top of the growler. As I poured the hazy dark red/brown brew into the glass a finger width carmel head appeared. As the head dissipated and laced its way around the glass, I noticed that light barely penetrated through the ruby red haze. The smell was intoxicating. The Aroma of Creme Brulee dominated along with a hint of caramel. The taste of caramel sweetness hits the pallet along with a heavy dose of malts followed by pronounced hop bitterness. The taste of alcohol is present as all the flavors blended together like Creme Brulee mixed with rum! The unique style, American Double/Imperial Stout has been brought to fruition! The mouthfeel was rich, heavy and sticky. The thickness of the beer adds to the dessert like experience. The dessert, Creme Brulee is never served in great quantities due to its richness. Just like this beer, rich in character, is meant to be savored in small quantities. Drinking this beer was a great experience, one that I would highly recommend. A case of the Southern Tier Creme Brulee is one you should lay away only to be awaken on winter nights.

Serving type: growler

08-07-2010 03:28:55 | More by Chugg
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Manoftyr

New York

4/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

Appearence-Pours a rich dark brown and gives rise to a small tan creme-colored head, the head recedes rather quickly. It doesn't quite have that motor-oil thick consistency in the pour that you get from the richest Imperial Stouts.

Aroma-Creme brulee, it smells like creme brulee, plain and simple. It's exactly what it says on the tin, to to speak.

Taste-Vanilla and creme come forth first on the palette as well as the taste of bittering burnt-sugar, very much akin to the creme brulee namesake. It may be just me but I detect a certain kind of oakey flavor. Caramel, chocolate and roasted coffee mingle with the predominate vanilla taste while the burnt-sugarlike bitterness prevents everything from becoming sickeningly sweet.

Mouthfeel-In a word; creamy, very, very creamy. It fits the flavor and what they were going for with this beer perfectly.

Drinkability-A single bomber, or in my case a single 32oz growler, is plenty; this is definitely more of a dessert beer, best drank after dinner or on its own when one is in the mood for something very sweet.

Notes-I can see why this is a 'love it or hate it' beer, but for those of us like me who enjoy a very sweet brew now and again this is something to seek out now and again.

Serving type: growler

05-21-2010 21:59:09 | More by Manoftyr
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bigfnjoe

Pennsylvania

4.58/5  rDev +17.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Poured from a one liter growler into a pint glass

A- Pours jet black with a one finger mocha colored head. It looks absolutely beautiful, and is lacing all the way up the glass after a sip

S- Oh. My. God. Smells like the greatest thing ever. Its sweet, its smoky, its...amazing. Smells exactly like a good creme brulee

T- A little bit of vanilla, some smoke, some chocolate, some coffee...sooo good. This is a really amped up milk stout. Wow...

M- Not thick at all, pretty thin actually, which is a little surprising for a stout. Regardless, its fine with all of the sweetness to it.

D- This is one hell of a beer. The sweetness limits how much you can drink, but lord...its so good. This growler will be gone within the hour.

Serving type: growler

03-23-2010 22:42:09 | More by bigfnjoe
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pjkelley82

New York

4.35/5  rDev +11.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

I had to write a full review because this beer seems a little up or down with people.

It is a milk stout and to me comes off more of a barrel aged beer..

Poured into a standard pint glass...

Very dark pour, thin head, not much retention, very sticky lacing.

Smell is super duper sweet... toffee, caramel, butter.... again smells super sweet like candy.

Take at first sip was very sweet, a little too sweet for me and I like sweet.... but it's all what it described... creme brule.... toffe/caramel/butter/whipped pecan taste. Bery sigary...most people don't know what it tastes like but southern tier nailed it... has a perfect taste of creme brule with that perfect burnt taste to it that is also in wee heavy.... mouthfeel was good, a little sticky but not to heavy and not too light....

Overall this was a great brew that is more of a sipper... alcohol is noticeable but my biggest thing is it was a little sweet.... had it in summer and probably better in the winter. But they nailed the taste just a tad too much..

Serving type: bottle

06-17-2013 00:42:23 | More by pjkelley82
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da_beers

New Jersey

4.6/5  rDev +18.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

A - dark black like an oil. Thin tan head, decent lacing coming down.

S - wow what a smell. Syrup and cream. The vanilla hits hard too. Smell is out of this world. Caramel comes through big time as well.

T - amazing caramel and vanilla with a little roast to it, very much a creme brûlée. Nit boozy either for being just under 10%. Finishes clean, very drinkable.

M - creamy and smooth. Full bodied but doesn't linger around un-wanted. Finishes great.

O - awesome beer. I'm really quit blown away. Highly recommend this one.

Serving type: bottle

06-15-2013 21:23:22 | More by da_beers
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lunarbrew

Wisconsin

3.79/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Pours very dark, but not as dark as many stouts. About a medium viscosity. On the thiner end as far as big stouts go.

Smells like a ton of sugar, vanilla, and more than anything, butterscotch. Huge butterscotch smell. I like the smell, but the sweetness is a bit intimidating.

Super sweet indeed, but there is a decent amount of bitterness in the background. Not really an interesting bitterness...It's just...bitter. Bitter butterscotch. Fun.

I like the mouthfeel. It's solid. Medium carbonation. Pretty smooth. It could be a bit thicker, but nothing to worry about.

Overall, I like this beer. It's interesting and unique. I can't drink a lot of it, but I appreciate what ST is doing here.

Serving type: bottle

06-14-2013 01:44:51 | More by lunarbrew
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BurgeoningBrewhead

Pennsylvania

4.43/5  rDev +13.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25

Poured entire bomber into 34oz mug. Dark brown pour, black in the glass with toffee-brown around the edges and a thin brown head that dissipated rapidly with spotty lacing. Smell is huge caramel and toffee, with malts hidden in there somewhere, and a tiny hint of alcohol. Taste isn't as heavy on the caramel/toffee as the smell, but it's definitely there. Sweetness explodes up front with the trademark bitter coffee/chocolate of a stout only coming in to finish off. Leaves a bit of sticky aftertaste; mouthfeel is full and creamy. It's a slow drinker because of how sweet it is; this wouldn't be an every day beer, but it would pair amazingly with desert or as a nightcap.

Serving type: bottle

04-23-2013 04:22:06 | More by BurgeoningBrewhead
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SFACRKnight

Colorado

2.08/5  rDev -46.5%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2

Poured into a tulip at. Cellar temps. Review from notes taken.

Appears black with brown around the edges when held to the light. Not a lot of head on the pour, no lacing to speak of.

Smells like someone dropped a bottle of vanilla into my glass. I'm trying to get some malts out of this, but the vanilla overpowers everything.

Tastes like butterscotch, burned butterscotch. Lots of vanilla, maybe some crystal malts coming in to give the butterscotch flavor, but it comes across as dicetyl, some roasted malts bring a little bitterness and a percieved burned flavor towards the end.

The beer feels oily and slick, not as thick and creamy as I expected from an imperial milk stout.

Overall, its the polarizing beer that I expected. There's no balance here, none at all. If you're a fan of an aggressive vanilla profile than this is for you. If you're looking for something a bit more subtle, a bit more balanced, and more complex, this brew isn't for you. It certainly wasn't for me.

Serving type: bottle

04-23-2013 01:03:28 | More by SFACRKnight
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BarryMFBurton

Indiana

4.04/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A dark, sweet, powerful beer – the perfect nightcap, I’m hoping. Cheers.

A: Pours like coffee, a deep reddish-brown that lets a few rays of light through. Head is a very light color for a stout, a beige foam that rises to an inch in height; reminiscent of cappuccino cream. Sandy lacing and a few bubbles circling as retention.

S: Sweet Jesus, this is vanilla syrup. The body oozes with tones of gooey butterscotch, caramel, and yes, a ton of vanilla bean; a dessert in a glass. I can smell a little fruit underneath, maybe some strawberry, and a little bit of booze, too – crème brulee with a little Bananas Foster flambé to it. I’ve never preferred sweet beers, especially stouts, but there’s something about this that’s just so enticing…probably the fact that it smells like a candy store.

T: Initially, it’s a nice, roasty stout – notes of dark chocolate, burnt bread, smoke. Then comes the sugar rush: a cloying, syrupy taste of caramel, vanilla extract, and butterscotch fudge. It’s sweet enough to totally dry out my mouth, and a tightening oiliness of the hops just augments it; slick pine resins crystallize this as a sticky, impossibly sweet stout. A quick taste of brandy finishes it out with pepper and thick booze, a bit like cough syrup in the aftertaste; molasses, lactose sugar, and hop resins linger, as well.

M: It’s so sweet it sticks to the roof of your mouth like saltwater taffy. It’s rich, but there’s enough heat and carbonation to keep it from being too viscous. If this were at 11% ABV or higher, it would be basically undrinkable (a la Founders CBH).

O: I don’t know what to say. So you like your pine cones dipped in vanilla icing? This is your beer. Do you like expensive, vanilla-heavy desserts, but hate the whole chewing thing? Grab a bottle. I actually liked this experience, though, and that’s the weird part – my brain tells me this is too sweet, but I keep drinking. It’s a strange beer, but it’s mesmerizing at the same time; overall, an enjoyable drink.

Serving type: bottle

03-05-2013 05:34:38 | More by BarryMFBurton
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Dressage74


5/5  rDev +28.5%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

This beer is great, really smells like creme brulee, its has a sweet taste but then it doesn't, the smell is sweet but the beer has a nice stout taste and feel. I put some in a snifter then put a scoop of vanilla ice cream in it,and it was great a must try.

Serving type: bottle

03-01-2013 02:45:18 | More by Dressage74
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weltywm

Pennsylvania

4.21/5  rDev +8.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

2012 bottling. Had it in the cellar since July. Poured into a snifter.

Appearance: Pours a deep black with a slight tan head. Lots of lacing on the glass.

Smell: Huge custard and vanilla notes. Smells like . . . .what else ? . . . .creme brulee.

Taste: Follows the nose. Big notes of vanilla bean and custard. I also taste some stone fruit, hop bitterness, milk chocolate, molasses, more vanilla, and earthy spice. All of this is complimented by warm alcohol.

Mouthfeel: It's medium bodied, but the finish is long and complex - a solid 1 to 2 minutes after each sip.

Overall: Wow, this beer aged well. Accessible, yet complex. Multifaceted, but it emphasizes the vanilla. Just really darn good. Would definitely buy again.

Serving type: bottle

02-27-2013 02:58:17 | More by weltywm
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UnderPressure

South Carolina

3.55/5  rDev -8.7%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Tall light tan head tops a pitch black beer. Great retention and lacing.

Heavy caramel in the aroma. Very sweet. Not much else to mention its hard to get past the caramel sweetness.

Intense dark roasted malt in the flavor. Toffee, caramel, chocolate and coffee. More bitter than I expected.

Heavy, thick velvety mouthfeel with a delicate carbonation.

A decent beer, but I got sick of it pretty quick. If you're in the mood for something really heavy with intense flavor, this may hit the spot.

Serving type: bottle

02-26-2013 13:23:04 | More by UnderPressure
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didgeridolphin

Northern Mariana Islands

4.73/5  rDev +21.6%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75

Your experience of this beer may depend considerably on context. Let me explain:

The first time I had this beer I was with 6 people and we were spending an evening tasting extreme beers and strong cheeses. We worked up to some very flavorful brews prior to opening the Creme Brulee Stout. I can't remember what cheese we happened to have at the time, but it was perfect. Honestly, I thought this was the best beer I had ever tasted.

Now fast forward a bit: I bought several bottles for friends, and more for myself. The next time I had it, my wife (who had also loved it on the "introductory night") and I opened a bottle to sip by itself as we planned to have a relaxed evening together. After our first sip, we both looked at each other and said "What were we thinking?!" It was hard to even swallow a few sips -- like trying to drink some type of super sweet syrup. Yeech!

We had already bought more bottles, so for the next one we decided to have some unique and very flavorful cheesecake. The first half of the bottle was again among the finest we had ever had. However, we could not finish the entire bottle (it kept quite well re-capped for a few days, however).

This is definitely an extreme beer, with intense flavor and considerable sweetness. If you attempt to drink it by itself, or if you are planning to drink much of it, I think you will be quite disappointed. However, if you either build up to it with other extreme beers prior to drinking it -- and / or if you pair it with extreme food (rich, cheesy, and sweet), you may just find that this beer gives you a totally resplendent and unforgettable evening. So, my rating is assuming that you follow the above precautions and don't plan to have more than about 1/6 of the bottle for yourself that night. Otherwise, you are likely to rate this beer a 2 or below...

I hope this helps you to enjoy one of the most unique and flavorful beers on the market. And I do believe that the quality of the ingredients used must be outstanding.

Serving type: bottle

02-11-2013 11:53:52 | More by didgeridolphin
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DelMontiac

Oklahoma

2.23/5  rDev -42.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

Purchased this one in MO in July of 2012 and kept in the cellar.

This beer looked pretty nice on the pour into an U.S. Air Force Academy pint glass. Color was murky black/brown with a crowned mocha head that fizzled down rapidly. Scant lace remained.

I love creme brulee, so I was excited to get a whiff of this. The scent of sweet buttery vanilla and slightly burned sugar had me pretty ramped up, but it also seems very...artificial. The dark fruity chocolate tinge was there, but was mostly overwhelmed by the sweet vanilla.

Unfortunately, flavor is where this one goes horribly wrong. So overly sweet it's sickening and it's not a good sweet either - it's a ten spoons of sugar in one oz of corn syrup sweet. It's hummingbird food sweet. It's got a cough syrup phenolic medicine type of flavor that makes me want to spit it out. Yes, the vanilla is big. So big you feel as if you're breathing vanilla extract fire. The bitterness from the brew fights with all this sweetness and they both lose as they turn into one horrible mess. Nearly all chocolate hints are lost in all this. Actually made my stomach sour. I think you get the picture. After struggling through most of one glass...drain pour.

This is a very chewy and sticky brew, but I found so not in a good way. Nearly all the carbonation is eaten up once the pour settles leaving it fairly flat. This combined with a cough syrup consistency...meh...no thanks.

I was excited to see this in the store as I very impressed with Choklat by this brewery. It seems they just simply poured flavoring (or maybe a scent) into this beer and released it without ever trying it for themselves. I see other BAs have given this beer stellar reviews. This makes me wonder about differences in batches at Southern Tier.

Next time, pass.

Serving type: bottle

02-03-2013 13:58:43 | More by DelMontiac
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anjah

North Carolina

5/5  rDev +28.5%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

This is an all around GREAT beer! If you like milk stouts, try this sucker out! It has a rich and creamy color and tastes great too. Even at nearly 10% abv, it goes down smooth. The only thing about this beer is at one sip it will leave you with some dank coffee breath for the rest of the night. Consider yourself warned.

Serving type: bottle

02-01-2013 04:34:34 | More by anjah
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CowsCanBark

Pennsylvania

4.39/5  rDev +12.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured from 22 oz. bottle into a Samuel Adam's pint glass.

Appearance:Pours a thick black with a frothy dark brown/chocolate head, about half a finger in size. The head slowly recedes, leaving a caramel-looking foam. Retention is good.

Smell: It really does smell like Creme Brulee, with obvious notes of vanilla, cream, and caramel. Extremely malty, of course. I don't really detect any hops; it's pretty sweet smelling.

Taste: Well, it does taste like sweet Creme Brulee! However, it is certainly not the only note. I detect a strong hint of coffee, some hoppiness, and then there is that creamy caramel like backbone. There is an alcohol bite and the bitterness is moderate.

Mouthfeel: Moderately carbonated, it leaves a frothy beer-stache on me so it's fairly heavy in body. Creamy, of course. Desert, all the way.

Overall: A good beer that I would love to actually pair with Creme Brulee sometime, as it would match quite well. This is most definitely a DESERT beer.

Serving type: bottle

01-30-2013 08:01:35 | More by CowsCanBark
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Segelstrom

Pennsylvania

4.86/5  rDev +24.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

this is not a beer for every day. asthe namesake would suggest it is a dessert beer and a very good one at that. I read some of the reviews that were extremely critical. they qare failing to recognize that this is a dessert beer just a the name would suggest. yes, it is sweet but so are mose desserts. itis an outstqaning beer for its intended purpose

Serving type: bottle

01-27-2013 00:42:52 | More by Segelstrom
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BierJager89

California

4.93/5  rDev +26.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

Poured from a Bomber (22 oz) into a tulip. Bottle has ridiculously philosophical description that made me chuckle a bit.

A: Black with a mocha head. The darker the better in my book, and this is black in any light.

S: Nose is amazing. Vanilla custard desserts and chocolate. Vanilla is probably my favorite flavor, and in no beer has it ever been more abundant in the nose or taste than this one.

T: Dark chocolate, coffee, and vanilla custard deliciousness. It would be perfect if it had been oaked a little, and if it weren't so sweet. That's the thing with this beer, the reason why a lot of people don't like it as much as I do (and it pretty much ruined all other beers for my girlfriend, she went bananas over it), it's too sweet. Now I have a huge sweet tooth, and this was overly sweet for me by a bit, so I can see why it gets an 87, but I LOVE THE VANILLA, so it's an A+ in my book.

M: Full bodied and quite smooth, nearly perfect.

O: Loads and loads of my favorite flavor on earth, vanilla, so of course I'm going to give it an A+. Overly sweet, yes, but still absolutely delicious.

Serving type: bottle

01-17-2013 20:12:45 | More by BierJager89
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dspolanco

Pennsylvania

4.3/5  rDev +10.5%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4

Appearance-Deep Black, looking everything like the Imperial Stout it is.

Smell-This is where the beer differentiates from other stouts. It smells scrumptious, huge vanilla notes, huge butterscotch notes. It simply smells amazing.

Taste-Just like the smell, big sweet vanilla and butterscotch notes upfront. Towards the end comes the bitter chocolate notes and helps cut the sweetness beautifully.

Mouthfeel-Full

Overall- This is a great dessert beer. I wouldn't drink it everyday however for special family occasions its a great dessert. Southern Tier doesn't disappoint again.

Serving type: bottle

01-12-2013 23:29:48 | More by dspolanco
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SerialHiker

Illinois

4.04/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3

Appearance: Pours black with awesome mocha brown cascade within…khaki colored head that is pinky thick and luscious…(4.25/5)

Smell: Vanilla, caramel, brown sugar, custard, candy, dark chocolate, milk chocolate…it’s all in there…this thing is making my mouth water…YUM!!! (5/5)

Taste: Vanilla, custard, caramel, sugar…YUM! A taste of tiramisu…it’s sweet without going overboard, though the sugar and vanilla are the dominant flavors…the malt and hops play second fiddle to all the sweet, candy flavors…has a chocolate coffee aftertaste…(4/5)

Mouthfeel: Carbonation forms milk chocolate shake feel all over the palette…medium body, nothing overly done here…it comes, it goes, but it leaves lasting flavor…(4.25/5)

Overall: This is good…it’s very sweet and flavorful, but it’s almost too much to still be considered a “beer”…the alcohol is covered with tremendous flavor, though I know one will do me good…i like it, but I wouldn’t make it a routine selection…it would be tough to drink more than 22 ounces in one sitting, thus the overall doesn't necessarily match up with the individual parts…(3/5)

Serving type: bottle

01-10-2013 04:30:05 | More by SerialHiker
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Creme Brulee (Imperial Milk Stout) from Southern Tier Brewing Company
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