Back Burner - Oak-Aged
Southern Tier Brewing Company

Back Burner - Oak-AgedBack Burner - Oak-Aged
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From:
Southern Tier Brewing Company
 
New York, United States
Style:
American Barleywine
ABV:
9.6%
Score:
90
Avg:
4.04 | pDev: 9.16%
Reviews:
82
Ratings:
330
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jan 22, 2022
Added:
Feb 01, 2012
Wants:
  24
Gots:
  43
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Rated: 4 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Jan 22, 2022
 
Rated: 3.31 by StoutSnob40 from California

Jul 15, 2021
 
Rated: 3.74 by khargro2 from Tennessee

Mar 02, 2019
 
Rated: 3.85 by Coronaeus from Canada (ON)

May 20, 2017
 
Rated: 3.53 by deonreds from New York

Aug 19, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by CharlesK from Pennsylvania

Feb 29, 2016
 
Rated: 4.08 by tommy5 from Michigan

Feb 13, 2016
 
Rated: 4.38 by gobuccos from Ohio

Feb 03, 2016
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Reviewed by kemoarps from New York

3.92/5  rDev -3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
This beer was brewed February 15 2012. It is almost 4 years old.

Appearance is an expected murky reddish brown. Decent head for its age, good lacing, seems content to remain a veil atop the body.

As soon as the lid comes off it is a huge wave of gorgeous aroma. Raisins and prunes and figs and cinnamon chewing gum (!?!). That gum kind of stopped my train of thought. And it keeps growing as I keep sniffing. Don't get me wrong, I dig it, but it is just... not what I was expecting? There's a lot of raisin bread in there. And almost some dusty home made McCaulley farmhouse cider. Not sweet. Dusty.

Mellow and approachable this brings the dusty aged characteristics the nose and appearance promised with the peak of candi sweet manifesting milder whispers of big red gum (after chewing a while... no more sharp cinnamon or sugar, just some comfortable reminders). Smoothe edges of dark fruit and caramel and, yes, there's the oak.

Still with decent carbonation for this age, but mellowed wonderfully. A sipper not because it punishes quick drinking, not from heat, but from a languid relaxation born of experience. I was wary after a less than impressed experience with Inequity, but this one works wonderfully for me as beer not clamoring for attention and bursting at the seams, but of one with a quiet confidence, a dignity with a single eyebrow raised.
Jan 24, 2016
 
Rated: 3.9 by WesM63 from Ohio

Dec 10, 2015
 
Rated: 3.93 by fermentedbarley from New Hampshire

Oct 16, 2015
 
Rated: 4.18 by crow from Illinois

Oct 02, 2015
 
Rated: 3.6 by Fordknox from Tennessee

Sep 12, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by wethorseblanket from California

Sep 12, 2015
 
Rated: 3.41 by 2ellas from New Hampshire

Jul 09, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by Eziel from Ohio

Jun 13, 2015
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Rated by hophead123 from New York

5/5  rDev +23.8%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Fantastic barleywine, did they discontinue this?
May 22, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by kingjohnh from New Mexico

May 03, 2015
 
Rated: 4.1 by Hopheadhiker from New York

Apr 22, 2015
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Reviewed by schoolboy from Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +11.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Ahhh! This is what I needed. An outstanding brew. I bought this over a year ago (January 2014) and I patiently waited until now, and it was worth the wait.

This has the look, light brown with great clarity. The aroma is strong and sweet and fresh.

The taste is a perfect blend of sweet and bitter with not much harshness. This is a great example of the style at its best. The aftertaste is smooth.

This is a highly recommended barleywine. I wonder if I can get more.
Apr 11, 2015
Back Burner - Oak-Aged from Southern Tier Brewing Company
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 330 ratings