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Samoa This
Southern Tier Brewing Company
- From:
- Southern Tier Brewing Company
- New York, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
Ranked #937 - ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- 94
Ranked #2,532 - Avg:
- 4.23 | pDev: 9.93%
- Reviews:
- 93
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 11, 2023
- Added:
- Jan 07, 2018
- Wants:
- 10
- Gots:
- 54
SCORE
94
Outstanding
94
Outstanding
Part of the Blackwater Series
Imperial stout brewed with pink Himalayan sea salt, chocolate, coconut and caramel flavors
Imperial stout brewed with pink Himalayan sea salt, chocolate, coconut and caramel flavors
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
4.47/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.47/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
12oz bottle from my Father in laws cellar. Dark brown, tiny ring of bubbles. Aroma and taste are spot on for the Girl Scout cookie vibe. Smooth, slick, sweet. Coconut, chocolate. 2018 bottle, still solid. Absolutely worth it.
Feb 11, 2023
Reviewed by NYNorseman from New York
4.52/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.52/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
A truckload of Samoa Girl Scout cookies collides with a pallet of Almond Joys. Add some sea salt and voila - you get Samoa This. This high powered dessert beer from Southern Tier is a tasty concoction which goes down very easily. I like this beer a lot. It's sweet but not too sweet. A great blend of chocolate, caramel, coconut and salt. Good work Southern Tier!
Feb 14, 2020
Reviewed by Msp004 from New York
4.07/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
4.07/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Pours dark brown almost black with a three finger airy head.
Nose is the best part. Incredibly sweet coconut and whipped cream. Smells like a Samoa cookie.
Mouth is very thin which is a little disappointing after the big nose. Coconut , chocolate, lactose , caramel and whiskey.
Enjoyable dessert brew. Make the mouth thicker and it would be a bomb!!
Jan 27, 2020Nose is the best part. Incredibly sweet coconut and whipped cream. Smells like a Samoa cookie.
Mouth is very thin which is a little disappointing after the big nose. Coconut , chocolate, lactose , caramel and whiskey.
Enjoyable dessert brew. Make the mouth thicker and it would be a bomb!!
Reviewed by timmy2b from New York
4.12/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.12/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Rating based on style and ingredients. Dark brown color when poured into a glass. Coconut is the main flavor in the nose to me. Coconut is hidden slightly in the initial taste by the chocolate. Coconut is very present in the aftertaste. Fairly smooth for the ABV and coconut. Delivers on the labeled ingredients and is 100% a desert beer.
Dec 08, 2019
Reviewed by EMV from Pennsylvania
4.21/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a 12 oz bottle into a Dogfish Head tulip
L: Dark, dark brown pour... nearly black with a finger of off-white head. Nice ring of lacing.
S: Roast and coconut. Sweet and toasty.
T.F: Sweet up front. Toasted/roasted grains, dark sugars, and coconut. Not much char... some vanilla and caramel. Chocolate. Medium bodied.... creamy mouthfeel and carbonation. More toasted coconut at the finish.
O: Almost like an almond joy in a glass. If you like coconut this beer will be up your alley. I don't typically go for sweet/dessert stouts but this one hit the spot.
Nov 06, 2019L: Dark, dark brown pour... nearly black with a finger of off-white head. Nice ring of lacing.
S: Roast and coconut. Sweet and toasty.
T.F: Sweet up front. Toasted/roasted grains, dark sugars, and coconut. Not much char... some vanilla and caramel. Chocolate. Medium bodied.... creamy mouthfeel and carbonation. More toasted coconut at the finish.
O: Almost like an almond joy in a glass. If you like coconut this beer will be up your alley. I don't typically go for sweet/dessert stouts but this one hit the spot.
Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina
3.87/5 rDev -8.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.87/5 rDev -8.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: Pours an opaque fudge brown with a thin head that disappears; spotty lacing
Smell: Chocolate, caramel and coconut - basically smells like a Samoa
Taste: Sweetened chocolate with caramel and toasted coconut; the sweetness builds but is just shy of getting too cloying; some booziness in the finish
Mouthfeel: Medium to full body with low carbonation
Overall: Southern Tier pioneered this style but, with this one, they have dialed it back; the mouthfeel is thinner than expected and the flavors taste a little artificial
Sep 26, 2019Smell: Chocolate, caramel and coconut - basically smells like a Samoa
Taste: Sweetened chocolate with caramel and toasted coconut; the sweetness builds but is just shy of getting too cloying; some booziness in the finish
Mouthfeel: Medium to full body with low carbonation
Overall: Southern Tier pioneered this style but, with this one, they have dialed it back; the mouthfeel is thinner than expected and the flavors taste a little artificial
Reviewed by ChrisMon02 from Ohio
4.24/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.24/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Another impressive desert beer from Southern Tier. Nice coconut, caramel, chocolate smell and taste. It does what it says it will do and does it well. Pretty impressive. I will revisit soon.
Jul 17, 2019
Samoa This from Southern Tier Brewing Company
Beer rating:
94 out of
100 with
298 ratings
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