Crème Brûlée
Southern Tier Brewing Company

Crème BrûléeCrème Brûlée
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From:
Southern Tier Brewing Company
 
New York, United States
Style:
Sweet / Milk Stout
Ranked #402
ABV:
10%
Score:
88
Ranked #14,478
Avg:
3.92 | pDev: 17.35%
Reviews:
1,509
Ratings:
4,730
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 23, 2024
Added:
Jul 12, 2008
Wants:
  432
Gots:
  1,144
Part of the Blackwater Series

The brewer suggests a serving temperature of 42 °F for this beer.
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Ratings by scott27:
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Reviewed by scott27 from Maryland

4.57/5  rDev +16.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 3
This is my first review here so here goes....

Served in a Dogfish Head 22 oz snifter glass. Slow pour yielded very little head, save a nice velvet lacing around the top of the glass. Appearance was jet black. Smelled of vanilla beans, birthday cake, and obviously of creme brulee. Southern Tier does a great job with using great aroma type hops in combination with unique add ins, which in this case saw Columbus hops paired with vanilla beans. Taste was candy sweet with a delicious vanilla and fudge after taste which seemed to linger on the taste buds. Detected a nice hidden bitterness, undoubtedly from the Horizon hops used. Mouthfeel was in the medium range. With sweet stouts, I would say that the mouthfeel was not quite as thick and creamy as Youngs Double Chocolate, but not as thin as Mackeson or Lancaster Milk Stout. In regards to drinkability, I would not have anymore than one of the 650 ml bottles that Southern Tier puts this in for several reasons. First of all, not only is this stuff 10 percent, but as with many other Southern Tier stouts (Oatmeal and Choklat) the alcohol is very well hidden beneath the sweet, candy like flavor. In short, this stuff will knock you on your butt if you are not careful. Secondly, one would probably not want to drink too much of this because of the intense sweetness. Being a stout drinker, I generally have one of these and follow up with a nice hoppy stout or porter like Guiness or Victory Storm King. Overall, the more and more I drink Souther Tier beers, the more I appreciate their craftsmanship and orginiality. It is a shame that this is a seasonal as I just happened to luck out and find a bottle at a local liquor outfit. The new batch comes out in June and I plan stockpile!!! I may even try and save a Choklat and mix the two together! A great sweet stout...highly recommended
Feb 01, 2009
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.21 by Iggy88 from Ohio

Feb 23, 2024
 
Rated: 4.1 by BLVBBERGIXLL from Arizona

Feb 19, 2024
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Reviewed by brianstrong2 from Tennessee

4.33/5  rDev +10.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Very good, I miss this beer not being sold as not nitro. I'm sure that is still an option in Buffalo, but locally that is all I get. Texture, flavor, abv, head, all exceptional. Highly recommend.

That said, Southern Tier in my opinion is one of the few breweries in the US that I trust to pump out impeccable imperial / sweet stouts. Flavors are spot on and they don't push 15%ers that taste like whisky and chocolate syrup.
Feb 16, 2024
 
Rated: 4.19 by BuxMontBeerLover from Pennsylvania

Feb 12, 2024
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Reviewed by cwm51662 from Indiana

4.31/5  rDev +9.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Slight tan head that's gone quick. Strong vanilla/caramel smell out the bottle, almost coconut-ty. Not quite as thick a feel as I like, but close, and not sticky for all the sweet. A bit boozy, but not badly. Pretty tasty. Custard and coffee and a shot of firewater in the cup, lol!
Dec 29, 2023
 
Rated: 3.91 by blissfulNemo from Michigan

Dec 13, 2023
 
Rated: 3.52 by not2quick from Missouri

Dec 07, 2023
 
 
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Reviewed by Cm55

3.94/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Bottle
L- dark, nearly black. Tan head is minimal
S-plenty of caramel but not much else
T-caramel, some nondescript sweetness that lacks any type of candi sugar
F-smooth and without any bite to suggest its 10abv
O-a bit one-note as it delivers on the caramel, but is a very drinkable, high abv specialty beer that matches the label.
Nov 22, 2023
 
Rated: 3.64 by Taenim from Maine

Nov 07, 2023
 
Rated: 3.25 by sewerchewer from New York

Nov 06, 2023
 
Rated: 4.1 by RalphStanley34 from French Polynesia

Oct 26, 2023
 
 
Rated: 3.79 by carolinabeerguy from North Carolina

Jan 04, 2023
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Reviewed by mvanaskie13 from Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured into a chalice: color is black, head is light tan and presents with the nitro super fine bubbles on that initial pour.

Smell is lightly boozy upfront, quickly overtaken by the creaminess - big lactose, really has that creamy aroma, some backing chocolate and roast.

Taste is similar but the booziness is a backing flavor: big cream, lactose, lighter chocolate, some roast, booze. Flavor really emanates a thick cocktail like flavor.

Mouthfeel is low nitro effervescence, strong/thick creamy sweetness, limited bitterness and even limited drying from the strength.

Overall a big, creamy sweet brew that gives off a creamy cocktail vibe (white russian-esque).
Apr 05, 2022
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Reviewed by KT3418 from Colorado

3.84/5  rDev -2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This is just sweeter than the hot cocoa one but that's really about the whole super prevalent difference. I feel like trying this one made me like them both a little less. Sweet, boozy, run of the mill. Southern Tier is super overrated as a whole to me. There's great desert beers and pastry stouts everywhere. Try something new. I will say this shits on their ipas in the since these are better at being stouts than the ipas are at being ipas. At least this is supposed to be sweet.
Feb 27, 2022
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Reviewed by JohnniEMc from Pennsylvania

4.62/5  rDev +17.9%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Experience says that this is among the best of the desert beers. Now it's time for a critical review. Two twelve ounce cans are opened and all of the contents of one and most of the contents of the second can are fitted instead a clear glass Imperial pint mug. There's an amazing vanilla smell in the air and the beige head, preventing the entire drainage of the second can, is one of the tightest and enduring in the beer world. It adorns a beautiful black coffee colored liquid that's opaque, but reasonably bright. Behind the sharp vanilla nose hit, found is creamy sweetness, kind of like the smell gotten from an aerosol whipped cream. For its color, there's very little reference to roasted malt. There is some roasted malt bitterness in the taste. So much so that it detracts from the intended target. But, it's a mild infraction, as there's enough smooth and creamy character to carry most of the taste. Actually the stout bitterness doesn't really kick until the finish. Until then, this is an amazing liquid reminder of a pleasantly sweet desert, without the crusty covering. There's great glass lacing and a well disguised 10% ABV. Maybe not perfect, but this is one great desert beer.
Nov 26, 2021
 
Rated: 4.42 by chrisb53188 from Wisconsin

Oct 13, 2021
Crème Brûlée from Southern Tier Brewing Company
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 4730 ratings