Southern Tier Creme Brûlée re-released

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Creme Brûlée

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  1. GeorgiaBeerGuy

    GeorgiaBeerGuy Initiate (0) May 31, 2013 Georgia

    I saw this in the store today, and wondered if anyone has tried it yet? I remember having it in 2010, and 2011. I still have 3 bottles in the cellar (2011), and contemplated a comparison to see if there was a noticeable difference. I had it the first time on tap as an 11oz pour at a local bar, and then we got some for a couples night and drank it (5 oz per person) with a tiramisu dessert. I recall it tasting of toasted marshmallows, and was cloyingly sweet. I have been hesitant to open another one for 2 years, as the sweetness was overpowering. I see on the stbcbeer.com website that it's a yearly June release...

    Any comments on the new version, or comparisons? Same recipe, different year? New bottle, anyway...

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    #1 GeorgiaBeerGuy, Jun 20, 2013
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  2. jwheeler87

    jwheeler87 Initiate (0) Oct 27, 2011 Massachusetts

    I love that beer. Haters gonna hate.
     
    #2 jwheeler87, Jun 20, 2013
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  3. Hanzo

    Hanzo Initiate (0) Feb 27, 2012 Virginia

    I don't like this as much as say Choklat or Mokah but I enjoy it. It's the sweetest of the bunch for me so a four ounce pour is about perfect as a dessert beer.
     
    #3 Hanzo, Jun 20, 2013
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  4. Chaaaarlieeee

    Chaaaarlieeee Initiate (0) Nov 23, 2012 Rhode Island

    No thanks. They're all yours, OP!
     
    #4 Chaaaarlieeee, Jun 20, 2013
  5. OldBluesNewBrews

    OldBluesNewBrews Initiate (0) Oct 25, 2012 New Jersey

    I don't really think of it as a re-release since it's been part of the Blackwater Series for a few years now. I wish wish wish they would package it in smaller bottles...maybe those XS ones that Rogue uses?? Or the small cans that 21st Amendment uses for LowerDaBoom? It's delicious but I seriously need like 5 ounces and I'm good. Also, like many I upset that they kept that and got rid of Jahva and Mokah, which were far superior
     
    #5 OldBluesNewBrews, Jun 20, 2013
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  6. GeorgiaBeerGuy

    GeorgiaBeerGuy Initiate (0) May 31, 2013 Georgia

    No more Jahva or Mokah. :slight_frown:

    From BeerStreetJournal...

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    For those that were in love with the coffee and chocolate stylings of Southern Tier’s(Lakewood, NY) Mokah and Jahva, their have been discontinued indefinitely.​
    Mokah, the brewery’s coffee/chocolate blend usually ships in April. Jahva – the coffee stout Southern Tier has been brewing since 2005 usually arrived in March. Their retirement will make way for other entries in the Blackwater Series in the near future.​
     
    #6 GeorgiaBeerGuy, Jun 20, 2013
  7. kmello69

    kmello69 Initiate (0) Nov 27, 2011 Texas

    First time I had it, last year, I drank about 4oz, and poured the rest down the drain - just too sickeningly sweet. Filled a growler of it yesterday for a tasting this weekend, and they guy gave me a taste - still sweet, but seemed much more drinkable. Maybe just a change in my palate, but based on this completely unscientific test, it seems that this years is a little less sweet than last years.
     
    #7 kmello69, Jun 20, 2013
  8. Mahde

    Mahde Initiate (0) Aug 23, 2012 New Jersey

    I liked it. It's basically liquid butterscotch. Wouldn't recommend trying to down a whole bottle yourself. Would be like eating too much candy on Halloween.
     
    #8 Mahde, Jun 20, 2013
  9. DieHippieDie

    DieHippieDie Initiate (0) Oct 12, 2012 North Carolina

    SAY IT AIN'T SO!!!
     
    #9 DieHippieDie, Jun 20, 2013
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  10. Kerrie

    Kerrie Initiate (0) Aug 24, 2012 Michigan

    Tasted the same as last year's to me.
     
    #10 Kerrie, Jun 20, 2013
  11. Lorianneb

    Lorianneb Pundit (919) Apr 27, 2012 New Jersey

    I also wish they would release it In 12oz bottles. I would still split it, though.
     
    #11 Lorianneb, Jun 20, 2013
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  12. fishtremble

    fishtremble Initiate (0) Jan 18, 2010 Michigan

    Love all the blackwater series so quite disappointed in this announcement. Creme brulee has always been the perfect mixer for me to add to my stouts and porters to take them to different levels.
     
    #12 fishtremble, Jun 20, 2013
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  13. Danny1217

    Danny1217 Initiate (0) Jul 15, 2011 Florida

    It's a tasty dessert. I like splitting a bottle between at least three people.

    I wonder what new Blackwater beers we will see. I didn't really care for Plum Noir. Hopefully they discontinue that one...
     
    #13 Danny1217, Jun 20, 2013
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  14. RRtransvestification

    RRtransvestification Initiate (0) Dec 21, 2012 New York

    I love choklat, but since I don't like creme brûlée the dessert, its hard to like this. I'm not knocking the beer though, its just not my kind of taste.
     
    #14 RRtransvestification, Jun 20, 2013
  15. utopiajane

    utopiajane Grand Pooh-Bah (3,982) Jun 11, 2013 New York
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    Plum noir is better than it seemed because it needs to be at proper temperature. Most beers are good right out of the fridge but not that one. That one smooths as it warms and all the chocolate flavor deepens. 48-50 degrees. That's not straight out of the fridge.
     
    #15 utopiajane, Jun 20, 2013
  16. SFACRKnight

    SFACRKnight Grand Pooh-Bah (3,348) Jan 20, 2012 Colorado
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Last I heard diacetyl is a flaw in beers...
    Well, at least in these levels...
     
    #16 SFACRKnight, Jun 20, 2013
  17. Danny1217

    Danny1217 Initiate (0) Jul 15, 2011 Florida

    I sipped mine over a long period of time, and it definitely improved as it warmed up, but the beer was still not that impressive to me. Not a bad beer, but not one I would buy again at over $10 a bottle.
     
    #17 Danny1217, Jun 20, 2013
  18. mdfb79

    mdfb79 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,757) Jan 11, 2010 New York
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    I had a three or four year old bottle of it last year and it tasted the same as it did fresh; just as sweet. I don't think it changes or improves too much with a few years on it.

    I personally like it, though I always ranked it third behind Choklat and Mokah. Not something I'd drink a lot, but once a year is nice. I'd guess it is the same recipe just with the updated Blackwater Series label.
     
    #18 mdfb79, Jun 20, 2013
  19. BigJim5021

    BigJim5021 Savant (1,227) Sep 2, 2007 Indiana

    I had no problem taking down a 22 by myself. It's not something I would want often, but I also don't have a large milkshake every day either. Doesn't stop me from finishing one by myself when I have one. I guess people on here just absolutely can't ingest anything sweet.
     
    #19 BigJim5021, Jun 20, 2013
  20. 2beerdogs

    2beerdogs Grand Pooh-Bah (5,682) Jan 31, 2005 California
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    I gotta pilfer some of my father-in-law's insulin first...:wink:
     
    #20 2beerdogs, Jun 20, 2013
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