Southern Tier Cuvee Series 1

For dinner in Buffalo, some friends and I decided to go to the Blue Monk, as it came highly recommended. On the beer menu, I noticed that they had the Southern Tier Cuvee Series One, and the waitress told me that they received the keg by mistake and aged it for a couple of years before serving it. What great luck! The beer pours a cloudy orange-gold color with a frothy white head. The aroma consists of yeast, orange zest, lemon, and coconut. The taste is sweet and smooth with almonds and coconut immediately hitting the tongue. Orange, lemon, and yeast bring out a citrusy and biscuity flavors with some banana as well. The finish is dry with light pepper and hints of grassy and earthy hops, and the after taste leaves oak on the tongue. The alcohol content is 11.0% ABV. I felt lucky to try this beer after three years, but I was glad that I did. It was a rather complex brew, but the almonds and was a flavor that I am not used to being in a beer, but I really enjoyed it, especially with the coconut.

Southern Tier Cuvee Series 3

As part of a beer trade with Lee from Hoptopia, I received a bottle of Southern Tier Cuvee Series Part 3. The beer pours a reddish amber color with a thin and filmy off-white colored head. The aroma consists of sweet malts, raisin, cherry, oak, and yeast. The taste is sweet and cherry right up front with lots of cherry flavor. The finish brings a little bit of roasted malts, raisin, and a bit of yeast. The after taste lets the oak flavor linger on the tongue with a cherry goodness. The alcohol content is 11.0% ABV. This beer, which sides on the sweet part of the palate, is smooth and cherry-filled. I enjoyed the oak finish and after taste, as it helped calm down the sweetness of the beer.