Southern Tier Imperial Creme Brulee Stout Review

I have a love-hate relationship with Southern Tier Brewing's prodcuts. Several, such as Gemini, Unearthly, Big Red and Hoppe have been very, very good. Others, such as Raspberry Porter, Cherry Saison and Tripel have not been good.

However, I like stouts and high abv beers, so wehn I saw Southern Tier Imperial Creme Brulee Stout on the shelf at Whole Foods at $6.99 for a 22oz bomber bottle, I decided right away to check it out.

The label reported 10% abv and that this was made with vanilla beans and lactose sugar.

The nose was vanilla and caramel and sweetness really did smell like Creme Brulee.

This poured dark brown, almost black with a very thin head.

The mouthfeel was pretty thin for a stout, It would be a stretch to describe this as medium body. It was in between thin and medium bodied.

The taste was much like the nose - vanilla predominated, but there was a caramel sweetness as well and faint chocolate. There was almost no alcohol burn

I think this wouldn't paid very well with a meal because is is so sweet. I think it would be well paired with most snacking cheeses. It would be a good pairing with sweets and sweet desserts. It would also be great all by itself.