Southern Tier Harvest Ale

This 6.7% ABV beer is a special seasonal brew from the Southern Tier Brewing Company of Lakewood, New York. It is brewed with four varieties of hops and two types of malts.

The beer pours an orange-amber-copper in color. There is a very short off-white head. The aroma is hop forward, grassy, citrusy, lightly floral. The taste follows the aromas with tangy, citrusy, grassy and floral notes on light caramel malt, melding into fresh sun tea with fresh squeezed lemon. The finish is fairly bitter.  The bottle and name had me expecting a very malty, Oktoberfest style beer. Instead, this is a lighter drinking, very hop forward beer. It is not what I expected, but it is good.