{"id":8925,"date":"2021-12-28T18:37:24","date_gmt":"2021-12-29T00:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theaposition.com\/tombedell\/?p=8925"},"modified":"2022-03-27T13:24:10","modified_gmt":"2022-03-27T19:24:10","slug":"12-beers-of-christmas-2021-10-southern-tier-frosted-sugar-cookie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/tombedell\/golf\/lifestyle\/8925\/12-beers-of-christmas-2021-10-southern-tier-frosted-sugar-cookie","title":{"rendered":"12 Beers of Christmas 2021 – 10: Southern Tier Frosted Sugar Cookie"},"content":{"rendered":"\"st<\/a>\n

Up at the crack of dawn to head over to a local DMV office where the Vermont Department of Health was handing out free COVID test kits, two per car, in an amazingly efficient, if somewhat lackadaisical way in that no ID or medical info was asked for or taken. Well, okay. We\u2019ll take the test tomorrow, five days out from our exposure.<\/p>\n

I exposed myself to another strong ale, like yesterday\u2019s Ommegang\u2019s Everything Nice, minus the Belgian yeast, and it suffers at least from that comparison.<\/p>\n

Southern Tier <\/a>of Lakewood, New York has shown up in these cyber pages before, including the 2Xmas<\/a> in the very first 12 Beers of Christmas<\/strong> in 2012. As with its most famous beer, the somewhat notorious Pumking Ale<\/a>, Southern Tier is a sort of take-no-prisoners brewery. If they\u2019re going to make a beer called Frosted Sugar Cookie you can bet they\u2019re going all in to try and make it taste like a frosted sugar cookie.<\/p>\n

To that extent, they succeed admirably. There is indeed a sweet, doughy, buttery aroma to the beer, a clear, burnished golden brew with a mild white head. There aren\u2019t any spices in the mix, but 2-row Pale Malt, flaked oats, lactose and natural vanilla flavor, with Columbus hops. There\u2019s a creamy mouthfeel, a distinct sweetness, that buttery note and plenty of vanilla. There\u2019s no impression of the strength, which is a hefty 8.6% ABV, so this is no confectionery trifle.<\/p>\n

\"ST<\/a>It\u2019s a well done beer, but the prevailing sweetness may be too much for some. Before I\u2019d even had the beer I noticed a friend on the Untappd beer app<\/a> had just had the beer yesterday. Tom Birkaveli rated the beer two out of five stars, and his succinct comment about the beer was: \u201cPass.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cUh oh,\u201d I replied, \u201cthat\u2019s my #12BeersofChristmas pick for tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis one just tasted unnaturally sweet to me,\u201d he wrote. \u201cHopefully you like this more than I did! Cheers!\u201d<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t rate the beers I list on Untappd; I\u2019ve always thought life is too short to take the time to think about that every time I have a brew. I pretty much put them in there just for inventory purposes. But if I did rate Frosted Sugar Cookie I suppose I\u2019d give it three stars, figuring the beer is pretty much exactly what the brewery intended.<\/p>\n

But I\u2019m really with Tom in that the beer is just too sweet for me, and one\u2019s tolerance for sweetness will probably predict if the beer works for them. It\u2019s similar in that way to Pumking, another sugar bomb that I\u2019ve often said tastes like pumpkin pie with<\/em> the whipped cream. Many can\u2019t stand it. Others love it. I have one about every other year.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not at either extreme with the Frosted Sugar Cookie, but it\u2019s not a brew I\u2019d particularly seek out again. I confess I had it while eating one of the frosted sugar cookies shown in the photo above. I preferred the cookie.<\/p>\n

\"st<\/a>Name: Frosted Sugar Cookie
\nBrewer: Southern Tier, Lakewood, New York
\nStyle: Imperial Ale
\nABV: 8.6%
\nAvailability: Limited release, more than 30 states
\nFor More Information: https:\/\/stbcbeer.com\/<\/p>\n

[December 28, 2021]<\/em><\/p>\n

< 12 Beers of Christmas 9: Ommegang Everything Nice<\/a>
\n12 Beers of Christmas 11: Greater Good Gingerbread Ale<\/a> ><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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