I found this to be a little bit of a disappointment. Farmer's Tan is an Imperial Pale Lager offered by Southern Tier weighing in at 9% ABV. Poured into a pilsner glass my first reaction was that the beer was a very crisp, dark, golden color. There was a nice, slightly off white, head that left a thick lace on the sides of the glass as I drank it. The aroma presented was of mild hops with subtle malty undertones. Overall I found it to be pretty unexciting.
The first taste of the beer wasn't bad, malty with a slight hop bitterness to the finish. At first I thought the alcohol flavor was well balanced... then the beer warmed up. There is a reason the bottle suggests a serving temperature of 37 degrees F. As the beer warmed I found the alcohol dominated the flavor of the beer and made it difficult to drink. Other then that it had a medium body, carbonation, and despite being a little one dimensional flavor wise, was what I would consider an average craft beer.
I probably wouldn't buy this again but if you happen to enjoy Imperial style ales I would recommend you give it a try.
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