Sierra Nevada Bigfoot

Brewed by Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine
Chico, California USA

Serve in Snifter

2012-Deep dark red pour,some standing head,lacing Aroma is of mildhop ripe fruit with more of vanilla carmel,seems a bit modest as far as dryhopping.Not real strong but there is some nice light grassy/pine but more fruit notes. Taste is very smooth malty with carmel,then a huge sting of hops with lots of grassy pine and a very well balanced bittering.Leaving a nice piney bitterness yet with a nice carmely sweet presence lingering. For a barleywine this in not syrupy or cloyingly sweet with a nice dryness . There is a little bit of yeast funk noticable,very nice beer altogether.Very drinkable too, you find yourself back to the glass quickly.

Pours a reddish brown. Little head. Aromas of hops, pine, cherries, malt. Typical Sierra Nevada. I’m a fan of barley wines and I decided to give these guys another chance but yet again its the same boring beer. It’s like they’re just using the same basic recipe for every beer and tweaking it as they go. I took one sip of this and dumped it. And I hardly EVER let beer go to waste. Disappointing.

Enjoyed 2010, 2011, and today 2012. Couldn’t believe I’ve never rated this before! I think this is a fine beer. Poured from the bottle. Nice red colour with a thick head. Palate is thick and finishes dry. Flavour is bitter but not too bitter good balance of bitter and malt. Aroma is of citrus hops. Overall a good balanced beer.

The beer in the glass is bright red-brown, with a wonderful creamy head. The smell is aroma hops, citrus, caramel and toffee. Starts intensely malty, with plum, caramel, some citrus and aroma hops. The middle part is very strong malty, with lots of plum and a lot of alcohol in the background. The finish is again extremely powerful malty, slightly burning alcoholic, with plum, caramel and cherries!

What can i say. this is a great barlywine. Flavor is strong. love all the sierra beers. has a barnyard taste. slight hops

Bottle: 2011 vintage: Thanks to VsXsV: Medium to bigger vast/slow disappearing creamy off white head on top of a light cloudy deep ruby colored beer. Smell is a very fresh mix of hops, fruit, citrus, light raisin/prunes, barleys, thick malts, caramel, butterscotch and toffee, meal, corn, hint of something soap. Taste is a crisp mix of barleys fruits, hops, bitter, sticky like bitter sugars and spicy honey, soft buttery and butterscotch/caramel/toffee. A good bitter, malty/barley, hoppy, sticky, light sweet, corn, and light fruity/yeast and candy like butterscotch mix. Good full aftertaste of a firm bitterness, sticky barleys, caramel and grass. There’s a tiny touch of something warm alcohol like taste/feeling, but it suits this beer well. Low carbo, soft thicker mouthfeel, full body and a creamy texture. Lovely tasting well balanced brew.

2008 Bottle. Pours a reddish brown color with a soapy off-white head that vanishes quickly. Aroma of dark fruit, caramel, fig, and hops. Dark fruit and caramel flavor with a bitter hop ending. Did not expect the bitterness. Some noticeable alcohol at the back end. A very good beer.

08 vintage. Deep red color. Smells luscious and fruity. Very viscous and a decent head for having some age on it. Bitter up front but warms up to a malty and fruity flavor. Crisp clean finish. Not my favorite barley wine sadly.