4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
This was VERY hard to get, and the entire state of Arizona only got 30 cases of this stuff. But I managed to get my hands on 3 bottles, and drank one last night. Bigfoot was gross this year, but the bourbon REALLY opens this beer up. It is a little hot, but the other two bottles I have will sit in the cellar for 1 and 3 years to see how time changes the flavor. Glad I was able to get my hands on some, because this is a good beer.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
At the ’08 GABBF. They billed it as the Whiskey Barrel Aged 2007. Orange color with a thin golden colored head. The nose has wood and caramel sweetness and shows the whiskey barrel without being too overpowering. Flavor has big, grassy hops, with caramel and a whiskey sheen over the whole thing. The whiskey becomes a little overbearing in the finish, but still a nice use of a barrel with a barley wine.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draft @ Jupiter Sour Sunday, Jupiter, Berkeley, CA. Pours a deep reddish amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty woody caramel aroma with weak hoppy hints. Sweetish malty woody bourbon vanilla caramel flavor with weak bitter hoppy hints. Has a sweetish malty woody bourbon and caramel finish.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
the first time i had this i felt it was extremely sweet. the flavors from the bourbon added a lot of sweet vanilla notes. but the second time i had it was digging it. so i dont know. i thought they were going to bottle this stuff. whatever, it’s not amazing and the reg. one is a lot better, but aging it for 5 years might be really nice.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap @ SN Brewery. Pretty darn tasty but not too high on the wood flavor like some of the other barrel offerings I’ve had. Easy drinking, yet pretty noticeable alcohol. Had as part of the sampler platter, then a 10oz glass. Very good.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
750, corked and baled. Pours a clear and very dark amber with a big, creamy, surging tan head that doesn’t really stick around. Almost no lace. Big sweet freshcut hardwood and bourbon nose, kinda what you would expect from a BA Bigfoot--that dense maltiness combined with the herbal hops always gives that woodshop smell. The apricot and vanilla from the bourbon blends right in and creates something slightly new. Creamy medium body with soft carb. Hardwoods, molasses, gingerbread, apricot, and vanilla on the mid palate. Long sweet malty finish. Very nice.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: APR 5, 2007 Tap @ Blind Tiger: I didn’t get to take notes on this, so I’m rating from sheer memory. Deep rusty amber pour topped by a tan film. Great boozey aroma, roasty caramel, bourbon, wood and a floral hop background. This is a perfect Barley Wine for barrel aging because it’s extremely hoppy to begin with. The bourbon mellows the aggressive bitterness, giving it a warming roasted caramel flavor. The cascade resins still come through to give the perfect balance. This is good stuff.
3.9 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
The first thing youre going to notice about this brew is the aroma. There is so much going on, notes of ooak, whiskey, raisins, and of course the hops. The hop character has mellowed out a bit thanks to the aging. Lots of flavor too, definitely a sipper. Very robust and hoppy but also rich and malty, almost belgian characteristics to it. The abv is well cloaked too. Honestly, i prefer this to the regular bigfoot. Solid beer.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
750ml bottle. Rating #140. Pretty damn good BA barley wine. Great aroma, nice bit of hops still. The whiskey barrel kinda takes something away from what a bourbon barrel delivers, but still tasty. (2670)
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: FEB 22, 2013 (750ml bottle thanks to Corey!) clear medium blonde/amber, dark tan bubbles. Nose of rich vanilla, graham cracker, toasted oak, candied citrus and caramel. Taste of toasted oak, vanilla, wood esters, rich and complex. Excellent linger. I highly suggest letting this one sit around and warm up, because it was quite a bit better as it got warmer. Not an amazing beer... yet. Probably needs a year or two to really shine, but a very above average beer for sure.
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