Sierra Nevada Bigfoot

	Percentile
	98
	overall

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

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	Seasonal	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
2032	3.89/5.0	3.88/5.0	Winter	9.6%	92.1	Snifter

Commercial Description:
Gold Medal Winner, Great American Beer Festival (Ales: Brown, Bitter and Pale 1987, Barleywine 1988,1992,1995). Sierra Nevada Bigfoot is an award winning example of the English Barley Wine style. It boasts a dense, fruity bouquet; an extremely rich, intense, bittersweet palate; and a deep, reddish-brown color. This ale is superbly balanced between an almost overpowering maltiness and a wonderfully bittersweet hoppiness.

Beginning Gravity:23 Plato
Finishing Hops:Cascade & Centennial
Dry Hops:Centennial, Cascade & Chinook
Bittering Hops: Chinook
Ending Gravity:6.0 Plato
Yeast:Top Fermenting Ale Yeast
Malts:Two-row Barley Malt, English Caramel Malt, Dextrin Malt

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Hopper (295), San Antonio, Texas, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Oct 20, 2009

An unclear reddish-brown beer with a small head. The aroma is very sweet & bready. The taste is bready, nutty, malty, alcohol, caramel, & a dash of chocolate. Decenty smooth & nice lacing. I think this needs some time to age as it will balance out the sweetness more.

mikkopen (255), Oulu, Finland

4.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.2	8/10	4/5	9/10	4/5	17/20

Oct 17, 2009

350 ml bottle. Dark reddish amber colour, nice off-white head. Strong, sweetish malty aroma with a whiff of alcohol and plenty of fruits and nuts. The flavour is honey-sweet at first, with elements of citrus fruits and spices, but the sweetness is quickly overcome by a strong, warm hoppy bitterness that lingers in the mouth for quite a while. Delicious.

BeerGestapo (738), Windsor, Pennsylvania, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Oct 12, 2009

Brewed in the USA... Pours a hazy brown color with a thin off white head. Aroma of fruit, hops, malts, honey and wood. Taste of plums, malts, caramel, spices and alcohol warmth. Mouthfeel is thin in body, but packs a big punch in the dry bitter hoppiness. This brew is something you might want to take your time with drinking !!!

Cakes (44), New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania, USA

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	7/10	3/5	5/10	2/5	13/20

Oct 10, 2009

A dark amber appearance, very light carbonation, aromas of raisins, citrus. Creamy head.

Sonicdescent (376), Donora, Pennsylvania, USA

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	10/20

Oct 8, 2009

A very solid and quite hop forward barleywine that is ultimately drinkable. Highlights include the appearance with a fantastic head. Taste is hampered by a slightly strange aftertaste.

spkldhenlvr24 (453), Newburgh/Buffalo, New York, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	8/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	16/20

Oct 7, 2009

2007 Vintage bottle from Premier Gourmet. I have had this beer a bunch of times but yet to rate it. I was a little worried about how this had aged and it turned out to be great. Pours a murky brownish amber body with a thin biege head that faded to a lasting ring throughout. Lots of yeast chunks in the bottom of the glass. Aroma is full of hops, fruits, flowers and alcohol. Flavor is very rich with great hops and sweet caramel fruits. Very bitter finish. Medium bodied, definately a sipper. Alcohol is noticable. Intense really nice barley wine.

gyllenbock (244), Stockholm, Sweden

4.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.2	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	18/20

Oct 7, 2009

Bigfoot has a nice orange-brown color and smells a lot of hops and grapefruit. The taste is of course very bitter but rather balanced. A very nice Barley Wine!

blaheath (16), Missouri, USA

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

Oct 5, 2009

08 Vintage Dark amber, very light carbonation, with aromas of raisins, prunes, toasted malt, and wood. Taste is medium bodied, creamy texture, plums, dates, raisins, brown sugar, nutmeg, light oxidation and astringency, with an avg/long finish. Recommended.

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