Sierra Nevada Bigfoot

A nice one from Sierra Nevada. Malty floral hops nose, a nice burgundy amber, and an egg-white head. Sweet and bitter combine nicely with a good bitterness lingering on the palate. Not bad at all.

12oz bottle, 2001 vintage, courtesy of mwsf. Thanks, Matt! Pours a dark, ruby-wooden color; slightest haze; off-white head with medium-bubbled head and patchy lacing; nice pour. Solid amounts of dried dark fruits, dried caramel (reasonably oxidized), sweet fruits, fruit leather, and candy sugar in the aroma; no alcohol. Full, chewy mouthfeel: sticky candy sugar, dried fruits (red and dark), plenty of sweetness coating the palate; big, sticky, juicy beer; slightly relaxed carbonation, adding to drinkability; very solid stuff after seven years. Sweet and very chewy stuff. Lengthy finish: candy sugar, dried fruits, fruit leather, and some biscuity malts at the far end.

First on tap the on 355 ml bottle - Amber brown beer with a thick creamy head. Aroma is very sweet and malty, notes of fruits and cascade. Flavor is again very malty, but not sticky. High level of maltiness here is very important if you are to enjoy this heavily hopped beer. Possibly a bit too hopped for one to enjoy this beer, definately needs some maturing. This beer certainly leaves a mark.

just had a 2007 followed by a 2006. This beer ages well. Put it in the cellar, enjoy better next year, trust.

I love this beer. This is the one responsible for me getting into craft beer and I only had one left for aging. I was really disappointed but then, on a trip to Milwaukee I found a place that had 4, 6 packs left and I was able to get more. It is great now but just think of where it will be 10 years from now.

Bottle, Oddbins, Edinburgh. Poured a dark reddy brown with a lingering tan head, good bit of lacing. Aroma is packed wth hop and fruit - beautiful. Flavour is very sweet and bitter. Packed with fruit and hop again. Finish is malty with some fruit and lingers nicely. A real treat, enjoyed this very much.

2008. Good looking mahogany-ruby beer with a massive off-white head that sticks around and leaves lace. Aroma is mostly hops (piney, citrusy) along with some roasty maltiness too. Alcohol warmth becomes more apparent in the nose as it warms. The flavor starts with a sweet caramel malt and hops in the background, followed by some more roast barley / burnt notes, some alcohol warmth, and finishing with bitter hoppiness. This is a delicious barley wine.

08version-12oz bottle-pours a retaining rich tan head that laces and red color. Aroma is sweet medium malt, citrus northwest hops. Taste is alcohol, medium malt, citrus/metallic northwest hops. Finish is alcohol and metallic.