Sierra Nevada Bigfoot

Look is a medium amber color. With a thick off white head. Good lacing. Smell is alcohol and very malty and sweet. Very nice! Taste is oh my god, wow. You can taste the alcohol and the sweet maltiness of it. Very good, full bodied beer. Also very hoppy bite to it.

Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine Style Ale 25th edition ABV: 9.6% Calories: estimated at 200 C Volume: 12 fl oz Glass: wine goblet Purchased at: Circle Liquors, Pennington Price per fl oz: $2.75 / 12 fl oz = $0.22 per fl oz Consumed at: home sensory first impression: Amazing - rich overwhelming powerful ale - great hoppy depth and wonderful color. yellow head on a ruby deep body. Amazingly deep and full orange, reds, and browns. Aroma/Olfactory: 9 out of 10 Malt flavor is: caramel, syrupy, dark bread, rich hay, oatmeal, nuts, roasted Hop flavor is: resinous, floral, grassy, citrusy, grapefruit, orange Yeast flavor is: doughy, moldy, spongey Other flavors include: deep alcohol, medicine, licorice, raisin, sulfur, oak Visuals/Appearance: 5 out of 5 Color is: bright, ruby, amazing Liquid is: clear, jumping Head and lace are: fantastic - head is nice, with beautiful color, with a very sticky lace. Taste/Flavor: 10 out of 10 Maltiness or Sweetness level is: heavy Hoppiness or Bitterness level is: heavy Sour level is: heavy Palate/Tactile: 5 out of 5 Body or Mouthfeel is: full Texture is: creamy, sticky, thick, oceanic, cardboard Carbonation is: lively Finish is: heavily astringent, bitter, abrupt, long, and strong Overall experience: 18 out of 20. I liked the bitterness, the sweetness, the depth, the color, the lace, and just about everything else. I loved this brew.

Poured a dark reddish color with minimal head. A little malt, and a lot of hops in the nose. The flavor was dominated by the hops, and fairly one-dimensional. Not one I’d have again.

2008 bottle. Pours dark red with a thin off-white head. Aroma is fruit, hops, and alcohol. The flavor is hoppy and bitter with alcohol and a hint of caramel. Not really what I like in a barley wine. This bottle may be too young.

Beautiful ruby colored pour with a medium tan head. Delicious sweet caramel aroma with lots of hops, light appley fruit, and light alcohol. Intense bitterness for a barleywine. The sweetness doesn’t surface nearly as much in the flavor, only a little malty fruit in the very beginning then hops all the way, for a long bitter, slightly dry, finish. Actually a smooth caramel flavor comes out when this baby really warms up, give it time.

08 vintage. Pours a marron/red color with caramel color head. Aromas of plum, malt, hops, and caramel. Flavors of malt, lots of HOPPS, and a tad bit of alcohol in the finish. Impressive brew overall. I really want to see what an aged one is like...hummm

12 oz bottle courtesy of, and thanks to, the venerable HogtownHarry. Decants a murky copper with some red hues showing in the light. Thin and dusty white foam. The nose is of caramel and figs with a huge malt component with aggressive hops. It’s also quite doughy with a rye bread component. This barley wine shows sweet caramel upfront with fruit flavours of fig and plum. The hops are also pretty intense. They seem fresh and pungent, which is great, because I prefer this in a barley wine. Doughy and bready throughout. The finish is chalky, astringent, and dry with just a bit of malt sweetness coming through. Quite nice. I’ve wanted this for a while, so much thanks goes out to HogtownHarry for providing this. I appreciate it Harry. Thank you. Overall, I find Barley wines to be way to aggressive but this one is balanced enough that I like it quite a lot.

oh barley wine, how many ridiculous things have i done because of you? you’re complex and beautiful but you like to toss me to the curb. and i’d like to do the same withthe bigfoot. pours thick and murky with a heavy handed taste of alcohol, not the balance i want from you. you have to be subtle and delicate before you knock me out. bigfoot doesnt.