slugstout (18), Zig Zag, Oregon, USA
Mar 22, 2008 purchased the bottle at john’s market in portland strictly for it’s name- Bigfoot- (a legend in the northwest-) poured nicely into a tasting glass with good lacing and head- cherry red/ coppery colored- sweet on the palate initially, but definately a bit too much lingering hop tanginess for my personal liking- definatly a one-beer beer- warms your belly up!
 jlf278 (250), Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
Mar 22, 2008 25th expedition 12 oz. bottle pours with aroma of fresh mountain air, pears, brandy and candied fig. Head retention is great and lacing is wonderful. with a nice murky color that represents candied fruits and alcohol. Palate is soft and heavy. viscous, silky Flavor is sweet at first then yields gradually to an eventual overcoming bitterness. I found the 9.6% alcohol to weigh in heavily, while the pervasively bitter aftertaste sours an otherwise pleasant sipper. Overall, a nice barleywine from a big producer.
CasperQuaffer (142), Casper, Wyoming, USA
Mar 22, 2008 2008 Vintage bottle. Pours syrupy with brief small, dense foam. Good ruby-like color. The flavor is disappointly sweet and the aftertaste is caramel. I hope to like this better after some aging.
spikester (602), Salem, Oregon, USA
Mar 21, 2008 Updated: Mar 2, 20092008 version. Very little aroma most likely due to age. Pours very dark amber with a two finger light tan head. Lacings are plentiful. Taste is sweet roasted malts with a very full earthy hop bitterness. A hint of dark cocoa from the malts. Mouthfeel is very nice with moderate carbonation. The alcohol is well hidden by the full body. Very drinkable for the style. Will probably update or edit this review when I try the 2009 version in my beer fridge.
TheRealBastard (141), The-No, California, USA
Mar 21, 2008 Really really good. This is a beer I could drink all day long. Taste is mostly hops and citrus. Almost tastes like an IPA, will always be down to pound a few of these. Sierra Nevada’s best beer. Highly recommended.
patrick820 (69), San Luis Obispo, California, USA
Mar 21, 2008 Pours dark amber with brownish head, has a pleaseant aroma, strong bitter hops, maltyness, very big flavor, syruppy body, i enjoy it.
TeamTrappist (362), jericho, New York, USA
Mar 19, 2008 2008, On tap at Sunswick in New York. So I have had this from the bottle, and now on tap and I preferred it on tap significantly. Poured ruby red with a small head that lasted thoughout. Big hop smell and taste, but there was more to it than that. Found it just deliciously strong, and tasty. It had my mouth buzzing with flavor, and my head doing the same. Very slight alcohol burn, as opposed to the bottle which definitely needs some time to mature.
dkachur (2313), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Mar 18, 2008 Bottle from Whole Foods in Charlottesville. An overly hopped and not well balanced beer. I’m afraid I don’t get the hype.
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