 grandridge (159), Port Clinton, Ohio, USA
May 8, 2008
Pours amber-brown into snifter with off white head. Cascade/Centennial hops give real nice floral aroma. Real similar hop nose to Hopslam although not quite as in your face. Flavor is much better than I was expecting. Hops giving a citrus flavor with a very good herbal finish (mmm herb). Alcohol well balanced with the flavor and hardly noticable. Light carbonation and oily palate. The best SN has to offer by far and deserving to be in the top two percent.
Jsawyer (16), , Pennsylvania, USA
Oct 7, 2008 Bottled. Pours nicely dense brown with decent head. Strong malt aroma but also slightly sweet and hoppy. Flavor is intense; malt, dark fruit, maple syrup, bitter hop and alcohol finish that lingers for awhile. Palate is rich and thick, really nice. Definitely something to drink slowly and really good with something salty.
craftycarl21 (211), South Hero, Vermont, USA
Sep 26, 2008 pours a dark mahogany with a small head. aroma of cherries, hops, raisin, and some sweet malt- very nice on the nose. Flavor is excellent- surprising amount of bitterness, but still with the sweetness character of barleywine. Palate is very nice- sticks to the tongue, but not so aggressive that it’s not drinkable. Really well crafted brew, one of sierra nevada’s better offerings.
CaryTheDude (269), Ripon, Wisconsin, USA
Sep 26, 2008 Gonna crush with Jakebra and cellar a few. Lots goin on here. Now that is an aroma. Oooh yeah. Got some fruitiness and some awesomeness and maybe some smokiness. Flavor kicks some serious ass with a badass bitterness in the finish. Now that is a barley wine. Nice.
mekju_baksa (16), Houston, Texas, USA
Sep 24, 2008 Bottle. Wow is this good! According to the packaging, this is the 25th "release" of Bigfoot Ale. Not sure if that means it’s 25 years old. Hoppy and sweet with big flavor and a fruity bouquet. Great with American staples like Pizza and burgers, but nothing sweet like BBQ. A great barley wine style beer (no, it’s not mead) to enjoy slowly. The beer has a deep, rich amber colour with a bitter finish.
TEJA (143), Stockholm, Sweden
Sep 23, 2008 Small foam but with almost 10 % alcohole this can be expected. Nice deep amber color. The alcohole dominating the aroma then some dried fruit. The bitterness dominates the taste eaven though the body is big.
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