 Slayer85 (441), Firenze, Italy
Jul 23, 2008
2007 vintage, bottled. A clear deep amber beer with a huge, persistent and lacing white head. The aroma is nice and powerful, even if a bit monodimensional and focused only on the hops. Some underlying caramel malt, but there are mainly notes of geapefruit, pine, resin, alcohol, maybe some berries. The flavour begins with a medium sweetness and then come the hops, very aggressive and maybe too much abrasive. Medium to full body, average/lively carbonation, very long finish with enormous bitterness lingering on your tongue. The alcohol is felt. Still a bit young after a year and a half and not very balanced. Nice appearence and lacing, nice aroma, but I would like to taste an older bottle. However still more than decent.
FlssmrBrewAlum (197), South Chicago Suburbs, Illinois, USA
Aug 27, 2008 Draft at the Clark Street Ale House (Chicago, IL). Paid a visit after the bachelor party dinner at Fogo. Pours a very nice reddish brown pour fairly hazed with a nice tan head. Aromas are strong, large hoppiness and sweet malt profile are clearly there with this brew. Initial is lovely, a very well hopped barleywine. The hops take center stage in the upfront bittering but lead the way to a mellowing out through the sweet malts. Very well balanced. Heavy bodied with the bitter hops moving to caramel malts, sweet fruits, and touches of more bitterness. Very nice and well worth the wait I’ve given it. Cheers!
hirigalzkar (3), Stockholm, Sweden
does not count  Aug 26, 2008 Bottle (Vintage 2005). I´m not sure if this vintage Bigfoot was better or worse than a fresh one. It was definitely more balanced, but on the other side less hoppy.
skoisirius (474), Seattle, Washington, USA
Aug 25, 2008 Have sampled on draft, bottled, and aged 1- 12 years. There’s not much left to say about a beer that has been brewed for around 20 years with over 1700 ratings! So I’ll say this: this was the first barleywine my palate ever touched, and I owe it to Cory and the Bigfoot for my appreciation of a huge ridiculous beer with too much malt and hops going down in it...thank god for American Barleywines!
afireinside96 (410), Mountville, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 24, 2008 2008 bottle served in a Duvel tulip. Garnet body topped with a half inch of off-white foam. Smells mainly of piney hops, some fruitiness. Deep lingering bitterness with some lemon, pine, and chocolate notes. Alcohol is front and center. Thick oily mouthfeel. Needs some age.
finol (3), Nacka (Stockholm), Sweden
does not count Aug 24, 2008 Vintage 2005, Olbutikken Copenhagen.
Less complex and aggressive than a new bottle, more pleasantly balanced.
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