 jjuf1853 (196), Land O Lakes, Florida, USA
Feb 21, 2008
2008 bottle pours a deep, rich, dark amber with a slight foamy head. Aroma includes a fair amount of hops along with dried fruit and malts. Taste starts very sweet but is quickly followed by a nice bitter finish. I like the fact the alcohol doesn’t overpower the flavor, even at 9.6%. Each year I look forward to the new release of Bigfoot and it never disappoints.
Beershine (1201), Miami Beach, Florida, USA
Aug 20, 2008 Hazy mahogany-copper with thick off-white head, very nice looking. Robust rusty aroma with lots of malt, a hint of burnt honey, musk, and woody hops. Soft mouthfeel, solid body. A bit chewy and furry but not so bad. Slightly burnt. Long bitter finish, but very balanced, nicely hopped, and earthy. Solidly good.
GonZoBeeR (1989), ste-Eulalie, Quebec, Canada
Aug 20, 2008 Aroma:good mixe of grapefruit and raisin aroma...
Appearance:Dark ruby-brown,light head..
Flavor:strong bitterness,grapefruit,caramel flavor...
tlind2 (208), Helsinki, Finland
Aug 14, 2008 350 ml bottle @ Kaisla, Helsinki. Murky copper color, creamy tan head. Complex aroma: wood, leather, cigars, hops, sweet malts and more. Bitter flavor with notes of alcohol, malts and resin. Syrupy, chalky mouthfeel, full body. Improved once it warmed up a bit, but not my favorite barley wine. Perhaps it’s the exuberant hopping?
tedovertu (105), Apple Valley, Minnesota, USA
Aug 12, 2008 Very hoppy for a barley wine. Aroma of perfume and grapefruit with a small allocation of fruit. Frothy off-white head with decent lacing. Murky Medium/dark amber/brown body. Lightly bitter at the start ending with some harsh hops. Medium to full oily body. Alcohol definitely present. A good barley wine.
Mitch_Wayne (77), Kokkola, Finland
Aug 9, 2008 A very hoppy barley wine, dry and fruity. I like this a lot despite the fact that I have tasted a few more balanced and complex barley wines. I guess I am a cascade hop fanboy....
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