 bu11zeye (3656), Frisco, Texas, USA
Feb 9, 2004 Updated: Apr 12, 2005
(Bottle, 2001) Pours a deep copper color with slight haziness and a thick frothy head. More bountiful aroma , creamier mouth feel, and richer flavor compared to 2004 vintage (side-by-side). Definitely worth aging!
(Bottle, 2004) Pours a deep mahogany color with a thick white head. Has a hoppy aroma with a light scent of malt. Has a good rich and hoppy flavor.
NomDeBeer (148), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Sep 4, 2008 2008 bottle. Aroma is sweet caramel and floral hops. Mahogony color with a small off-white head. Taste is caramel, mabey a touch of peat, alcohol (but not too much), bitter citrus hops. Sticky mouthfeel that completely saturates the palate. Long after taste that seems to include a bit of oak Huge beer with very assertive flavors.
FlssmrBrewAlum (204), 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 (8), Stockholm, Sweden
does not count  Aug 26, 2008 Updated: Aug 30, 2008Bottle (Vintage 2005). I´m not sure if this vintage Bigfoot was better or not than a fresh one. It was definitely more balanced, but on the other side less hoppy.
skoisirius (477), 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 (425), 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.
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