Sierra Nevada Wood Aged Bigfoot

snifter @ hard liver - one of the ones i went right after on the first day; light amber with slight cream head; subtle bourbon aromas add a more rich dimension to the flavors over the regular edition; caramel, some fruit and nice amount of sweetness; texture is a little thin and overall just a delight

Hard Liver ’08
Golden-brown and bright. Boozy, fruity, calvados aromatics with brown sugar elements. Fat body. Lots of booze, hints of wood and vanilla, caramel, chocolate and toast. Big flavour, lots of fun.

Draft at Bistro, Nice deep red/copper color. Nose is big wood and alcohol. A nice example of a barrel beer with obvious barrel attributes that realy change the beer into something unique. Oxidation and vanilla emerge but don’t overpower the base beer. Really enjoyable sipper.

Poured from bottle a hazy amber with off-white frothy head. Aromas of grassy hops, malty caramel and toasted oak. This was like drinking two beers in one. The first flavors come in as the big barley wine it is, with gratefruit, grass, floral hops and alcohol warmth, but these flavors are then followed up by a smooth caramel maltiness and vanilla oak. Both taste were good but perhaps it need more aging to blend the two together.

Draft from Toronado Barley Wine Festival. Similar color to regular Big Foot. Similar aroma with (thank god) still some big hop notes like grapefruit and citrus, caramel malt backing. All is backed by a bourbony vanilla aroma and flavor. One of the few beers I was able to guess how it tasted before trying it.