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Three Floyds Behemoth Barleywine

Three Floyds Behemoth Barleywine - Barley Wine

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100
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Brewed by Three Floyds Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine

Munster, Indiana USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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7144.1/5.04.09/5.0Winter12%99Snifter
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Commercial Description:
Huge sweet body, big flavors and high alcohol levels, this beer is best enjoyed by a raging fire. Complex caramel sweetness is well balanced by generous hopping, delivering an intense, smooth drinking experience. Intense fruity caramel malts, citrus hops, and alcohol notes waft up to tickle your senses.
2005 Bottle release - Pink Wax
2007 Bottle release - Yellow Wax (Brewed in Nov 06)
2008 Bottle release - Purple Wax
2009 Bottle release - Blue Wax
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 ratman197 (3141), Arvada, Colorado, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Jul 29, 2008  
Bomber yellow wax poured a hazy amber with a lingering ring of amber foam. Aromas of carmel, pear, apricot, mango, orange and a hint of pine. Palate was medium bodied and smooth with a dry finish. Flavors of carmel, orange, apricot, light woodiness and a hint of earthiness with a smooth lingering bittersweet finish.


BigDaddyBlues (39), Columbus, Ohio, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/510/105/518/20
Jul 27, 2008  
I see barleywines that are rated higher. I have a hard time believing there is a better one out there than this nectar. It is what a barleywine is supposed to be.


 patrick767 (2016), fort wayne, Indiana, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/517/20
Jul 27, 2008  
yellow wax bottle - Pours dark amber with a one finger light tan head. It has an aroma of caramel malt, dark fruits, a little hops, and possibly a touch of oak. The flavor is at first sweet malt with some dark fruit notes, then the ample hops kicks in to provide balance and a moderately bitter finish. It’s not quite as full bodied as I expected. I didn’t find this one hot and it was actually surprisingly easy to drink. I had to slow myself down as I know how potent it is.


 502Flavors (617), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/510/105/519/20
Jul 22, 2008  
2007 (yellow wax) bomber into sniffer. Pours a hazy, caramel copper color with red notes and a big creamy off-white head that allows for great lacing. The head is very dense with tiny bubbles - perfect. I can actually smell this brew from my glass across the counter. It has an amazing and potent aroma that includes doughy and biscuity malt, grapefruit hops, and cherries beneath Christmas cake. Stunning. The flavor has a lot going on, lacks any flaw characteristics, and does not include nearly as much alcohol flavor as the abv. would suggest. And, the alcohol flavor is like that of a complex whiskey or red wine and exhibits a perfect warming characteristic. Other flavors include caramel, dough, hop bitterness on the front and juicy grapefruit hops on the finish. Unbelievable. The brew gets sweeter as it warms, bit still does not prove to be overly sweet - literally a perfect balance. Also, again, as it gets warmer, a refreshing pine hop character begins protrude through the other flavors. Brews only gets 5 for palate from me if they are very thick, full bodied, coating, and smooth, as this brew is. Overall: the name Behemoth is perfectly fitting because this is a monster of a brew. To me it represents a perfect example of the Barley Wine style. I would have probably given this brew a 5 if I could bring myself to give a beer a 5 out of 5. The price might scare you (16 dollars per bomber at a the store I bought it at, 22 dollars at the pub I work at), but it is worth every penny of that price, and more. A perfect brew experience.


 ucusty (1871), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Jul 21, 2008  
Tasted at the Carolina Crew gathering, Greenville - thanks to Ethan for sharing this. This is one of the readily available FFF beers I haven’t tried. Yellow wax. Amber pour with nice thick head. Sweet malty aroma. Faded hops on the mouth-feel. Caramel malts and cardboard (maybe slightly oxidized). Dry finish


 emacgee (1859), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Jul 21, 2008  
2007 release. Pours a really pretty bright hazy red orange. The head is thin and orange. The aroma is sweet, aged, hops are on the way out, citrusy, warm, caramel, lots of malt. The flavor is a tad oxidized, sweet, bitter, a bit thin, would like it to be a bit fresher. Waxy thick palate.


 Louipa (121), USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
Jul 18, 2008  
I tried this recently. I aged a bottle for a year or so. Yellow wax. Good stuff, kinda sweet. But very satisfying in the end. Very hoppy. Nice.


 robinvboyer (1419), Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/59/104/519/20
Jul 15, 2008  
yellow wax. dark mahoghany pour with a fluffy beige head, with thick sticky lacing on my glass. Aroma has some nice citricy hops, but it goes very well with the thick bready caramel malts. Wow i could smell this all day. Some alcohol comes throgh with some nice earthy notes. Flavour is front loaded with caramel malts, with a nice hop bite in the finish that brings a nice bitterness, and goes well with the alcohol bite. Wow, outstanding american style barleywine. Just amazing.



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