Three Floyds Behemoth Barleywine

Brewed by Three Floyds Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine
Munster, Indiana USA

22oz bomber thanks to stfun: pours hazy dark brown with minimal cream head, aroma is filled with pine sented hops with a hint of barley, flavor does not dissipoint, strong presence of hops and a deep malty backbone with no taste of alcohol just a slight burn in your stomach about 2 seconds after it gets there, leaves a nice piney after flavor, very well made beer.

Sampled at Hellbilly’s Hellraiser II. Thanks Rusty! Slightly hazy amber pour with a small fizzy head. Aroma of caremel malts, citrus peel and hops. Sweet fruity malt flavor gives way to a boozy hoppy finish. Very nice!

Thanks Inkbus 27. Pours a nice orange amber color with a thin off white head. Aroma is very hoppy, similar to hopslam IMO. Taste is sweet caramel and alcohol. Very oily on the palate and finishes very bitter, but fades into a sweet sticky caramel/fruit. I guess I’m not a fan of the style, but I will continue to try them.

2007 bottle. Pours brown with a thin white film of bubbles. Smells resiny with touches of citrus, cardboard, caramel, boozy. Intensely bitter and boozy with a lot of sweet cloying features. Not my thing.

22 oz. bomber bought at dark lord day,purple wax 2008. red in color with nice off reddish head lots of lacing smells of fruits, sweet malts and hops taste is just down right outstanding sweet caramels ,fruits hops ,and oh yeah alcohol but you wouldn’t believe 12% ABV very smooth with that great fff’s hopping wow if you haven’t had this one you have to try this one

Rerate 2009 just didn’t match up compared to 2008. A little less hops in the aroma and flavor. Still a wonderful brew, but a little something is missing.

May 28, 2008 2008 Bottle. Dark red in color with a warm sweet taste that is well accented by strong hop character. I really enjoyed the balance in this beer. More hoppy and bitter than most barely wines out there, but the really impressive thing is how wonderfully smooth this beer is. At 12%, it’s smoother than almost any other barely wine I’ve ever had. Complex, flavorful, and a complete joy to drink. [8.5.8.5.18]

[2008 bottle] Pours dark amber red with large carbonation bubbles and a fast disappearing fine fizz, looks viscous. Huge pineapple, citrus and rich malt aroma with lesser notes of alcohol and some resin. First taste is of very sweet pine and resin. lots of caramel malts. Apricots for sure. Loads of hops however it is so super sweet that it helps "balance" it out... if you can use that word with this beer. Some sugary maple syrup as well. Finishes with lots of brown sugar with a long aftertaste of barley and lots of bitter. Despite being somewhat syrupy in body it still sizzles on the tongue. I have a yellow wax for aging as well =)

Sampled at Hellbilly’s Hellraiser II. Bottles courtesy of Rustychiles. Pours a cloudy amber with smallish beige head. Nose is sweet malts and hops. Palate is caramel malt upfront with a mild hop bite in the end. Medium mouth feel. A bit too sweet for me but after sampling several beers, Ms. Behemoth is looking pretty hot.