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Three Floyds Behemoth Barleywine

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
7214.1/5.04.08/5.0Winter12%99Snifter
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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 padrefan98 (788), (San Diego) Santee, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/517/20
Aug 3, 2007  
Bottle, thanks to fordest and toncatcher for sharing. Nice sweet flavors, some very intense warming on the way down.


 krysztofar (344), belleville, Illinois, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/515/20
Jul 27, 2007  
bomber. guess i couldn’t wait till fall. actually i didn’t read that until now. attractive orange brown color looks like sherry with a shit ton of haze. sweet malty aroma reminds me of cotton candy and overall candy sugar and brown sugar also has a mountain of piney hops and a nice herbal and hop resin presence. lots of sweet caramel malt comes in layers that gets cut by thick sprucy hops with a return to the luxurious sweet caramel malt. as it warms the balance becomes more even and the taste improves.


dra19 (89), Zeeland, Michigan, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/104/517/20
Jul 12, 2007  
Bottle. Pours copper with a creamy off withe head. Aroma of hops, malts, and dark fruits. Flavors much the same with a bit of alcohol presence and spices. A great brew again from FFF.


 tennisjoel (937), Shakopee, Minnesota, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/518/20
Jul 11, 2007  
Thanks Winston for picking me this up. Dirty brown orange pour. Thin off white head. Aroma of caramel, vanilla, dark fruit, and citrus hops. Enticing. Yeah, this is very good. However, the flavor reminds me of Third Coast Old Ale or Old Ruffian, both of which are much cheaper and accessible.


 johnadam2002 (529), Hainesport, New Jersey, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
Jul 11, 2007  
This bottle needed to mature a little longer. I should of listened to Matt. Poured amber with off white head. Aroma of sweet malt, hops, and alcohol. Flavors of caramel, fruit, and sweet malt present with alcohol slightly overpowering. It definately needed to mellow out a bit.


 Gregis (1132), Shawnee, Kansas, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/517/20
Jul 9, 2007  
2005 bottle shared by tjthresh at the csbosox tasting 7/3. Pours copper with a thin, creamy, off-white head. Sweet perfumy hops and plums on the nose. Medium-bodied, slick and lip sticking with a light alcohol on the exhale. The flavor is of sweet roasted malts, nuts, caramel, citrus and flowers. This was the only barley wine of the evening, and it was a good one. Thanks again, Tom!


 theisti (1654), Leawood, Kansas, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/103/516/20
Jul 6, 2007    Updated: May 4, 2009
++++ RE-RATE 2-May-09 ++++
22 oz bottle purcahsed mail order about a year ago from Archer in Chicago. Purple wax, 2008 Vintage. Pour is hazy cloudy orange golden, pretty settling builds up a one inch off white head that falls with nice splotchy lacing. A bunch of carbonation streaking to the surface. Aroma of soft caramel, dense, layered resiney hops. Some tangerine citrus bitterness in there as well. Really inviting and full nose. Some yeast grassiness too. Taste is initially pretty sharp pine and citrus bitterness. Behind that is the sweet caramel and fruit, though the sweetness cloys a bit. Honey and grassy, some alcohol heat behind that. I was expecting this to be a bit softer and more melded based on the nose. Palate is medium, fair carbonation - alcohol present in the long dry finish. Overall, really nice, but highlight was the nose. 9,5,7,3,16 (4.0)

++++ ORIGINAL RATING 6-Jul-07 ++++
Enjoyed at the csbosox tasting 7/3 courtesy of tjthresh. 2005 Vintage. Pour is reddish orange with pretty much no head. Aroma is deep sweet maltiness with a little bit of hop presence. Taste is more of the same, nice and sweet malt with hoppiness throughout. Very tasty, and very well structured. Alcohol was present, though didn’t overpower me. Thanks for breaking this one out Tom. 8,5,8,3,16 (4.0)


 yespr (12018), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Jun 30, 2007  
RBSG07. From 75 cL bottle. Pours amber. Aroma sweet raisin. Flavour is very sweet malty and raisins. Nice blend going into a decent bitterhops.



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