Three Floyds Behemoth Barleywine

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

thanks again to mgumby! Soft aroma, sweet caramel, malt with some alcohol and hops. Pours a rich amber color. Sweet malt, molasses, cidery, a little tart, alcohol is noticable, hints of hop spice alittle peppery.

RBSG 2007. Copper color with no head. Powerful hop aroma. Definitely American hops, but not freakishly overboard in the citrus/pine department. On the other hand, the orange and pine hops come screaming out in the flavor. The amount of hops make it taste like a very malty and slightly sweet IIPA.

Thanks to drewbeerme, yellow wax. Clear amber red with a moderate head, decent lacing and retention. Aroma is PNW hops with a big (and good!) malt base of caramel and darker fruits. Medium to heavy body yet retains a fairly soft mouthfeel, like the other big 3F beers. This beer with cheese and crackers = win. Basically this beer was like a supercharged bigfoot.

22 oz bottle, pink wax. Murky cider with touches of maroon. Almost no head. Sweet tea, light caramel, spruce and odd herbal. Basil? Full-bodied with a buttery richness. Like with the Gumballhead i get strong notes of Red Rose tea. Spiced apple, pine needles and butterscotch round things out. Unique and oddly alluring.

Found a 2007 bomber at Whole Foods in Columbus, OH. Strong sweet cirus aroma. Creamy tan head that disipates quickly. Nice lacing rings circled my large glass dimpled mug every 2 inches or so. Three Floyds really knows how to incorporate an almagamation of robust, full-bodied, complex flavors into it’s brews. Various floral and citusy hopness swirls through this brew all the way to the end. 12% ABV is well disguised and will nail you before your finished. The finish is sweet carmel that lingers and finishes with a mellow bitter citrus. I really loved this ale. If it didn’t cost so much, I would drink it all of the time.

22oz. Bottle: Aroma is sweet and vinous. Smells of caramel malts and resiny hops. Also a hint of alcohol in the nose. Poured deep amber in color with a small tan head that diminished quickly. Very cloudy. Small lacing. Lightly sweet, heavily bitter flavor. Tastes of caramel malts, pine, resin, a little citrus, and hops. Medium to full body. Oily texture. Soft carbonation. Long, dry, bitter finish. Overall, I probably should have let it age a little longer, but it was still pretty damn good.

Yes it is hoppy in aroma and taste with a slightly thick mouthfeel, but for ~$15/bottle? No way, and that was 3 years ago. A good BW, yes. But for the price and just as good give me Hog Heaven.

Pink Waxed 2005 vintage bomber courtesy of Hellomynameis. Many many many thanks. Drinking it for a much needed break, christening my new riedel oversized snifter. The pour is deep amber orangish brown. with a stable puffy tan head. The nose is big with dried fruit, sugar, molasses and alcoholic notes. The aroma is big and portends something just as large. Wow thats a big taste, rich filling, sweet and lots of alcohol that hits the back of the throat with a nice warming sensation. This is a big beer with lots of character i’ll see how it goes as it warms up.