 IlanMan (472), Winona, Minnesota, USA
Apr 30, 2008
Thanks to Haslinger for this brew. Pour is dark golden with barely any head. Aroma is very malty with slight notes of caramel and bitterness. Very bitter beginning to the taste that ends with a strong malt character and an alcoholic kick going down. There was no taste of the alcohol in the flavor which was nice. Pretty good. Might buy again.
502Flavors (185), Kentucky, USA
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 (849), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
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 (976), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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
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 (961), Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada
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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