Three Floyds Bourbon Behemoth with Cherries

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

Serve in Snifter

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Dark roasted fruitiness (plums, prunes, deates?!?) bourbon, oak, and very muted hop bite. Underneath that is the addition of tart cherry notes that work surprisingly well. A bit too syrupy for me to have more than one.

On draft at DLD. The beer appears reddish brown and fairly hazy. The head is rather small, but sticks around for a few minutes before fading away. The aroma is quite different from regular Behemoth, with much less of a hop presence, as well as the obvious new scents of oak, booze, and cherries. I, for one, enjoyed this brew much more than regular Behemoth. Flavors were very forward, yet well-balanced. Lots of cherries and oak shine through. This beer is dangerously drinkable at 12.5%. Alcohol content is elegantly masked. There was far less hop presence than is found in regular Behemoth, as was indicated by the aroma. Overall, a very enjoyable brew, and one I certainly recommend trying, should you have the opportunity. Serving type: on-tap Reviewed on: 05-02-2011

On tap at the brewpub. Pours murky, muddy brown, with trace amounts of off white head. The nose features wood, light burbon, and a scant amount of syrupy cherry. The flavor is some woody dryness, bourbon heat, and a bit of cherry sweetness. I think I get some of the original hops here as well. Fuller fody. Medium carbonation. Dry warm finish. Really good stuff.

UPDATED: JAN 2, 2008 FoBAB 2007. One of the beers I was looking forward to the most at this Festival and it didn’t disappoint. The cherries added some nice flavor to the barleywine. I went back for another :)

EBF V NOTB. Aroma very much of a sweet, cherry liqueur. Flavor develops more with the bourbon and cherries mingling with a rich malt base, but still runs the border of liqueur sugariness. It seemed like every other sip changed my opinion of this from a nice, tart, cherry barley wine to an overly sweetened bourbon concoction, but there’s no question that at the end of the day it’s a really interesting and solid brew.

Source: Tap at DLD.
Glass: Plastic cup.
Appearance: Dark brown pour with a soapy beige head.
Aroma: Dark fruits, sweet malt, alcohol and a hint of cherries.
Flavor: Bourbon, sweet malt, cherries.
Palate: Full bodied with soft carbonation and a full mouthfeel.
Overall: About on par with the regular Bourbon Behemoth. The cherries add and interesting touch.

EBF NOTB. I really like the regular behemoth. This one had the same sweet malt dominating with some woodiness and just a hint of tart cherries. Good palate and good aging.

On tap at FoBAB ’07. Dirtybrown with smal tan head. Bourbon, cherry aroma with big malt and caramel. Vanilla and cherry flavor, earthy, big bourbon, too much. Medium to light body, sticky, syrupy. Too much bourbon, not as much finesse.

Bottle. Hazy deep brown liquid with small light brown head. Aroma of oak, bourbon, vanilla, toffee, caramel, resin and light booze. Taste is light sweet and light to medium bitter with notes of bourbon, vanilla, toffee and sweet malt. A bit booze. Medium bodied with low to medium carbonation. Quite nice but not better than the original.

DLD 09 tap. Cloudy brown pour with tan head. Aroma is complex- woody, bourbon, and cherries. Flavor was a treat. It was well balanced, nothing overpowering the other. A well concocted mix of great taste. What a day, what beers.