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Sierra Nevada Bigfoot 3.88 2046

Sierra Nevada Bigfoot

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bottled
common

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20463.89/5.03.88/5.0Winter9.6%92.4Snifter
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Gold Medal Winner, Great American Beer Festival (Ales: Brown, Bitter and Pale 1987, Barleywine 1988,1992,1995). Sierra Nevada Bigfoot is an award winning example of the English Barley Wine style. It boasts a dense, fruity bouquet; an extremely rich, intense, bittersweet palate; and a deep, reddish-brown color. This ale is superbly balanced between an almost overpowering maltiness and a wonderfully bittersweet hoppiness.

Beginning Gravity:23 Plato
Finishing Hops:Cascade & Centennial
Dry Hops:Centennial, Cascade & Chinook
Bittering Hops: Chinook
Ending Gravity:6.0 Plato
Yeast:Top Fermenting Ale Yeast
Malts:Two-row Barley Malt, English Caramel Malt, Dextrin Malt
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 MJGG (424), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/517/20
Jun 12, 2009  
Bouteille de 12 oz, édition 2009. Arômes intenses de houblon résineux. Légère touche de fruits rouges. Robe ambrée et claire, légère mousse. En bouche, le côté aromatique du houblon américain (résine et agrumes) est très présent et est accompagné d’une touche fruitée et d’un malt caramel bien présent. Finale amère de houblon. Très bon et très "clean", comme plusieurs produits Sierra Nevada.


 ljay6880 (163), , Pennsylvania, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/54/102/510/20
Jun 7, 2009  
I have heard good things about Sierra Nevada, but I could barely finish a 12oz bottle of this brew. It poured a very muddy amber, and smelled like a bouquet of flowers and hops. I very much enjoyed those aspects of it. The taste was far too bitter for me. I think I would have enjoyed this beer if there had been less hops used.


 Bullit (1392), Glasgow, Scotland
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/515/20
Jun 5, 2009  
Bottle, The Cave. Clear dark amber colour, off-white head. Aroma is very malty, with some bitter hops. Flavour of pine resin, fruits, and sweet malts. Syrupy. Bitter finish.


altehkiller (71), , California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/518/20
Jun 4, 2009  
i was pretty surprised by this little guy. lots of malts and much more hops than i was expecting. i wasnt sure what to expect in a brewery that is so heavy on hops but i am pleased.


 mirjukka (705), LOHJA, Finland
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/516/20
Jun 3, 2009  
bottle 355ml from Alko Arkadia 2007 5,01€ shared. Copper tiny white head lacing. Still kicking strong bitterness on interesting complex malty fruity body. Last bottle from my cellar. More please..


 dkoonce (899), People’s Republic of Athens, Ohio, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/105/518/20
May 31, 2009  
On tap at Abbey on Miami Beach. Like Pinesol and grain alcohol. One of the best!


 JaBier (1294), Capital City, Ohio, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/515/20
May 31, 2009  
2006 bottle sampled as a bonus beer at the Avery tasting at Blacklick Wine & Spirits. Thanks to Dave for bringing this one to share. Opaque amber pour with a medium tan head. Caramel malt aroma with cascade hops. Sugary malt flavor up front with caramel, wood, alcohol and an earthy hop finish.


mrkevin (1), Michigan, USA
does not count click to see why this rating of Sierra Nevada Bigfoot does not count
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/518/20
May 28, 2009  
Lots of hops. There’s almost enough malt to balance. Medium body with a little creamy texture. It finishes with a slight grapefruit bitterness.



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