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Sierra Nevada Bigfoot 3.88 2045

Sierra Nevada Bigfoot

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98
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bottled
common

on tap
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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
20453.89/5.03.88/5.0Winter9.6%92.2Snifter
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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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 tokyogoat (543), San Diego, California, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/105/519/20
May 3, 2009  
12oz bottle poured into snifter Pours a gorgeous dark ruby red with a tight creamy pale tan head. Head dispurses quickly and leaves a puddle of foam and incredible lacing. Smell is not as arromatic as it could be, but smells very clean and hoppy. Taste is very good. Hops are sharp, but clean and not piney ot citrusy. Dark but not too roasty malt backbone. Lots to think about with this beer. Just a fantastic representation of american barleywines.


 Imperial-John (166), Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/103/515/20
May 1, 2009  
2007 courtesy of HogtownHarry. Murky reddish brown with off-white foamy head that thins as it laces glass. Faint but nice sweet honey malt aroma. Bittersweet honey & grapefruit, boozy but mellow, good carbonation for barley wine. Leaves major bitterness on back of throat. Very warming going down.


 jbye4334 (710), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Apr 30, 2009  
(bottle). Pours an amber color. Medium size off-white head. Moderate lacing. Hoppy aroma. Hoppy and alcohol flavor. Smooth finish, with lasting alcohol flavor. Moderate carbonation.


 yobdoog (1478), Woodridge NY, New York, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Apr 30, 2009  
Finally a rating for Bigfoot. Always a go-to Barleywine. Very balance and always drinkable. Dark muddy brown usually with not much head. Aroma is sweet and when fresh has a nice hop bite. Taste is smooth and sweet with a little bitterness. Ages really well and I prefer aged bottles.


Unibonger (56), Mount Shasta, California, USA
5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Apr 29, 2009  
This has just became one of my favorite brews, as the rating shows (though I’m weary of giving it a 5 tbh). The aroma is full on hops but I’m picking up a little skunky type scent too. It pours a nice deep copper/amber color with little head retention (though its better when warmer I noticed). Strong hop flavor, which I didn’t realize barleywines were known for. It starts out strong, then slightly mellows before finishing with another strong bitterness. Some malty hues but not much. Good level of carbonation a nice mouthfeel to it. One of the smoothest high percent brews I’ve had to date.


 Aggy360 (115), Anchorage/ Vista,CA, Alaska, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/518/20
Apr 29, 2009  
Wow, what a great brew. Pours a nice light brown with a off-white, tanish head. Sweet malty nose, great body, smooth. Not very hoppy for an American barleywine. Sweet brew with the right balance of hops. Hides the 9.6% ABV well. You can tell it is a Sierra Nevada brew, it’s an easy drinker for the style.


 GranvilleTim (508), Granville, Illinois, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Apr 26, 2009  
Light brown pour with a tan head. Aroma of fruit and malts. Cascade hops are present as well. Very good barley wine but I enjoyed it better years ago on tap in Chico.


 BgThang (118), Texas, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/518/20
Apr 26, 2009  
This is another favorite barleywine of mine. It pours a deep brown/reddish color. the nose is of candy. kinda of like the jar of hard candy grandma used to have. There are hopps also. the head was outstanding. lasted well in to the beer. Definitely should let this warm up a bit to let the beer breathe and release its goodness. The back end left you questing for more. Also had this on tap and it was just as good. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 04-09-2008 08:58:45



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