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Sierra Nevada Bigfoot 3.88 2045

Sierra Nevada Bigfoot

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98
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bottled
common

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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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 dlovell2 (143), Columbia, Maryland, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/519/20
Feb 21, 2009  
2009 Bottle. Amber brown color with large beige head. Fruity malt and hoppy pine aroma. Fruity, earthy malt flavors followed by a wave of bitter pine hops crashing down on your taste buds. Amazing Brew.


k9coug (41), USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/515/20
Feb 21, 2009  
2009 bottle was not as good as 2008. Don’t know if this is the result of aging or recipe change. It takes me over an hour to sip through one bottle.


 tturner (106), , Washington, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
Feb 20, 2009  
rating this a bit high because I found 6 12oz for $10.50. That makes this one of the best beers for the money. Very drinkable. Nice sweet malts on the nose. good fruits, dark, balanced with citrus and grasses. flavor is smooth and rich, malty, mild dark fruit balance, finishes bright, dry and hoppy. very well executed beer.


 snakeoilpete (324), Seattle, Washington, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/58/104/517/20
Feb 20, 2009    Updated: Jun 4, 2009
2006 vintage on tap at Collins Pub (Feb 09). Pours a cloudy dark amber with a good beige head. Aroma is an amazing spicy sweetness. Fruity hops and alcohol hint at strawberry, cherry, and vanilla. Flavor adds some bready malts. Mouthfeel is thick and smooth with a finish of hops and alcohol. Very nice.


 nbutler11 (769), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Feb 20, 2009  
08 and 09 vintages on tap at Papago. Unsure if they mixed up the order, but the 09 had an element of vanilla in the flavor and a balance that the 08 seemed to lack. With age, the alcohol really seems to take over this one, leaving a harsh finish instead of balancing the flavor out. In either case, this barleywine is quite average for the style.


roflyer (5), Minnesota, USA
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3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Feb 20, 2009  
Bottle. Nice deep red amber color. Nice full body. Quite potent and verging on overwhelming. Oh, and it is making me drunk.


 trayns (242), Beverly Hills, Michigan, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Feb 18, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a deep reddish amber color with a white head. Nice body, tastes sweet malts, at first and a big hoppy bite to finsh. Not a huge fan of barley wine, but this brew is tolerable and very enjoyable.


 JanVittrup (151), København V, Denmark
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/105/517/20
Feb 18, 2009  
Mouth watering and delicious. Fills the entire mouth, tickling every cringe and taste bud. A great night cap, easily takes 30 mins to sip through, and strangely reminds me of Campari & Vodka, another night cap favorite. Very bitter, girlfriend says dark honey taste - the smell of the best honey in the world according to her. 2007 bottle purchased for 36dkr in Ølbutikken.



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