Sierra Nevada Bigfoot 3.88 2044

Sierra Nevada Bigfoot

	Percentile
	98
	overall

Brewed by Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine
Chico, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	Seasonal	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
2044	3.89/5.0	3.88/5.0	Winter	9.6%	92.2	Snifter

Commercial Description:
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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dnoaksson (179), , Sweden

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Sep 26, 2009

Kraftig beska dominerar smakbilden, tränger nästan ut allt annat. Smaken är annars stor och intensiv, på gränsen till bedövande. Sierra Nevada gör en aldrig besviken.

Fevernova (64), Ohio, USA

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Sep 21, 2009

2009 12 oz Bottle -- Dark amber with thin soapy head. Smells of sweet malts, dried fruits, and hops. Heavy mouth feel with massive hops. Initial sweetness accompanied by hints of fig, pine. On the finish the sweetness drops out quickly leaving a long hoppy aftertaste.

BrewingFan (93), Texas, USA

4.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.2	9/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

Sep 19, 2009

When I first poured this beer I was blown away by the intense hop aroma. Very surprising for a Barley Wine. It appears to be a bit hazy, another aspect I didn’t expect. Gets better with age so put one away.

Fratto (758), Arlington, Texas, USA

2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2	4/10	2/5	6/10	1/5	7/20

Sep 14, 2009

I really couldn’t get into this one. The aftertaste was a killer and lingers too long.

rabba9 (77), Chaska, Minnesota, USA

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	18/20

Sep 13, 2009

2008 bottle pours a nice reddish brown with a thick tan head. Aroma is fruity with hints of caramel malt and raisins. Taste is an immediate powerful sweetness with a nice long lasting bitterness. Hints of caramel, toffee, dates, and citrus fruit. Balanced to the extreme as both the initial sweetness and the bitter finish are intense. I’m generally not a fan of barleywines but this one is very enjoyable.

Linnet (130), Umeå, Sweden

4.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.3	8/10	4/5	9/10	4/5	18/20

Sep 12, 2009

This beer have been cellared for a year. Ruby colour, thick creamy dark beige head, lots an lots of lacing. Aroma is full of plums, raisins, brown sugar and reminds me of a port wine. Flavour is also full of dark fruit and brown sugar combined with a very distinct bitterness. But compared with an uncellared example the dark fruit is more prominent and the bitterness is less. Alcohol is also very noticable but not overwhelming. Mouthfeel is very smooth. I think this has benefitted from the cellaring giving the flavours more depth.

fidel (1012), Livermore, California, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	8/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Sep 5, 2009

Poured dark amber brown, sweet, piney hops, caramel malts, little fruity, bitter finish.

Systembolaget (11), Malmoe, Sweden

5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
5	10/10	5/5	10/10	5/5	20/20

Sep 2, 2009

This barley wine is what I was hoping for when I came over an ale called Tripel DIPA. The colour is brown-red and it pours a small but dense head. Aroma is the incredible. Fruity and extremely hoppy. Flavor starts fuity and spicy with a very big body and ends up in fruits, some toffee and a massive bitterness. A lot of hops of the best kind. Doubtless the best beer I ever had! I´m just sad it´s not always on the market!

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