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Three Floyds Behemoth Barleywine 4.08 731

Three Floyds Behemoth Barleywine

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
7314.1/5.04.08/5.0Winter12%99Snifter
Commercial Description:
Huge sweet body, big flavors and high alcohol levels, this beer is best enjoyed by a raging fire. Complex caramel sweetness is well balanced by generous hopping, delivering an intense, smooth drinking experience. Intense fruity caramel malts, citrus hops, and alcohol notes waft up to tickle your senses.
2005 Bottle release - Pink Wax
2007 Bottle release - Yellow Wax (Brewed in Nov 06)
2008 Bottle release - Purple Wax
2009 Bottle release - Blue Wax
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 IPAaLLtHEwAY (136), La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Mar 30, 2009  
F*** my *ss Thats a barley wine.I had this as a young barley wine and it is magnificent now i’ve got an aged one in my cellar, im gunna let it sit for a couple more years. One thing i really liked about this BW is that it has excellent hop character!


 shawnm213 (997), South Bend, Indiana, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Mar 30, 2009  
draft at three floyds. fruity, sweet, big, nice. i liked it. great from tap but would like to try an aged version.


 polomagnifico (535), Saginaw, Michigan, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/59/105/518/20
Mar 26, 2009  
2006 yellow wax Bottle thanks to tearsforbeers!! A quest beer that I’ve been searching for since the beginning. Aroma has notes of citrus, almonds, and caramel. Hazy orange amber hue with a large cascading frothy off-white head that mostly diminished and left good lace. Flavor is sweet complex and bitter. Palate is full bodied and oily soft. Top notch barley wine that is so well done it’s hard to find any faults. One of the best BWs that should continue to get better with age. Bravo!


 WinoInTraining (107), Longmont, Colorado, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/105/517/20
Mar 24, 2009    Updated: May 18, 2009
Awesome! Finesse, depth and many layered flavors. All I could think when drinking was, "Damn, this tastes like a caramel apple at the fair". Big and rich without being heavy and cloying like so many Barley wines. About as good as it gets!


 Meatmallet (126), Salem, Illinois, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/516/20
Mar 24, 2009  
Copper to golden brown in color with a thin tan head.Smell is sweet and very powerful. Pine and hops is the first thing I noticed followed by caramel and mandarin oranges.Tastes like Mandarin orange at first then pine and a bitter hops. It has a great sweet and bitter combination. Has a definate alcohol feel to it at 12.5%.Has a dry and bitter finish with very light carbonation.


 SuzyGreenberg (1408), Seattle, Washington, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/517/20
Mar 22, 2009  
22 oz. bottle - yellow wax; 2007 vintage; pours mostly clear and dark copper with frothy tan head dissipating to the edges; this one is quite strong on the nose with brown sugar, alcohol, leaves, musky wood and oranges; soft, light, fruity and sweet going down; smooth, but heat is obvious; had aged well from what i can tell; slightly bitter with caramel and fruit; lovely creamy texture as it warms; awesome stuff


 beerbill (1976), Laurel, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/515/20
Mar 19, 2009  
22 oz. bottle courtesy of a trade with brentfeesh. 2007 bottle. Pours a hazy golden amber with a thin off-white head that faded to a ring after two sips and left partial lace. Very pleasant aroma of caramel, oranges and alcohol. The flavor is caramel up front followed by some strong, almost prickly hops bitterness, which continues well beyond the swallow. There is noticeable flavor and heat from the alcohol as well, with the heat also lingering beyond the swallow. Not at all smooth. Full bodied. There are elements of this beer that I enjoyed, but overall, there are other barley wines I would reach for first.


 KAggie97 (2479), Ugly, Hot, and Humid Spring, Texas, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/512/20
Mar 18, 2009  
Bottle from MaltOMeal at the February Houston Tasting. Thanks, Bill! Pours a thick cheddar orange with an aroma of strawberry kolache and sugar bread. Flavor is leafy, pond scum hops with weird fruit swirls. Thick mouthfeel. Eh, it’s okay.



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