Three Floyds Behemoth Barleywine

Brewed by Three Floyds Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine
Munster, Indiana USA

2008 bomber purchased from Archer Liquors. I’ve really been wanting to have this one.... it is a really solid American Barley WIne... but I think the price is a bit high at ~$15/bottle. pours a brilliant red with a big white fluffy head. as soon as I popped the top, I could smell the citrus based hops... but once in the glass it was subdued a bit... there is a very nice grapefruit hop aroma along with some caramel malts. This barley wine is extremely well balanced and is a pure pleasure to drink. It has a nice medium body with the hops taking over on top while the sides are fuller and full of malts. A clean yet intense finish filled with bitterness a touch of alcohol and smooth malts. A definite winner.

2007 75cl bottle from Party Pak Liqours (Indianapolis, IN). Pours a dark hazy brown with thin white head. Little glass lacing. Aroma is malt, maple syrup, hops, brown sugar, candy sugar, molasses. Flavor is much of the same with some pine and woody notes, sour malt, and some tanginess. Full body with a sightly sweet and slightly bitter finish.

Pours cloudy amber, with an aroma of sweet brown sugar and alcohol. The hops are the first and last thing I taste. For a barleywine, that is very interesting and unexpected. It balances a sweet and slightly sour sugar, caramel, and malty undertone. Really a fantastic barleywine. Where can I get the other types of Behemoth?

Yellow wax: 2007 bottle. Pours a murky reddish-brown. Tiny off-white head. Aroma is bourbon, figs, brown sugar, candy sugar, dark fruit, some hops, and lots of ethers. Flavor is spice, dark fruit, cinnamon, wood, earth, bite, and pepper. Finish is spicey with a wood, cinnamon, whiskey, and dark fruit. Lacey glass afterwards; along with the flavor of lemon, lime, rosemary, and gummy sweetness. Lots of flavor crammed in one beer that revels itself slowly and surely. Like drinking a suckerpunch, if you’re not into barleywines.

An excellent production. Amazing smoothness with great hop balance. The alcohol is extremely well hidden. This lives up to the hype and I would recommend it to anyone who can get ahold of it.

Bottle at the Angry Fist of Santa tasting at Chris o’s. Thanks Harry. Hazey reddish amber with thin beige head. Aroma of lovely grapefruit hop. Really nice, bit of musty malt as well, really lovely hop, a bit minty. Not as good as something like old crustacean, bit musty and oxidised. Bit too sweet. 3.2/5 Re-rate Bottle at LCRBM 5 at Kulminator. Hazy copper no head. Quite nice good big US hops typical US barley wine, but done well.

Another thanks to my cousin for a glass of this top 1 percent brew. This is strong, sweet, malty stuff. I noticed a lot of fruit and a little yeast in the rich flavor. I am not always a huge fan of barleywines, but I enjoyed this a lot.

Zeeland 08’ tasting. 2008 bottle. Some how I haven’t tried this one yet. And honestly I had heard differing opinions on this one. Poured dark brown. Aroma was nice citrus and deep malt. Taste was much the same with some dark fruit and a great balance between sharp citrus hops and big malt. This one earned my respect.