Three Floyds Behemoth Barleywine

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

2005 bottle. Clear pale red with a big frothy head. Sweet hoppy resinous caramel malt aroma with mango, passion fruit and pine. Simcoe, no? Candy like malt and hop flavor, ever so smooth for the size. Like a hop lollipop. Amazingly hoppy for the age. Little alcohol and relatively low bitterness in the flavor. Maybe a little thin in body. Awefully good.

’08 purple wax. pours a copper orange with a one finger creamy fluffy tan head. aroma is strong citrus with caramel malt and a touch of alcohol. has a medium body with good lacing and carbonation. flavor is the same as aroma but stronger with a little pepper. big pine towards the end and the aftertaste and just sticks on the tongue for a while. a little sticky on the lips and as it warms more of the caramel malt comes out in the flavor. just a bit to thin on the palate but all in all pretty good. could use some aging but not worth $16 a bomber i would rather pay $11 a six pack for some sierra nevada big foot.

Just had this on tap at FFF, this could possibly be the best beer I have ever had in my entire life. This almost tastes more similar to a Double IPA with huge body than a barleywine due to the immense hops. Wonderful fresh hop tastes with no bitterness. Not enought can be said about this beer --- PERFECT! 2008 release/purple wax

Bouteille 650ml (2007), courtoisie de Hogtownharry. De couleur brune-ambrée et claire. Nez malté de caramel toffee avec des notes de sucre brun, de houblon résineux et moyennement citrique (pamplemousse), de levures fruitées (raisins, léger de prunes, notes de cerises et de figues) et d’alcool aux notes boisées (fût de chêne). Ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture riche, crémeuse et légèrement résineuse. Goût moyen-amer de houblon résineux et moyennement citrique (pamplemousse, une amertume présente toute la gorgée), de levures fruitées (moyen de prunes et de raisins aux notes vineuses, léger d’agrumes et de figues) avec un léger goût de tabac et des notes boisées (fût de chêne, traces de vanille) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût malté de caramel toffee sucré avec des notes de sucre brun et de pain rôti. Parallèlement, l’on retrouve un moyen goût d’alcool réchauffant (notes liquoreuses) tout au long de la gorgée puis en finale l’on assiste à un léger regain d’amertume asséchante plus citrique et légèrement herbeuse. Post-goût long et un peu sec, moyen-amer d’alcool, de houblon résineux, citrique et légèrement herbeux ainsi qu’un goût fruité (moût de raisins, zest d’agrumes) avec de petites notes boisées.

Wonderful aroma of sweet malt, lightly roasted raisin, cinnamon rolls, and bread. Brownish amber color with thick off white head. Rich and smooth flavors. Figs, raisins, malt, banana bread, salt, and tobacco. Dries out a bit on the finish. Well balanced. Very creamy palate, rich, sweet, buttery, and lightly bitter to balance. Very good and very dangerous. It would be easy to drink this deceivingly strong brew into an early evening faceplant.

great nose of hops/resin copper color, no head little retention malty on entry that turn hop dry at finish. very clean, with alcohol well concealed

Fresh on tap at FFF pub. Pours a lovely caramel orange hue that is perfect with it’s thin tannish head. Beautiful lacing left on the snifter as you drink this wonder. Big fresh citrus nose, some pine, obviously very fresh hop sharacter. Mouthfeel is creamy, almost chewy and so enjoyable. Flavor is dominated my clean citrus flavos that finish with a lingering pine quuality. This is still a little young and you can taste some plant matter from the hops, but that only tells me how fresh and lovely this is. Will get better with age to be sure.

Very nice. Cloudy amber pour. This was a 2007 release. Nose very loud with citrus. Taste is complex with citrus hops, caramel and dark fruits. Good drink for a winter night.