Three Floyds Bourbon Behemoth

On tap @ DLD09. Dark amber/brown with a small ivory head. The aroma has a big dose of the barrel: bourbon, vanilla, oak with additional hints of caramel, citrus, and other fruits. The flavor has a good deal of caramel malt, citrus hops, bourbon, vanilla, molasses, fruity, and a definite alcohol presence. Full bodied, sticky at times, chewy mouthfeel. This is a big beer in every sense of the word, but always enjoyable.

On tap at DLD ’09. Dark brown, almost opaque with small beige head. Aroma is very barrel forward with vanilla and oak, also aromas of citrus hops and sweeter malt. Flavor is also barrel forward with the same vanilla and oak but this time more cherry, citrus is very present as well. Medium to full body with light carbonation. Surprisingly great.

Source: Tap at DLD.
Glass: Plastic cup.
Appearance: Dark brown pour with a thin beige head.
Aroma: Citrus hops, fruits and some sweet malt. Bourbon initially dominates.
Flavor: Bourbon heavy, with vanilla, sweet malt and a faint citrusy finish.
Palate: Full bodied with soft carbonation and a chewy, full mouthfeel.
Overall: Much better than the regular Behemoth.

On tap at DLD ’09 in a plastic cup. Poured to a to a deep dark brown, with little had or lacing, to the consistencuy of cough syrup. Nose was malty dark fruit, sugar cookie and bourbon. Mouthfeel was full, and a went back and forth between the biting sting of the bourbon and the swee thickness of the malt, yet all the while mellow. Taste was primarily bourbon, Karo dark syrup, and dark fruit, and the finish was very warming and smooth. At 12.5%, the folks at FFF did a good job of keeping the alcohol from being overwhelming. Darn good beer, though not quite up to the DL status.

On tap at Sals. 200ml. Poured a auburn colour with no head. Huge nose though little bourbon present. Med to full body. Very heavy and tongue coating. Lots of raisins, sugar, vanilla and apricots. Lots of coating on the glass. Solid but perhaps the full flavour had died a little due to the aging. Still a treat to enjoy.

On tap at DLD ’09. Pours a very deep, dark, murky brown body with a thin and bubbly, soapy, white colored head with some nice khaki brown lacing on the glass. Almost looks like a glass of scotch. Aroma is initially straight-up bourbon whiskey, but after the shock it does have some nice wood and a good amount of robust, sweet malts. Faint floral citrus hops in the background, melons, and candy sugar resembling the original Behemoth smell. The flavor is dominated by the bourbon whiskey as well, but never gets excessively boozey. Stays pleasantly drinkable. Very light tasting malts up front with a nice assortment of melons and citrus. Some light hoppy bitterness in he finish as well as molasses and candy sugar. Dry in the finish with a sweet whiskey and malty aftertaste. Palate is very smooth with a mellow cask conditioned feel to it. Extremely clean. Overall, a very interesting twist to the original Behemoth. It stays true to the barley wine style, but is clearly over the top IMO. Despite that, I enjoyed it as a warming sipper.

This poured a dark ruby red/brown color with pretty much no head. Aroma was bourbon, dark fruits, sweet malts and booze. Flavor is pretty sweet, complex bourbon, dark fruits tiny notes of hops and some shoe leather as well. Pretty good stuff.

On tap in the brewpub at DLD ’09, served in a goblet. A good amount of bourbon and whiskey that initially takes you takes you back a bit, but a nice mix of sweetness and hops creep in after with candy sugar, light molasses, pears, peaches, apples, earth, and piny hops that are more evident than expected. A large bubbled cloudy white head, dissipates fully and then looks almost like a glass of scotch, with a crimson dark tan color. Maybe this one was slightly over done with the bourbon woody scotch, but nonetheless still a great beer. A great warming feel throughout, and really not that boozy. Quite fruity actually with good complexities in the flavor. Sugary candy berries at the beginning, medium fruits, also cinnamon, brown sugar spice, molasses, citrusy zest, earth bitter as well. Maybe alittle too much sweet and booze in the finish. Not as good as the standard stuff, but quite enjoyable. I still loved it.