Three Floyds Bourbon Behemoth with Cherries

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

From EBF. Pours a dark brune body with a tan head. Big etoh and over ripe cherry notes amongst a smothering of bourbon, wood, vanilla and lighter caramel. Subdued hoppiness of pine to the cherry bourbon warming. I preferred the base beer.

Dark roasted fruitiness (plums, prunes, deates?!?) bourbon, oak, and very muted hop bite. Underneath that is the addition of tart cherry notes that work surprisingly well. A bit too syrupy for me to have more than one.

On tap at the brewery. This dark brown beer poured with a modest beige head and an enticing vanilla cherry aroma. There is a very rich plum, cherry and treacle flavor that is a bit syrupy, but delicious, with a warming alcohol trail. The cherries mute the IBUs significantly and, along with the dark barrell-aged coloring, makes this a completely different beer from the regular Behemoth.

appearance is murky brown not unlike a glass of whiskey. huge nose of whiskey and rotten cherries. cherries and wood and married in such that they can no longer be separated. flavor is cough syrup, big rotten wood. bourbon has clobbered behemoth’s many hops. without cherries to round things out as they do, this would largely be a wood bomb. hard to find the base beer amongst this. still a potent big beer that satisfies in its own way.

I was so excited to see this at the 3F brewpub that i ordered it alongside my first beer just to insure it wouldn’t run out. Yeah, i might have looked strange, but who cares. Dark, reddish amber with an offwhite head. Aroma of bourbon, thick sweet malt, hops, and tart cherries. Flavor is mix of that sticky bitter malt sweetness of behemoth, nice flavorful bourbon, and tart cherries. really stunning, amazing beer, actually. If they could bottle this, they’d probably have one of the highest rated barley wines on RB.

On tap at DLD. Deep brown body with a thin head. Big alcohol in the nose with scents of piney hops and caramel. The taste is mostly bourbon with harsh grassy hops.

Name: Behemoth, Cherry
Date: April 25, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Tasting, DLD
Appearance: cloudy dark amber, wispy tan head, streaks of lace
Aroma: sweet caramel aroma witfh a light fruity cherry tartness, touch of weed floating by from the next tent
Flavor: rich caramel and vanilla flavor, only a hint of fruity character, light oak and balancing earthy bitterness, long bitter finish, maybe a touch of cherry tartness
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4

Source: Tap at DLD.
Glass: Plastic cup.
Appearance: Dark brown pour with a soapy beige head.
Aroma: Dark fruits, sweet malt, alcohol and a hint of cherries.
Flavor: Bourbon, sweet malt, cherries.
Palate: Full bodied with soft carbonation and a full mouthfeel.
Overall: About on par with the regular Bourbon Behemoth. The cherries add and interesting touch.