2010 Bigfoot is on the loose!

[brewer44]

WOW, just picked up a sixer after reading this thread. I guess I was lucky, they had 4 six packs on the rack. Paid $10.25 for the six and just cracked one open. I have never had a SN Bigfoot till now. Now that's a Hoppy brew. I can still taste the hops. I think it poured green.

Brewer44

Might have to go back and get me another 12 for aging. This beer is rated very high at ratebeer.com

 

[McKBrew]

Damn, didn't even know it was out yet.

Have two bottles of 09 left and three of 08. I swear I am going to buy a full case this year so I can have more of it.

One of my favorite beers of all time.

 

[carnevoodoo]

I'm still working on my 08 bigfoot.

 

[Baja_Brewer]

I just had one.

Yum.

 

[midfielder5]

Just had a Bigfoot. It was delicious. But I put the other eleven bottles away in dark storage to age. I will try one every month or so.

 

[coachburke14]

Just picked up a 6 for $15.00 in South Jersey. I had to ask for it, they had it hidden in the back. The guy said he only had 3 cases of it and will only sell it the those who ask. I asked him if I can come back to get more another day and he said the best he can do is 2 more 6ers. I've never had it before so I'm excited to try it. What is the best to store it?

 

[iamjonsharp]

Got a sixer the other week...glad to see the old label is back on it!

 

[McKBrew]

Drinking a 2009 tonight.

 

[tom777]

picked up a couple more 6 packs the other day. Good stuff.

 

[SkinnyShamrock]

Yes! Just as I run out of Old Horizontal, another great barleywine comes out. Excellent. And it will soon be Flying Mouflan season...*drool*

 

[Baldy_Beer_Brewery]

Wow. 15 bucks for a six pack? I got mine for less than nine which is inline with what I normally pay for SN products around here (SE KS, NE OK). What are others paying?

 

[Baja_Brewer]

What are others paying?

~10.5 for a 6 pack in NH
~11 for a 6 pack in RI

:rockin::rockin:

 

[hukdizzle]

Just busted open a 2008 25th anniversary bottle last week, it was quite epic. I probably should have held onto that one but I like to drink beer more so than collect it. I can't say that it would have benefited from any further aging, the entire beer was silky smooth from the aroma to the finish.

 

[Handle]

Wow. 15 bucks for a six pack? I got mine for less than nine which is inline with what I normally pay for SN products around here (SE KS, NE OK). What are others paying?

$11.99 for a sixer in Charlotte, NC.

 

[Yankeehillbrewer]

Jesus, people are getting ripped off with that stuff. It sells for about 7.50 a sixer in Chico, granted that across the road from the Brewery, but geez $15 for a sixer is ridiculous even if it is on the East Coast.

 

[KayaBrew]

I got a case today for $32! Going to age all of it!

 

[Djlunchbox]

i just ran out to the store to grab some after reading this thread. this is my first sierra nevada ever. it is really quite good, def hoppy, but not to bad at all. very smooth. thinking about getting a case to store in the cave for a year to see what all the hype is about.

 

[thataintchicken]

will pick up my yearly half-rack next week.
had to pay the mortgage and bills etc.... grumble grumble.

 

[ThatGuyRyan]

got a couple of sixers for $11.99 on Friday. Wanted to age some but for some reason I can’t find them anywhere in my house!

 

[Mischief_Brewing]

Finally saw some for sale and bierkraft in Brooklyn yesterday, $3.50 a bottle! I had to pass.

 

[mithion]

I had never heard of Bigfoot prior to it popping up on this forum over the past week or so (I just got into homebrewing and craft beer drinking within the past year). With all the hype it was getting, I figured I needed to pick some up. The grocery store right behind my house has a fantastic selection and had quite a few 6-packs on hand, so I picked one up on my way home from work today.

My question is this: what sort of drinking schedule should I have for this? It is clearly a beer that can stand some aging, so should I drink one now and then one every 6 months until its gone? 1 every year? Drink the sixer now and get a second pack to age? What do other people do?

Ok, one more question: when aging, what temperature should I age it at? Room temp, basement temp, or fridge temp?

My experience with bigfoot has been variable. 7 or 8 years ago when I first tried it, it was amazing fresh. It was pretty hoppy, but the hops were a bit rounder like it had already been aged. The last couple years, I'd say from 2007 and on, the hops have had a more aggressive bite. I let 2008 edition sit for a year in the fridge and it came out superb. I haven't tried the 2010 edition so I don't know how sharp the hops are, but aging it a year is probably a good thing. If you can keep it at cellar temps (mid 50s), that's probably the best way to store it for aging. Otherwise, I'd go with fridge temperatures. In my book, better go cooler rather than warmer.

 

[Dave258]

I finally found it also. It was marked 13.99 a sixer. Had two in my hands. The place was busy so I showed them to the guy and put them on the floor. He charged me 9.99 like the rest of the SN sixers.
Put one sixer in the fridge, the other in the basement. First one I had was pretty good, but wasn't cold enough, I couldn't wait. I will have another tonight, and hopefully buy some more!

 

[Yankeehillbrewer]

Finally saw some for sale and bierkraft in Brooklyn yesterday, $3.50 a bottle! I had to pass.

That's a ridiculous price

 

[jrfuda]

Finally got my hands on a 6-pack after having to get my local Spec's to order it. Popped one in the fridge and stashed the other 5. Poured myself a 6 ounce glass after it chilled for abour 48 hours. Not bad. This is the third barleywine I've tried, can't remember what the others were. This was by far the best of the bunch, but I'm still not sure if I'm a big barleywine plan. My plan is to open a bottle every six months to see how it ages, that'll have me sampling it at 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, and 2.5 years... maybe I'll hold that last one til 3 years.

 

[Redstar]

Got my 6 pack last week. I've had 2 so far, great beer! But even better aged a bit, I think I'm going to have to grab another 6er to store in the basement...

 

[Haputanlas]

Smack that guy in the mouth.

Agreed, I was told that Judges use Bigfoot as the benchmark for testing other BarleyWines. It's sort of the de facto standard.

I like certain BarleyWines better, but Bigfoot is very good.

They have these now every where I go. It seems to be in even larger abundance than last year out here. Our local grocery stores seem to have many of them.

 

[Haputanlas]

Looking forward to getting a hold of Stone's Old Guardian

 

[android]

this stuff is moving slowly in iowa... guess that's what we get for being in iowa, more bigfoot! i finally bought a sixer tonight and have enjoyed my pint thoroughly... a little edgy still, but i'm sure it will be good in the future. i'm not a huge barley wine guy, but i reckon i'll get a few more sixers to stow away for future indulgence.

 

[lunchbox]

I can't wait to try it. I've made a couple of calls to see if anyone in my area has it, but to no avail.

No matter -- the search for Bigfoot will begin anew in the morn!

Brawleys in Charlotte has it!

 

[permo]

I tried my first bigfoot last night and it was very rough around the edges. Serious hop bitterness (chinook?) and serious caramel malt flavor. Those were the two flavors that hit you like a ton of bricks....and alcohol. I think they bottled it very green.....it tasted like it went straight from the fermenter to the bottle with no bulk aging.

Is this a great barley wine as it stands? IMO, no.....will it be a great barley wine when aged properly...you bet!