Brewsmith
Home brewing moogerfooger
…let’s keep it going with a commercial beer. One that my homebrew was trying to be!
While I have one bottle left of the 06’ Bigfoot, I had two of 07’ so the 07 it is.
Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine 2007
Bottle has been kept cold since purchase in early 2007.
On opening the bottle only let out a slight pfft, so carbonation should be low.
Pours an amber brown with No head but some bubbles did rise at pouring and then just some small lace at the edge of the glass.
Aroma is malty with just a hint of pine.
Flavor is malty, but there is some bitterness pine in there. It is malty sweet but not cloying, and the pineyness helps it feel dryer than it is. Malt is aged but not cardboardy.
Mouthfeel is big but not chewy. Lack of carbonation makes it less drinkable but it is still quite good. I’m drinking all of this one.
And a bonus that I never caught before. On the inside of the cap, there is a picture that looks like Bigfoot having a beer with the miner on the label. Or what is it?
Ive got a fridge full of aged beers, most saved for a special occasion that never materialized. Any local Los Angeles South Bay brewers want to get together and try some aged beers or even do a vertical tasting. I’m game.
While I have one bottle left of the 06’ Bigfoot, I had two of 07’ so the 07 it is.
Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine 2007
Bottle has been kept cold since purchase in early 2007.
On opening the bottle only let out a slight pfft, so carbonation should be low.
Pours an amber brown with No head but some bubbles did rise at pouring and then just some small lace at the edge of the glass.
Aroma is malty with just a hint of pine.
Flavor is malty, but there is some bitterness pine in there. It is malty sweet but not cloying, and the pineyness helps it feel dryer than it is. Malt is aged but not cardboardy.
Mouthfeel is big but not chewy. Lack of carbonation makes it less drinkable but it is still quite good. I’m drinking all of this one.
And a bonus that I never caught before. On the inside of the cap, there is a picture that looks like Bigfoot having a beer with the miner on the label. Or what is it?
Ive got a fridge full of aged beers, most saved for a special occasion that never materialized. Any local Los Angeles South Bay brewers want to get together and try some aged beers or even do a vertical tasting. I’m game.
