Its Bigfoot season!
No, not the mythical, hairy, ape-like creature, but the wonderful, full-bodied barleywine beer from the good folks from the Sierra Nevada Brewing Company from Chico, California. Click here to see Sierra Nevada's web page for Bigfoot Barleywine.
This is one of my favorite beers. Its always a bright spot in an otherwise, dull, long, cold, Michigan winter, when SN Bigfoot shows up on the shelves.
Bigfoot pours out to a dark ruby color in the glass with a nice, tan head. The aroma is that of pine and malt. The taste? Most years, it reminds me of hoppier version of their popular Pale Ale, but this year was a bit different to me. Sure, the pine notes and grapefruit flavors were there, but I also taste toffee this year as well, which, to me, made it more unique than ever.
Be careful how many you drink in a sitting though. The alcohol is 9.6% ABV (regular fizzy yellow beers are around 5% and light beers around 4%). The alcohol is hidden quite well, so they can sneak up on ya!
A six pack of this will run you around $12. Its worth every penny.
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