Bigfoot (2024)
(Batch of Bigfoot)
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Chico, California, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Rotating|
Score
7.34
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Bigfoot is a beast of a beer, packed with bittersweet malt and heaps of aggressive whole-cone Pacific Northwest hops. First introduced in the winter of 1983, Bigfoot is a cult-classic brewed in the barleywine style—strong and robust with the refined intensity of a wine. Bigfoot is prized by beer collectors for aging in cellars. Under the proper conditions, it can develop enticing new flavors and character as it matures in the bottle. Each new release or “expedition” is vintage dated. Collect your own and savor the evolving flavors.
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8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bought locally, packaged November 30th 2023.
Pours a clear deep amber, small head of foam, retention not great, lacing minimal.
Smell is very hoppy with pine some citrus, grass, light caramel malt presence.
Taste is very bitter. Pine and grass, light citrus, some malty notes throughout. Finish is as bitter as it gets. Wonderful.
Full bodied, lively carbonation, I always buy this every year.
Pours a clear deep amber, small head of foam, retention not great, lacing minimal.
Smell is very hoppy with pine some citrus, grass, light caramel malt presence.
Taste is very bitter. Pine and grass, light citrus, some malty notes throughout. Finish is as bitter as it gets. Wonderful.
Full bodied, lively carbonation, I always buy this every year.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Aug 2025
at 14:08
8.6/10
Piney, bitter, burnt malt and hoppy. Actually pretty hoppy for a barley wine. Unique check-in 8️⃣8️⃣8️⃣8️⃣
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jul 2025
at 16:40
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
bottle - shared with my father. Darn good - be interested to have one to cellar for a few years. nice stuff
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 May 2025
at 01:50
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Hazy dark amber. Thin head. Chewy, crystal malt and piney hops galore. Old money as fuck. Bitter, sweet, crystal malt palate. Earthy, piney hops, some marmalade type of notes. Medium alcohol finish. Barley wine has evolved, but I can still get behind this classic example.
Tried
from Bottle
from
The Gull Liquor Store
on 25 Jan 2025
at 23:42
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Sep 2024
at 19:30
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2024
at 23:02
7/10
Tried
on 23 May 2024
at 18:08