Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Not as big a fan of this one as I was back in the day. Bronze with a large creamy yellow white head that left good lacing. Malty and lightly butter with citric, floral and fruity hops. Medium finish and body.
Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Stout from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company 21 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Black, but seems to have a deep red-brown shine; yellow-brown, very creamy head, lacey. Slightly sourish (lactic?) nose, with ink, something nutty (not as in aged beer), tinge of dark chocolate. Roasted, slightly lactic flavour, still something like hazelnut oil - also some kind of bitter, undefinable oil. Medium-bodied; roasted/ nut-oil taste keeps hanging around long. Warming up, the beer develops vinous qualities. Difficult to pinpoint, this one. Very smooth, hiding - maybe just a touch too much...
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle – Poured a golden brew with a nice head. Aroma of sweetness from the cascade hops is killing me. Carbonation is ok with average body. Taste is just incredible, huge creamy and sweet taste with a lingering aftertaste at the end. I thought this one was overrated since I couldn’t understand how a pale ale could be rated so high, I now understand.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Dark with ruby highlights and a creamy head. Malty aroma and a flavor that is malty with just a little hop and roast malt bitterness. California answer to the Yuengling Porter that I sampled with this. Overrated, but a good gateway Porter.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Big ol’ 24 oz bottle, rated 8/22/2005. Original rating moved to the draft version. Light brown body, pours a "dirty" fluffy head: that is, it leaves little bits of lace as it fades. Nice hoppy smell, no slap in the snoot. Taste is a clean balance of caramel and bready malts with a good package of hops. Just as much fun from the bottle as on draft.
JK (8181) reviewed Stout from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Low alcohol for a stout. Flavor of coffee with some chocolate. Bitter finish, a little thin
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
**Number 200** 2003 This has really smoothed out since I first tasted it 10 months ago. This is a slightly hazy orang-amber beer that struggles to show any surface foam whatsoever upon pouring. The aroma is bready, almost obscured from the grapefruit hoppiness that is still powerfully present as it approaches it's first birthday. At this point all flavor aspects have mellowed considerably, producing a smooth, creamy body that just coats the tongue lightly as it goes down. Check back next year, but I can't imagine it getting much better.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Thanks Rate Beer! I would have tried this ages ago, but I avoided it thinking it was some spiced up winter beer. Then I found Rate Beer and it said it was an IPA! And a very nice IPA too! This has a beautiful hazy amber color that supports a fine thick head. The aroma an flavor are well balanced providing hops and malt in abundance. Smooth with a lingering finish. I'll have another one.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
It is easy to see why this is a benchmark beer. It's high quality, assertiveness, and ready availability have made it the beer that is "American Pale Ale". It's simplicity is classic, yet refined. A beer that is good to come back to from time to time with never any regrets.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Bigfoot from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
2009 vintage, 3 years old: Muddy dull amber. The aroma is bright and hoppy, with orchard fruit accents. The hops are bright on the palate, but with lots of chewiness and bitterness as well. I don’t know if it has improved, but this bottle has held up quite nicely under adverse conditions. Enjoyable stuff.
Old rating: I have to say I’m surprised I never bothered to rate this on Ratebeer before now. I’ve certainly had it enough times. Cloudy dark amber with a thick, rocky head. Rich hoppy aroma - wood, orange - with abundant caramel. Drips with rich, tangy hops, and has a sticky maltiness from that caramel malt (too much of it, really). These elements duke it out for control of my palate. Sometimes one wins, sometimes the other but it’s always an intense and pleasurable experience.