Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine Style Ale
2006 Expedition poured from a 12oz. bottle into a pint glass. A: The beer is a reddish amber color with a very slight haze to it. It creates a foamy off-white head that takes its time to fade and leaves a thick lace on the glass. S: Rich hoppy aroma backed up with citrus along with some caramel malt note. T: Nice hops bite that remains prevalent from start to finish. Theres some citrus and malt sweetness to balance it out a little bit and you can taste the alcohol just a little bit. It leaves a slight citrus hops flavor in the after-taste, but its not as strong as I expected given the intensity of the hops that you taste until you swallow. M: Very crisp and very smooth. Medium body and medium carbonation. Finishes quite cleanly. D: Although you can taste the alcohol a bit, you certainly dont taste 9.60% worth. If you take that into account along with the smoothness and the fact that its not too filling, I could go with this beer for quite a while, until the ABV catches up with me.