30th Anniversary - Grand Cru
Pours a slightly cloudy reddish amber color with a billowing, creamy beige head that fills the pint glass and forms a nice crown. Keeps a very full, thick lace with some rings of stick as well. Smell has a very nice floral and citrusy hoppiness to it, and is very fresh smelling. Lots of grapefruit, plus some caramel sweetness and subtle oak. Quite nice. Taste also has a nice floral, fresh hoppiness, with some juicy grapefruit as well as more bitter, pithy flavor. Has an herbal quality to it as well. There is a richness and sweetness that definitely comes from the Bigfoot. The oak gives a woody quality but also some peppery spice, and is a nice complement without overwhelming. Really tasty stuff, hoppy but also pretty complex, and very flavorful. Mouthfeel is medium-full and pretty creamy. It's quite dry in the finish as the oak and bitterness really dry it out. This is a really nice beer, with a nice level of hoppiness for a beer of this strength, and quite fresh and fruity to boot. Another winner from Sierra Nevada, which almost never disappoints with their hoppy beers.