Ok, so this blog will mostly be about Barbeque but I had to start with my favorite brewer’s Barley Wine. For a few years I was not able to get Bigfoot ale. Here in the South the ridiculous blue laws have kept the states I seem to be in most from carrying any higher abv beers. Well finally my birth state of North Carolina quit being shoved around by the religious Right and allowed real beer sales. Now when I travel to see the family in the months of Jan and Feb I can pick up a few cases (dozen).
So to the beer
It had been about 4 years since I had the pleasure of cracking open a bigfoot ale. When I found out I had to travel to Georgia for work I was pretty excited on the chance of picking up a case. When I got back to the homestead I cracked one open within minutes, luke warm. Damn it was good. But I wanted to chill a few to get it down a little below roadkill temperature.
Once I had some chilled, I poured one into a nice pint. Deep amber color and strong hoppy smell that was cut by the sweet maltiness. The head was rich and well structured. The taste was as strong as I had remembered. Dark, sugary, malty, hoppy. A very toasty flavor that lingered long after I had downed the pint. It was time for a few more. The 9 or so abv will get you, but what the fuck. You’re not drinking applejuice.
Rating: Get some now.
Posted by Rev. BigDumbChimp 
Posted by Rev. BigDumbChimp 
