Bigfoot Ale (Barley Wine Style) !!!

Hey Everyone, so today's beer comes all the way from the USA and the Sierra Nevada Brewery, Hope you all enjoy !!!

Beer Name:
Bigfoot Ale (Barley Wine Style)

Brewery:
Sierra Nevada

Brewed and Bottled:
Sierra Nevada, 
Chico, 
CA, 
USA

Alcoholic Percentage:

9.6% Vol

Measure:

355ml

Taste:

Strong Hops, Bitter, Sultana / Raisins, Smooth 

Colour:

Red / Brown

Odour:

Strong Hops, Citrus, Sweetness

General Thoughts:

Bigfoot Ale is a really different and interesting beer. This beer is made in a Barley Wine style which accounts for its high alcohol strength, coming in at 9.6% ABV. This beer has a bitter quality to it, along with a developed, strong hops flavour. This beer has a hint of fruitiness to it, one of the main flavours I got from it was a flavour of sultana's or Raisins. This gives the beer an interesting character that you may not expect from a beer. Now to say this beer packs a punch is an understatement, so if your not used to drinking, deep, full flavoured, strong beers then I would advise working your way up to this as it is really strong in flavour and alcohol content. Bigfoot Ale has little carbonation to it, which is perfect for drinking this beer at a slow casual pace. This would not be a beer for a session or for drinking fast, this is definitely a beer to be savoured and drunk slowly, this will allow you to really enjoy its deep flavours. All in all Bigfoot Ale is a deep, full flavoured beer, with fruity characteristics. This may not be a beer to everyone's tastes, as it is so strong and deep in flavour, however saying that I would recommend giving this a try if your looking for something very different that you maybe want on a cold winters evening as it has that warming quality that comes with its strong alcohol content. On the whole I enjoyed this beer and would recommend as a beer to try. 

Price:

€2.50 - €3.50 (Based on Average Price)

Shane

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Torpedo Extra IPA

Hey everyone so its Sunday nearly Monday :( which means the weekend is nearly over, however this doesn't mean the fun has to end, so here is a beer all the way from the USA, hope you all enjoy :)

Beer Name:

Torpedo Extra IPA

Brewery:

Sierra Nevada

Brewed and Bottled:

Sierra Nevada, Chico, CA, USA

Alcoholic Percentage:

7.2% Vol

Measure:

350ml

Taste:

Hops, Bitter, Smooth, Full Flavoured, 

Bitter After Taste

Colour:

Honey, Golden Orange/Brown

Odour:

Citrus, Slight Hops, Slight Floral Note

General Thoughts:

Torpedo Extra IPA is a full bodied, full flavoured beer. This beer is rich in Hops, however it doesn't come across as over powering. The impressing thing about this beer is that there is a real balance between bitterness and sweetness, even though there is a real strong hops taste. The other major surprise is that this beer doesn't taste overly strong considering its strength, it is a real delight to drink. I would highly recommend this beer, a really nice, balanced beer with the strength subtly behind it all, brilliant. It really packs a punch in flavour but not overpowering in strength.

Price:

€3.00(Based on Drink Store 02/11/2012)

Shane

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