Barleywine Appreciation Thread (2022)

Discussion in 'The Bar' started by DIM, Jan 4, 2022.

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Which type of Barleywine do you prefer?

  1. American

    97 vote(s)
    17.0%

  2. English

    295 vote(s)
    51.8%

  3. That's like asking me to choose my favorite child, I love them all!

    162 vote(s)
    28.5%

  4. Neither, if Barleywine is life then life has no meaning.

    15 vote(s)
    2.6%
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  1. BMBCLT

    BMBCLT Grand Pooh-Bah (3,427) May 9, 2014 South Carolina
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    I was just trying to look for some of the first Bigfoot black and white label(s) online, where it says: American Strong Ale, not Barleywine. But I couldn't find any. IMO, it's definitely more similar to Arrogant Bastard, than any Barleywine.
     
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  2. zid

    zid Grand Pooh-Bah (3,132) Feb 15, 2010 New York
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    Here's one from the "barleywine" years. It was labeled "strong ale" in '83, but they couldn't sell it out of state as a "strong ale" so they used "barleywine" (one word) in very small font in '84. (as far as I know)
     
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  3. BMBCLT

    BMBCLT Grand Pooh-Bah (3,427) May 9, 2014 South Carolina
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    The pic is not showing for me.
     
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  4. zid

    zid Grand Pooh-Bah (3,132) Feb 15, 2010 New York
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    Here it is from a different source. It's not what you're looking for though.

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  5. zid

    zid Grand Pooh-Bah (3,132) Feb 15, 2010 New York
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  6. BMBCLT

    BMBCLT Grand Pooh-Bah (3,427) May 9, 2014 South Carolina
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    Yep! That's the one! :slight_smile:

    Was that label ever used though?
     
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  7. zid

    zid Grand Pooh-Bah (3,132) Feb 15, 2010 New York
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    Only in California, and only for Bigfoot's first release... possibly. I don't really know.
     
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  8. jesskidden

    jesskidden Grand Pooh-Bah (3,145) Aug 10, 2005 New Jersey
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    The label image is from a scan of a May 1983 article on SN from The Brewers Digest magazine. The article notes that their beers were available in California and "...have recently been introduced in Oregon and Washington."

    The only mention of Bigfoot was in a paragraph about special beers for local events, etc.: "In addition, they produced Bigfoot Strong Ale and Old Chico Brewery Beer for the Christmas season."

    :slight_frown:     Awkwardly worded - were both "for the Christmas season"?

    No mention of Celebration Ale other than a poor B&W pic of the '82 label.
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    The story of Maytag creating the one-word "Barleywine" to get the early Old Foghorn labels approved by the state (but not the ATF?) is well-known - not sure of the chronology of where Bigfoot fits in.
     
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  9. DIM

    DIM Grand Pooh-Bah (4,788) Sep 28, 2006 Pennsylvania
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    Well @zid @WCKDVBZ @FBarber I thought I'd open this so I could better participate in the debate. I'm glad I did. I can now state unequivocally that this is indeed a barley wine.:grin:

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    This is really nice, I get sweet notes of cherry, apple, caramel, and sugar cookies up front. The finish dries out a good deal as the cherries turn tart and some dry, leafy bitterness joins in to close things out. I'm going back for more, $6 for 500ml is a darn good deal.
     
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  10. BMBCLT

    BMBCLT Grand Pooh-Bah (3,427) May 9, 2014 South Carolina
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    I'm glad!

    We can now finally put that to rest! :grin:
     
    #1490 BMBCLT, Nov 2, 2022
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  11. DIM

    DIM Grand Pooh-Bah (4,788) Sep 28, 2006 Pennsylvania
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    Alrighty then, let's move on to politics and religion shall we?:wink:
     
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  12. BMBCLT

    BMBCLT Grand Pooh-Bah (3,427) May 9, 2014 South Carolina
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    Oh yeah! That'll definitely go well! :grimacing:
     
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  13. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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    Tree Of Life is one of my all time favorite barleywines i have had. I like it more than the 4 stouts I've tried from TH 3 times over .
     
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  14. Argail

    Argail Pooh-Bah (2,367) Dec 19, 2019 Louisiana
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  15. micada

    micada Grand Pooh-Bah (3,960) Jul 13, 2015 New York
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    You all know head quality is an entire subspecialty skill. It’s not my fault that I recognize talent and effort to get a remarkable cap to an amazeballs beverage. LOL!
     
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    micada Grand Pooh-Bah (3,960) Jul 13, 2015 New York
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    New batch? I’ve only ever seen dusty 2015s around here.
     
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  17. VodkaPong87

    VodkaPong87 Pooh-Bah (2,060) Oct 9, 2020 Connecticut
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    Anyone have one of those "Trip in the Woods" bottles in their cellar? I have one that I bought a couple years ago. I think it's from 2019 and it's a combination of 1, 2 and 3 year old Bigfoot aged in bourbon barrels. Knew I wanted to age it a little, but I've been getting an itch to open it during the holidays this year. Not sure if I should give it more time, though
     
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  18. BMBCLT

    BMBCLT Grand Pooh-Bah (3,427) May 9, 2014 South Carolina
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    I don't have any left, but you should open it soon. You know what they say...

    "If you get an itch, you gotta scratch it!" :grin:

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  19. VodkaPong87

    VodkaPong87 Pooh-Bah (2,060) Oct 9, 2020 Connecticut
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    What did you think of it? Have you ever had the standard barrel aged bigfoot? If so, how did it compare?
     
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  20. BMBCLT

    BMBCLT Grand Pooh-Bah (3,427) May 9, 2014 South Carolina
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    @DIM and @Beersnake1 can help you out with that.

    You don't want my opinion on Bigfoot. :wink:
     
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