2010 SN Bigfoot: How's It Doing?

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by Bluecane, May 4, 2013.

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  1. Bluecane

    Bluecane Initiate (0) Dec 30, 2011 New York

    Has anyone had one lately? How hoppy is it, and what was the flavor profile like? Thinking of potentially pairing this with some meats and cheese; also, the person I'm sharing with doesn't like hops.

    Thanks!
     
    #1 Bluecane, May 4, 2013
  2. stupac2

    stupac2 Pooh-Bah (2,031) Feb 22, 2011 California
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    I had the distinct, er, "pleasure" of doing a decent-sized vertical a little while back, and they all taste the same. I think SN's QC is just too good for this to really age. I thought every one was a bitter awful mess, but if you like bigfoot ymmv. (I would, however, really not recommend sharing it with someone who doesn't like hops.)
     
    #2 stupac2, May 4, 2013
  3. Bluecane

    Bluecane Initiate (0) Dec 30, 2011 New York

    Thanks stupac. I had a 2012 fresh and then again recently with a year on it, and I (unfortunately) agree with you that both were a bitter awful mess. I am/was hoping that it would have smoothed out after 3 years. This particular beer was a gift from a friend :wink:
     
    #3 Bluecane, May 4, 2013
  4. Pahn

    Pahn Initiate (0) Dec 2, 2009 New York

    the secret we all don't want to acknowledge:

    SN's switch from screwtops to normal caps killed all bigfoot verticals. unless you like the bigfoot chimera (not the IPA-as-barleywine of fresh, not the caramely/good-oxidized barleywine of aged), the new caps seem to have added a lot of cellar time requirements. apparently they let in way less oxygen.

    thankfully, i love bigfoot in all its forms.
     
    #4 Pahn, May 4, 2013
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