Big Worse (Red Wine Edition) - Mikkeller ApS

BigMcLargeHuge

Arizona

3.93/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Courtesy of ratebeer's own ksurkin. My favorite bottle format, green 0.375L with super wide cap, pours murky amber with copper edges and full mocha head. The aroma is big pine hops, earthy hops, sweet slick malts and some citrus hops that feed into tart red wine like notes. The taste has pulses of tart red wine and wood that are tempered by thick sweet malts and robust levels of pine hoppiness. Behind those notes some spicy hops and earthy hops seem to rattle around in the background. Into the finish sweet maltiness seems to roam around amid tart red wine and bitter hops.

Serving type: bottle

01-14-2012 06:43:42 | More by BigMcLargeHuge

SanFranJake

California

4.25/5  rDev +11.5%

05-15-2013 02:33:53 | More by SanFranJake

Bonko_the_sane

North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +11.5%

05-13-2013 05:58:37 | More by Bonko_the_sane

leftstagebrew

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +5%

05-04-2013 19:11:20 | More by leftstagebrew

MarkyMOD

Colorado

4/5  rDev +5%

03-31-2013 01:23:54 | More by MarkyMOD

StonedTrippin

Colorado

3.85/5  rDev +1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

this is leaps and bounds better than the regular bug worse. its cleaned up so much by the wine, I cant state it enough. it pours a candy apple red hued molasses color with a groovy tan head. looks so much sexier than the regular version already, without all those coagulated yeast floaters. the nose is still punishingly alcoholic, but the sweetness is tamed by the fruity acidity of the red wine barrels and that ever present oak character. the flavor also benefits from the barrel treatment, mellowing out in both booze and sugar. its much more drinkable now, and the tannic wine vibe really cuts through some of the sugary grainy bits that made the other version such a drag. finish is surprisingly clean for a beer with this weight, I don't know how long it spent on wood, but it has worked miracles. I let this sit on the shelf at my local for months, fearing it would be like the original, but finally my mikkeller fetish kicked in and I did it, and now I am thankful that I did. this beer is really something different. full as a full body can be, and with happening carbonation for an aged beer. now I am curious to try the other incarnations. mikkeller, you've done it again!

Serving type: bottle

03-23-2013 16:37:23 | More by StonedTrippin

Rick760Sd

California

4.25/5  rDev +11.5%

12-28-2012 05:49:40 | More by Rick760Sd

Tom-Peters

California

4/5  rDev +5%

12-17-2012 21:14:38 | More by Tom-Peters

Bubbles

California

4.25/5  rDev +11.5%

12-08-2012 21:04:01 | More by Bubbles

sendbeer

Georgia

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

12-03-2012 20:10:15 | More by sendbeer

Danobold

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

11-01-2012 12:44:01 | More by Danobold

t0rin0

California

2.25/5  rDev -40.9%

10-29-2012 01:21:11 | More by t0rin0

Envelopes

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

10-26-2012 03:13:48 | More by Envelopes

MrRockstar

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +5%

10-22-2012 22:57:02 | More by MrRockstar

oldp0rt

Quebec (Canada)

3/5  rDev -21.3%

10-21-2012 16:16:10 | More by oldp0rt

TheRuss9585

Vermont

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

09-15-2012 12:19:10 | More by TheRuss9585

thepeter

United Kingdom (England)

4/5  rDev +5%

09-08-2012 03:18:58 | More by thepeter

FullObs

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -8.1%

08-20-2012 17:06:51 | More by FullObs

ajs4bd

Missouri

4.5/5  rDev +18.1%

08-20-2012 12:19:47 | More by ajs4bd

ChadQuest

Illinois

2.78/5  rDev -27%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

Thin ring that fades into a near still body, not a ton of carbonation going on but there is some. Color is a murky dark orange.
The aroma is neat, alcohol is forward in a wine sort of way, sweet note that has a bourbon vanilla essence. I like this.
The flavors are more sweet and less dense then the aroma made me expect, this one is more watery then syrupy. The wine tannins are clear in this and probably what is cutting down the body, such a shame since they were nice in the aroma.
the alcohol is acetone like, and less bourbon/vanilla like, le sigh.

This one started off really promising, but didn't deliver. I think it has potential, i really do.

Serving type: bottle

08-10-2012 03:51:04 | More by ChadQuest

GOMECK

Georgia

3/5  rDev -21.3%

08-09-2012 16:20:20 | More by GOMECK

rudzud

Massachusetts

3.78/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Purchased at Julio's a while back, like, when this first came out. Poured into my Duvel tulip.

A - Pours a crystal clear mahogany hue with a nice half a finger light tan creamy blanket that leaves spotty side lacing. That thin head hangs around forever.

S - Sweet caramel malts, vanilla, oak, some very slight grape. the alcohol is no where to be found for me.

T - Taste isnt bad, more of the caramel malts, light oak and grapes. A bit sweet for me, the booze is also a bit more present than I'd like. Its not hot, its just noticeable. Also not getting any of that vanilla that was in the nose.

M - Mouthfeel is solid for a barleywine. Not that hot but still a definite sipper.

O - Overall this isnt that bad of a barleywine. I feel like the time this sat for helped mellow things out a bit, wish the red wine came out more in this but its still not that bad.

Serving type: bottle

07-12-2012 04:56:19 | More by rudzud

sammo

Kansas

4.25/5  rDev +11.5%

07-07-2012 02:13:09 | More by sammo

ZombiesAteMyDog

Indiana

4/5  rDev +5%

07-06-2012 23:27:27 | More by ZombiesAteMyDog

Mora2000

Texas

4/5  rDev +5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Thanks to bu11zeye for sharing this bottle.

The beer pours a brown color with a tan head. The aroma is full of red wine and oak notes, as well as some toffee and brown sugar. The flavor is very similar. I get a lot of molasses and fruity red wine notes, as well as some oak, maple, vanilla and the alcohol you would expect in a beer that clocks in at 12 percent. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation. A nice barleywine.

Serving type: bottle

07-01-2012 04:49:12 | More by Mora2000