Behemoth Blonde Barleywine - Three Floyds Brewing Co. & Brewpub

StoneTSR

Colorado

4.03/5  rDev -5.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

APPEARANCE: Pours somewhere between a deep copper and mahogany. The head is a full inch thick and sticks around for a while. Maybe three or four minutes before finally settling. The lacing is decent, but not outstanding.

SMELL: Fairly strong and quite bready. It is not as sweet smelling as I remember it from last year, but some pine, orange and lemon lurk just beneath the bread.

TASTE: Caramel and toffee lead the way with the bread from the nose right behind. The finish is more piney and resinous, very DIPA-like towards the end. A tiny pinch of roasted malt balances out the sweetness and ties everything together.

MOUTHFEEL: Big mouthfeel with medium carbonation and a slight pucker towards the back end. Some bitterness also sneaks in with the finish. It is not only complex in flavor and aroma, but mouthfeel as well.

OVERALL: This is a great Barleywine, but I do have to say I enjoyed the 2011 a bit more (and I did consume it back then as well). This year's offering seemed more boozy and hoppy, neither of which is a bad thing, but I just remember last year's batch going down very, very easy. I know I'll buy this again, but at $18.99 a bomber, it is tough to justify more than a bottle or two.

Serving type: bottle

04-10-2012 22:40:43 | More by StoneTSR

jdhasse

Illinois

4/5  rDev -6.1%

05-25-2013 02:12:40 | More by jdhasse

kirkfrailey

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev -0.2%

05-24-2013 13:50:32 | More by kirkfrailey

WKole81

Illinois

5/5  rDev +17.4%

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msinger1002

Ohio

4.75/5  rDev +11.5%

05-23-2013 23:27:41 | More by msinger1002

emottram

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -6.1%

05-23-2013 21:52:30 | More by emottram

cnewton

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +5.6%

05-23-2013 18:57:31 | More by cnewton

hannydawg

Illinois

4/5  rDev -6.1%

05-23-2013 14:02:29 | More by hannydawg

Callmecoon

California

4.5/5  rDev +5.6%

05-23-2013 02:27:10 | More by Callmecoon

Busker

Connecticut

4.25/5  rDev -0.2%

05-21-2013 18:10:45 | More by Busker

mikeincharleston

South Carolina

4.25/5  rDev -0.2%

05-21-2013 01:40:45 | More by mikeincharleston

ackeeper

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +5.6%

05-21-2013 01:03:56 | More by ackeeper

Kreko7

California

3.75/5  rDev -12%

05-19-2013 15:51:40 | More by Kreko7

jakeox

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -12%

05-19-2013 00:02:36 | More by jakeox

nesarebad

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev -0.2%

05-18-2013 23:33:27 | More by nesarebad

Hefewiseman

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +5.6%

05-18-2013 19:18:47 | More by Hefewiseman

Tiburon

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev -0.2%

05-18-2013 14:10:59 | More by Tiburon

BradSillars

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -0.2%

05-18-2013 01:15:42 | More by BradSillars

rcdt76

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +5.6%

05-17-2013 21:57:46 | More by rcdt76

carlosega

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev -0.2%

05-17-2013 18:53:36 | More by carlosega

twenty5

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev -0.2%

05-17-2013 16:06:47 | More by twenty5

screamking

Ohio

4.03/5  rDev -5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

22 oz bottle poured into snifter.
2013 edition with around 6months on it.

Appearance-pours a deep red/brown, very cloudy, small off white head which disappears quickly. Some lacing around the sides. 4

Aroma-aroma is a very even mix of hops and malt. Citrus hops are the first through, lots of grapefruit. Some fig and other dark fruits peaking their noses in. Very complex and hard to dig into. I'm also getting some cherry and vanilla. 4

Taste-that's a very even taste. Hops and malt work side by side perfectly in this one. Yes, there's bitter hops up front. There's also some nice dark fruit malts in there too.
Not one thing seems to overtake the other. 4

Feel-medium to full body, lots of boozieness in the mouth, a real good sipper. 4.25

Overall-I have had barleywines that I like more then this for one reason or the other, but I can't recall one that is this even. I really can't say that enough, it could be because I aged this a little, but the hops are completly even with the malts. Price is a little expensive, but its worth it for this beer, an all night sipper. 4

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2013 02:23:45 | More by screamking

Fcolle2

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -0.2%

05-17-2013 01:18:06 | More by Fcolle2

Westuh

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev -6.1%

05-16-2013 18:18:46 | More by Westuh

4amepiphany

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +5.6%

05-14-2013 05:10:34 | More by 4amepiphany