Boogoop - Three Floyds Brewing Co. & Brewpub

Pahn

New York

4.23/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

750ml bottle into Duvel tulip. Thanks to BA morningthief for getting me this bottle for my birthday a few months ago.

Appearance: Careful pour yields a 2+ inch fluffy white head that dissipates slowly and rockily, leaving thick islands of lacing. Pours a hazy brownish red. Leaves sweeping lacing.

Smell: From the bottle: "Wow, they hopped the shit out of this beer, huh?"

In the glass, powerful west coast C-hops, I think Cascade or Centennial. Mostly piny, with some (orange-y) citrus and underlying dankness. Sugary malt way in the background. Really direct hop aroma; pine and citrus, no additional aspects really besides the pungency.

With time, the aroma opens up in every way. It starts as a slight mango note, with melon and berry-like hop aromas building up around the primary pine and citrus. There's a definite vodka-like booziness, but it works here as in better higher ABV imperial IPAs, where the flowery, sharp alcohol aromas accentuate the hop aromas.

Taste: First sip: predictably hoppy (that direct, C-hop pine and citrus), with a bit of a malty base--then some wow moments with the aftertaste. The flavor goes on and on, with emerging malty notes of maple and caramel. Awesome.

Up front it's resinous, piny, (and to a lesser degree) citrusy hops, with oily hop flavor (accentuated by the slightly slick wheat mouthfeel) through the middle, leading to a consistently long, prickly / semi-dry malty aftertaste. Hops eventually round out as with the nose; hard to tell if there's more hop varietals (Summit? Citra?) than at first seemed to be present, or if the alcohol and esters are influencing the hop flavor perception. Either way, it tastes good.

Classic American barleywine-style beer (though it's a "buckwheat wine"). The hop fix is intense and well delivered by the lightish bodied, oily feel, which makes you want to hit the beer hard, while the long, deep, malty aftertaste makes you want to go slow. The candy sweetness that emerges through the finish isn't quite balanced by the low-ish bitterness, but I don't think that's the point. While I'd like a bit more balance, a bit less sweetness, and for the malt to go even further, this beer succeeds at what it's trying to be: a treat--big hop fix, big sweet malt fix.

Mouthfeel: Medium bodied. Smooth, a little slick. Moderate carbonation that's just prickly enough. Slightly dry finish. Building but not abrasive alcohol heat.

Overall: Well-thought out, well-executed beer. It hints at complex malty greatness that it doesn't achieve, but it provides tons of no frills, hoppy and sweet-malty pleasure. If you're on board with the idea (wheat wine feel, DIPA hoppiness, candy shop malt), you'll love this beer.

Serving type: bottle

05-07-2012 03:19:53 | More by Pahn

tectactoe

Michigan

3.41/5  rDev -15.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

Thanks to Mike for bringing this one - always willing to try something from Three Floyds. Boogoop comes out of the bottle looking slightly copper with a swampy, brown-ish hue to it. Translucent, topped with a half-inch head that's off-white in color and pretty quick to recede. No real lacing left behind, though that's not too shocking for a 10%+ ABV wheatwine.

Aroma is VERY buckwheat heavy. I haven't had much buckwheat in my life, aside from in pancakes and such, but its aroma is very noticeable and very easy to recognize - very dry and grainy. Booze is apparent but isn't too hot or off-putting. A nice bouquet joins the aromatics about halfway through; perfume, roses, flowers, leaves - smells more like a forest or a handful of grass rather than actual hops.

And not so far from the aroma, the flavor is so, so heavy on the buckwheat. Extremely dry, grainy, and borderline abrasive. The floral hops are noticeable from the start - flowery and grassy in all their glory - but unfortunately they get buried by the robustness of the buckwheat. The booze starts off mild, but starts to open up with time and by the end, you're definitely getting a little bit of heat.

Caramel malts and some sugary sweetness from the malt help to balance the beer, but sadly there isn't much hope. The buckwheat and the booze are too heavy to be balanced properly, which is a shame, because some of the flavors from the malts would probably be quite nice. Pretty thick body with a sticky, almost syrup-like mouth feel, low carbonation.

Well, I'm glad to say I got to try this one, but it fell awfully flat for me. If you're a dedicated lover of buckwheat, then you'll surely love this beer. But it was quite overpowering and heavy, and the dryness from it was a bit too intense to be consistently enjoyable. Not awful or undrinkable, but not something I'd care to try again. Either way, big thanks to Mike for cracking it open.

Serving type: bottle

05-13-2013 01:36:52 | More by tectactoe

mrebeka

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev -6.7%

05-12-2013 02:14:44 | More by mrebeka

ryan1788a5

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +5.7%

05-11-2013 17:05:28 | More by ryan1788a5

Compton25

Texas

3.25/5  rDev -19.2%

05-10-2013 03:29:06 | More by Compton25

KevinmusPrime

Kentucky

3.75/5  rDev -6.7%

05-04-2013 17:00:35 | More by KevinmusPrime

jimmah120

Minnesota

2/5  rDev -50.2%

05-04-2013 07:18:14 | More by jimmah120

Dan3279

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +5.7%

04-21-2013 01:42:28 | More by Dan3279

IPx

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -6.7%

04-19-2013 07:29:41 | More by IPx

yamar68

Minnesota

4.14/5  rDev +3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Swampy red brown, stripes of thin beading just below the head, a few fingers of khaki head recede down to create a fat dollop that floats around the middle of the glass and great sticky lace.

Fat caramel and dessert sweetness, honey and citrus, toasted grains... nice.

Mmmm... bittersweet pineapple and wheat... warming booze is well integrated, orange and pear, mouthfeel is a little chalky and dry, allowing the finish to linger between tastes.

Glad to finally try this one - good shit.

Serving type: bottle

04-11-2013 17:52:08 | More by yamar68

pathman

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +11.9%

04-06-2013 05:00:27 | More by pathman

chippo33

Vermont

3.25/5  rDev -19.2%

04-04-2013 02:32:47 | More by chippo33

Nickqb7

California

4.5/5  rDev +11.9%

04-03-2013 16:11:09 | More by Nickqb7

jriggins6

Georgia

4.5/5  rDev +11.9%

04-01-2013 12:18:34 | More by jriggins6

Rwalford74

Australia

4.75/5  rDev +18.2%

03-29-2013 10:51:22 | More by Rwalford74

aranton

New York

5/5  rDev +24.4%

03-26-2013 22:02:53 | More by aranton

WCW

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +5.7%

03-24-2013 21:32:49 | More by WCW

gkatsoris

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: Meh flat brown. HUGE white foamy head. Lots of lacing.

S: Sugary hops. Citrus and floral hops. buttered toast. Brown sugar. Molasses.

T: Yummy hops. Pretty bitter on the front and back. Burnt sugar on the very back.

M: Thisck and foamy.

O: Not bad at all.

thanks redliner8!

Serving type: bottle

03-24-2013 00:48:42 | More by gkatsoris

kirkfrailey

Michigan

4.5/5  rDev +11.9%

03-22-2013 14:31:31 | More by kirkfrailey

Poupae

Thailand

4/5  rDev -0.5%

03-21-2013 10:35:40 | More by Poupae

TonyTalon

Wisconsin

3.5/5  rDev -12.9%

03-19-2013 03:42:59 | More by TonyTalon

LEdubs

Florida

4/5  rDev -0.5%

03-17-2013 22:19:36 | More by LEdubs

atone315

Wisconsin

3.75/5  rDev -6.7%

03-16-2013 17:15:28 | More by atone315

Chrily

Norway

3.75/5  rDev -6.7%

03-14-2013 12:39:07 | More by Chrily

Ciocanelu

Romania

3.75/5  rDev -6.7%

03-13-2013 21:35:58 | More by Ciocanelu