Boogoop - Three Floyds Brewing Co. & Brewpub

dansmcd

Australia

4.08/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - Pours a brilliant dark burnt orange, clear and bright. Thin white head without great retention. Faint rings of lacing.

S - Bitter, resinous hops, citrus and pine, grain and caramel malts, booze.

T - Very hoppy, much more so than I expected from this style. Mountains of flavour and depth. Mandarin, kumquat, orange, pine needle, alcohol heat, treacle.

M - Syrupy full body, moderate carbonation. A real sipper.

O - At the right time and place, i.e. as a digestif, a really pleasant experience.

Serving type: on-tap

08-29-2012 04:52:16 | More by dansmcd

cfrances33

Illinois

4.18/5  rDev +4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

On tap at The Farmer's Cabinet in Philly on 7/5/12. Served in a snifter.

Pour: Mostly cloudy caramel color with just over a finger of fluffy, sticky white head.

Smell: Wheaty sweetness and some citrus. Hops have held up well since its release.

Taste: Caramel sweetness up front followed by a burst of floral, peppery, and citrus hop bitterness. Hops command the majority of the taste, but are not overpowering. Bready sweetness lingers.

Mouthfeel: Medium to heavy body, and not overly bitter. Definitely warming, but alcohol is masked pretty well.

Overall: really excited I got to try this, and I was not disappointed.

Serving type: on-tap

07-31-2012 17:02:53 | More by cfrances33

CrazyDavros

Australia

4.05/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Pours hazy dark amber with a large, fading head.
Lots of malt in the aroma, with caramel, toffee and golden syrup all showing alongside some spicy, bready malt. In the way of hops there's resinous, spicy characters. Tempting.
The malty aroma is perfectly mirror in the flavours. What's different is the booze and hops. There's a stronger piny, spicy hop presence including an aggressive bitterness in the finish, while the alcohol presents itself noticeably but remains clean.
Body is perfectly syrupy.

Serving type: on-tap

06-28-2012 01:46:29 | More by CrazyDavros

heygeebee

Australia

4.18/5  rDev +4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

From phone notes, on tap at Pumphouse.

Pours a rich dark copper gold, half finger head, with sticky lace.

Aromas are a hops and pine assault on nose.

Taste is a resin pine and malt bomb, however quite sweet overall.

Sticky mouthfeel - quite oily.

Good beer, but I wonder how easy it is to brew something this flavourful at this abv?

Serving type: on-tap

05-29-2012 03:22:45 | More by heygeebee

rfgetz

Pennsylvania

4.03/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Pours a darker tinted amber color with moderate cap of dense, barely off-white foam, good retention and sticky lacing. A blind whiff would lead me to consider this a hoppy barlewine as strong resinous hop notes blend with the allure of sticky sweet caramel and brown sugar, faint earthy graininess, spice and splash of dark fruits. Taste tones down the sweetness a touch and lets more of the grain shine through, bold pine resin and dark fruits present themselves before honey and brown sugar finish out the taste. Fuller side of medium bodied, smooth and creamy. Much more harsh on the nose and palate than expected, subtlety not a feature of this beer in any way, good sipper.

Serving type: on-tap

04-23-2012 15:22:38 | More by rfgetz

Lldeegan

Louisiana

2.68/5  rDev -33.3%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

pours orange with a white-ish head. Sweet citrus up front that turns to bitter pith with warming alcohol. pretty well hopped. as a beer, it doesn't fall flat, but falls into the heavy alcohol blanket territory with no redeeming qualities.
was really dissapointed by this one.

Serving type: on-tap

04-03-2012 19:06:38 | More by Lldeegan

ChugginOil

Illinois

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

Served on-tap @ the St. Charles Tap House

Pours orange tinted brown color that is murky. Tons of sticky cream colored lace shows after the inch of like-colored head settles.

The nose is comprised of bready malt, green apple, fig, caramel. light hoppy aroma. Smells very interesting and inviting. Like a caramel apple on Halloween.

The taste follows suit. Big caramel and green apple notes, surrounded by biscuit-like malts. Hops then come into play and deliver an assertive bitterness. Sweet, malty, fruity, hoppy, delicious. The sweetness is balanced nicely and is anything but in-your-face.

The mouthfeel is medium bodied, a bit oily, and finishes dry from the hoppy goodness.

Overall, this was very enjoyable. Big beer with a nicely masked abv and great flavor profile.

Serving type: on-tap

04-02-2012 20:14:29 | More by ChugginOil

akorsak

Pennsylvania

3.85/5  rDev -4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

On tap at O'Reilly's. Served in a snifter. Slatetank to the left of me, Ffejherb to the right, here I am…

A: The wheatwine is a big murky amber color, rusty but hazed over. An off-white head, more tan than not, is thin and doesn't linger.

S: That's a wheatwine. The nose is big and abrasive, excessive wheat to the point of thickness. The hops, citrusy, are equally powerful. As the ale warms, the hops strengthen. Caramel, wheat, and hops, all in more-than-ample proportions.

T: Fruits and hops, and plenty of breads. The wheatwine body is a wall of concentrated fruits, dark and sharp. The hops add citrus, a grapefruit dose that gets stronger as the ale gets warmer. The wheatwine strsses the wine side, boozy and hot; you can feel the strength after even 1/2 of a glass. The richness seems best for colder weather and the hops have lost a bit of the edge (as compared to a pour from a bottle last month). Formidable though, a filling beer.

M: Like most wheawines, strength and the wall of maltiness are hallmarks. The hops need a bit of time and don't have the same pow though.

Serving type: on-tap

03-16-2012 19:02:09 | More by akorsak

DaftCaskBC

British Columbia (Canada)

4.6/5  rDev +14.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

On tap at Popago brewing in Scottsdale, Arizona.

A: 1/4" tan head over brown liquid.

S: Sweet barley malt, yeast, dark fruit.

T: Fruity esters, cherry, figs, barley malt and toffee flavours.

M: Medium to thin mouthfeel. Very smooth.

O: Beautiful. This fruity and smooth wheatwine is extremely tasty. Most of the inexperienced jackasses reviewing this beer are acting as if are reviewing an IPA, but as a wheat wine; this is fantastic.

Serving type: on-tap

03-16-2012 03:47:40 | More by DaftCaskBC

FeDUBBELFIST

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -12.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Draft pour into a 10oz snifter for $4 during happy hour. Sampled 1/30/12.

A: Served with a small head, off-white in color and pretty quick to disappear. A thin film ad collar remain over the sienna brown body. Very opaque. Small specks of lace dot the glass.

S: Very nice right out of the gate. Bright berry aromas fade into toasted grain and caramel. Alcohol becomes apparent around the 15 minute mark, but doesn't hit you over the head. Well integrated. Well rounded aroma profile. Perhaps a little construction paper in the background.

T: More toasted and less sweet than the nose suggested. Strikes a great balance between sweet and dry. The wheat adds a little complexity to the deeper layers of flavor. There is a strong hoppy bite on the end that accentuates the warming alcohol. Kind of a cross between an American Barleywine and a wheatwine.

M: Medium light - and much lighter than expected. Finishes very bitter and favors dry over sweet. Alcohol is also a feature on the tongue.

O: Not a bad beer but certainly not as good as the ratings would lead you to believe. Or the pedigree for that matter...

Serving type: on-tap

03-11-2012 11:45:28 | More by FeDUBBELFIST

mltobin

Connecticut

3.58/5  rDev -10.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Served on-tap at The Ginger Man in NYC.

Appearance is yellow-orange with a thin head. It has a nose with flora, bread, light hops. Boogoop tastes fairly low-key, caramel, sweet, fruit, but all subdued. Mouthfeel is medium, a smooth finish. The ABV is well hidden, so remember to sip. A pretty good wheatwine, however I was expecting a higher level of quality from this particular collaboration.

Serving type: on-tap

03-08-2012 01:54:08 | More by mltobin

Parrotshake

Australia

4.1/5  rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

On-tap at Scratch. Poured into a monstrous brandy balloon-type glass a rusty amber without a whole lot of head. Lovely colour and left a lot of lacing on the glass.

The smell is wonderful. I didn't get any buckwheat, but a bunch of sweet malt, citric hop, some spice and light astringency. Taste was a bit of a surprise. Having eaten buckwheat noodles/pasta, not to mention sampled the Rogue buckwheat ales on numerous occasions, I was initially disappointed to taste nothing resembling buckwheat in this beer. That said, is sure is a wonderful barleywine. A bright hoppy number that doesn't begin to hint at it's considerable alcohol content. Citrus, spice, candi sugar, toasted brioche, notes of wheat, gingerbread and tropical fruit. Young and brash and really quite bitter. Not exactly what I was expecting.

Slick and fairly full mouthfeel. Paired with an assortment of cheeses and bread - an ideal complement to the flavors, and a handy diversion from what is an entirely too drinkable beer. Slightly disappointing in that it is not much different to the other beers in this series but great nonetheless.

Serving type: on-tap

03-03-2012 08:00:40 | More by Parrotshake

Thorpe429

Illinois

3.68/5  rDev -8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

On tap at Rustico. Served in a snifter.

The pour brings forward a dark reddish-amber brew with a thin white head and a bit of collar. The nose carries a touch of rye plus some earthy and citrus hops. A bit of booze. The flavor has a good dose of rye backed up by a slight amount of flavorful hops. The mouthfeel is the winner for the beer, with a nice creaminess followed by some spice from the rye. Overall, the mouthfeel is by far the best part; the rest of it is fairly uninteresting.

Serving type: on-tap

02-26-2012 23:42:38 | More by Thorpe429

Florida9

Illinois

3.8/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

On tap on at Firkin. Slightly hazy ice-tea colored served with asmall but very creamy whitish colored head. Aroma is nearly nonexistent, just a little orangey citrus and a little alcohol. Taste though is slightly sweet, very smooth, with notes of citrus, orange, and mildly stewed tea. Very smooth. Alcohol is well hidden. A very nice, very smooth barley wine.

Serving type: on-tap

02-21-2012 03:29:31 | More by Florida9

iadler

Minnesota

3.9/5  rDev -3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

On-tap at Sheffield's.

A- Pours a dark murky amber with a two finger head that leaves some nice webs of lacing behind.

S- Lot's of citrus and tropical fruits upfront with grapefruit, orange, pineapple, lemon and mango. Caramel, toffee wheat and piney hops follow after.

T- Caramel, toffee and grainy wheat are more upfront and prominent in the taste with the peppery spice, citrus zest, pineapple, mango, and pine providing some balance.

M- Medium carbonation with a slightly chewy mouthfeel. ABV is hidden well.

O- I enjoyed this more than I was expecting. Fairly complex and the hop presence provides a nice balance. It did get slightly cloying, but still pretty drinkable.

Serving type: on-tap

02-19-2012 21:15:05 | More by iadler

JizackFH

New York

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

Had on-tap at Sunswick 35/35 on 2/14/12.

Review taken from notes.

This beer pours a nice orangish amber color. There is about a finger of white head resting on top. The head has good retention, and it leaves a nice sheet of lace behind on the glass. The nose is of toasted malt, citrus, and a piney hop presence. There are also some nice aromas of dark fruit, caramel, and toffee. The taste follows the nose pretty well. There is some caramel and toasted malt flavors. There is also a honey-like flavor and some dark fruits. A nice piney hop presence is here as well. Also I am getting some flavors of grain, spices and some toffee. The finish leaves some lingering dark fruit, grain, hop bitterness, and some hop bitterness behind on the palate. This has a medium body and good carbonation. It goes down easy and has a nice smooth feel to it. There is a nice amount of sweetness here, and then there is a slowly building hop bitterness. There is some spice presence, and some boozy warmth on the back end as well. This has good drinkability. It is bit of a sipper because of the high alcohol content, but I wouldn't sipping on a few all night. Overall, It is a really nice beer. The flavor is very nice and the abc is present but not overdone at all. I recommend trying this out. It is my first FFF beer and I look forward to trying some more whenever I can. I would buy this one again.

Serving type: on-tap

02-17-2012 11:18:07 | More by JizackFH

Jimmys

Pennsylvania

4.05/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

served on tap at Mad Fox Brewing Co. for their 2nd Annual Barleywine Festival. Sunday, 2/12. review from notes.

A: a hazy orange body. head is unimpressive w/ decent retention and lacing.
S: very floral, very hoppy. initial aroma reminds me more of a DIPA than a wheatwine. i think the wheat lends something to the fruity nose.
T: spicy, sharp wheat starts off the palate. big citrus american hops are right behind the wheat and stay with the palate throughout. finish lingers with bitterness.
M: fizzy carbonation. full bodied.
D: refreshing flavors. very hoppy wheatwine, but the wheat is there and does add another dimension of flavor. havent had any wheatwine's like this and i like it. festival ranking: #2 of the 4 tried.

Serving type: on-tap

02-13-2012 13:09:34 | More by Jimmys

oline73

Maryland

3.35/5  rDev -16.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

I had this on-tap at Max's. Poured into a sample glass.

Appearance: Pours a red amber color with a layer of off white head that leaves some mild lacing.

Smell: Sweet and slightly fruity. Smells a bit like honey with some warming alcohol.

Taste: Bitter and strong with alcohol and hops. Not very sweet or fruity. The finish is bitter from the hops.

Mouthfeel: The body is on the thick side of medium and a bit syrupy. The carbonation is fluffy with a slick finish.

Overall: This is a really bitter beer and there isn't a whole lot going on with the taste. A bit more depth would have been alright with me.

Serving type: on-tap

02-12-2012 15:21:06 | More by oline73

clayrock81

Virginia

3.9/5  rDev -3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Poured a ruby red brown with a solid head and lace down snifter. I get a not medicinal but still very boozy aroma - that ABV is noticeable from the start - as well as some strong caramel malt, spicy citric notes and a touch of wheat. The beer is medium-bodied, with a fuller mouthfeel effect from the yeast/wheat twang. A good chunk of caramel and bready malt for sweet dryness, as well as a touch of peppery clove spice and some citric hops that give off a crisp finish. Good balance, and I liked this beer, but some of my sips were very "hot" from the alcohol and a somewhat too strong boozy finish at times. My one glass on draft settled nicely; I think a big boy bottle would put me down.

Serving type: on-tap

02-11-2012 21:20:51 | More by clayrock81

johnmichaelsen

Oregon

3.85/5  rDev -4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

On tap at Max's today.

The beer pours a copper amber color with good head retention and lacing. Don't get a whole lot on the nose... just some light dry citrus, a hint of pine/sandlewood and some light sweet malt. Fortunately, the flavor profile is much better, with the flavor profile showcasing considerable citrus, tropical fruit, light wood, and an underlying "wheatiness." The beer is fairly sweet, but there's enough alcohol and hoppy bitterness to balance that sweetness quite well, and the finish is actually on the dry side, though also a bit boozy. Mouthfeel is fairly full, though the heat I get from the alcohol on the finish detracts a bit from this beer's drinkability. Alcohol is pretty noticeable in this beer, and it definitely comes across as a fairly high alcohol beer.

Interesting stuff, but the high abv. would have me thinking twice about drinking a lot of this beer.

Serving type: on-tap

02-10-2012 22:37:22 | More by johnmichaelsen

GarthDanielson

New Hampshire

4.4/5  rDev +9.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured on-tap and served in a mini-vase, the beer pours a bright orange-copper coloring with auburn highlights in the depths. Sparse film covering on the surface, with a decent filmy cling along the glass. Slow, steady stream of carbonation bubbles. The nose is malty sweet, with lemon and orangezest and resiny hops. Flavors are amazingly blended. Resiny, green, wet hops abound, with a solid caramel malt backbone. Tangy and resiny throughout, with a citrus blend to clean the palate at the end. The aftertaste of slight pepper and green hops. The finish is tangy and sweet. Delicious beer!

Serving type: on-tap

02-07-2012 04:19:54 | More by GarthDanielson

homebrew311

Illinois

3.68/5  rDev -8.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Served on tap at Hopleaf.

A: pours a tawny amber, slightly cloudy, tan head, heavy lacing

S: nose feature rich and earthy malt profile, loads of earthy hops, notes of pine, relativaly mild

T: starts with plenty of sweet malts, becomes earthy and bitter with hints of wood, pine, finish is both sweet and earthy, notes of molasses

Mf: medium carbonation, thick body

O: nice wheatwine, lots of flavor, decent balance

Serving type: on-tap

02-04-2012 23:01:21 | More by homebrew311

Slatetank

Pennsylvania

3.93/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

I had this on tap at TJ's served in a snifter.

The color is dull copper with mild haze and thick cream cap made up of fine beads. The lace clings ok. The smell is good with lots of hop and mild stone fruit odors with slight woody essence, mainly a pine ester from the hop with spice in the nose. The feel is good, very dry with a light toasted tinge and spicy with nice hop acidity balancing the feel well. There is a hint of chalkiness which caused me to drop the score a bit.

The flavor of malt is lightly sweet and nutty with a rush of hops giving a slight floral hint and then moves into fruity spicey and piney territory. The alcohol is present in the flavor which gives a bit of an edge to the hops which balance the malt very well. The spiciness carries over into a warming alcohol finish w/ a lot of wheat flavor which is more in the toasted grain and light sweet realm. The drinkability is high for this wheatwine. The hops seem to do their part in giving the perception of less alcohol than it has, but it is apparent near the end of the glass and is a pretting filling beer too.

Serving type: on-tap

02-03-2012 17:26:19 | More by Slatetank

onix1agr

Pennsylvania

3.73/5  rDev -7.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

On Tap at TJ'S Everyday.

BooGOOp came to me in a snifter. The liquid is a lightish brown color with some tints of faded red when up towards the light. A small finger of off white foam up top that leaves, but leaves nothing on the glass. Smell is light fruits mixed in with a decent wheat base. some whiffs of alcohol. More fruit with apple as it warms and a nice hop scent. A bready yeast strain reveals itself overtime. Taste is big and enjoyable. I say enjoyable because most Mikeller beers are untouchable for me. This boogoop has qualities of a wheat wine, with big amber ale qualities and some European influence. Some tastes of caramel, Wheat, Earthy hops, some alcohol, apple, and other tastes. Wild stuff. Feel is a big medium. This one sort of coats the mouth and leaves a semi hot feel as time goes by. It's carbed up to where it needs to be. Boogoop is nice stuff, but something I would not go for again. I don't see this aging that gracefully, if I had a bottle, I would drink it now.

Serving type: on-tap

01-30-2012 05:23:44 | More by onix1agr

Rifugium

Pennsylvania

4.03/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

First had: on tap at TJ's, Paoli, PA

Served in a snifter, a ruddy, cherrywood color, nearly opaque, with a thin, wispy white head that would fully rejuvenate if given a light swirl. Bready aroma, infused with a generous amount of fresh fruit, woody. Taste was similarly bready, grainy, drying acidity, light caramel, grape and apple skins, bittering orange and grapefruit pith, and call me crazy, but I got a definite yet subtle hit of bakers' chocolate in the finish/aftertaste. Crisp and woody, medium mouthfeel, very nice beer overall.

Serving type: on-tap

01-29-2012 13:40:47 | More by Rifugium