Sierra Nevada Bigfoot 2016

Our cult-classic beast of a barleywine.

Bigfoot is a beast of a beer, brimming with bold flavors of bittersweet malt and heaps of aggressive whole-cone Pacific Northwest hops. First introduced in the winter of 1983, Bigfoot is a cult-classic beer brewed in the barleywine style, meaning a strong, robust, bruiser of a beer with the refined intensity of a wine. Bigfoot is prized by beer collectors for its supreme cellarability. Under the proper conditions, it can age like a fine wine, developing new flavors and character as it matures in the bottle. Each new release or “expedition” is vintage dated. Collect your own and see the flavors develop and progress.
OVERVIEW

ALCOHOL CONTENT 9.6% by volume
BEGINNING GRAVITY 23.0° plato
ENDING GRAVITY 6.0° plato
BITTERNESS UNITS 90
INGREDIENTS

YEAST Ale yeast
BITTERING HOPS Chinook
FINISHING HOPS Cascade, Centennial, Chinook
MALTS Two-row Pale, Caramel
FOOD PAIRING

CUISINE Bread Pudding, Mission Figs, Medjool Dates
CHEESE Pungent Blue Cheese