Picked up 2 sixpacks of the 2011 Bigfoot yesterday and split a 12oz with the wife. Spectacular. Sooo hoppy. Sooo malty. Absolutely beautiful beer – deep mohagony red, light beige head, very good clarity. Delectable aromas of rich sweet malt and pine/citrus/earthy hops. Huge bitterness (90 ibu) from loads of chinook hops, yet still on the verge of very sweet from all the malt and 6* Plato finishing graivty(roughly 1.024)
I’d like to start collecting each year’s edition and then do vertical tastings.
That’s why I try to buy a case. I have 2006 to present in my brew-closet. Glad to see the '11 is out finally. It’ll be fun to do a 6 year vert sampling.
I did a sort of vertical with a 2007 and a 2010 last year. the difference was amazing. the 2007 was all caramelly dark fruits and the 2010 was like a really strong IPA. I honestly liked the 2007 much better although I could tell the 2010 would be a great beer in a couple of years. Unfortunatly none of mine made it that far. I was thining about grabbing some of the 2011 but decided to wait a little while.
I’ll have to pick up a sixer of this very fine beer. I can’t believe how fast this past year has passed. It seems like I just bought the 2010 SN Bigfoot and the 2011 is now out. Time flies when your brewing beer. 8)
geezus that sounds awesome, hope you have some friends/family to share the joy with. If I did a 6 year vertical with less than two friends you’d find me very horizontal and face down. cheers, j
Blatz, I think my experiences are similar to yours. I’ve been collecting a sixer a year since I think 2005 or 2006, and I’m not sure I have anything over 3 years old now, but I found that I liked it best at 2 years too. That said, I’m still curious to see if my tastes have changed and I may let another row of beers stack up for a few years and see if my opinion has changed.
I usually only grab a bottle or two each year. I drink one the night I get it and save the other for “later”. I dont think one’s ever lasted more than a week or two. That’s “aged” in my house!!!
Sippin on my first of the 2011 right now. I have to say that I don’t think it’s anything spectacular. I mean, it’s a good beer and I’ll drink the six pack I bought but I won’t go back for more. It’s like it can’t decide if it’s a hop bomb or a malt bomb.
I am on the lookout for the 2011 vintage. I want to do a comparison to the 2010 vintage just to see the effects of age on the malt profile in one year.
Yes, I’ve heard it’s out and haven’t seen it as of yet. Perhaps it takes a while to get across the country. It will get here sooner than later. I’m looking forward to it.
Bigfoot hasn’t arrived here yet either. I have a standing order for 4 cases of Bigfoot (and 4 cases of Celebration too) at my favorite beer store. I tip the beer mavin with a six pack. She gets it to me at her best sale price, and makes sure my order gets filled before the beer window.
I drink it young. To my taste it does not age well. I’ve got 2 bottles of 2010 Expedition left. I open my last bottle of last years vintage along side my first bottle of this year’s to see how it’s changed.
Had my first in 1988. I have not been the same ever since.
I happened to find some when I stopped at a local meat market this past week. I never had it before so I had to buy a six-pack. mmmmm. tasty, hoppy goodness! ;D
