SN BigFoot, how long does it keep?
 

Ran across Sierra's Nevada's Bigfoot the other day;
never tried it before, and found it quite tasty.
A pity SN doesn't make it year-round.

if I were to buy a couple of cases, and keep them
at approx cellar temps, how long d'you think they'd last?

the fact that this bottlecaps had year 2005 marked
on them, set me to wondering ...

"Bill Benzel" > wrote in message
...

> My personal opinion is that Bigfoot and other fresh-shipped barleywines
> need a few years in the cellar before they're really ready to drink.

Most barleywines, yeah. For whatever reason, Bigfoot seems better fresh out
of the gate than a year or two in. I've never bothered cellaring them long
enough, but I've heard from more than one person that somewhere around five
years out, it picks back up again.

But most barleywines and similar-strength beers do benefit from lounging
around a while.

-Steve

"Steve Jackson" > wrote in
news:fPAOd.57454$mt.45346@fed1read03:

> "Bill Benzel" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> My personal opinion is that Bigfoot and other fresh-shipped
>> barleywines need a few years in the cellar before they're really
>> ready to drink.
>
> Most barleywines, yeah. For whatever reason, Bigfoot seems better
> fresh out of the gate than a year or two in. I've never bothered
> cellaring them long enough, but I've heard from more than one person
> that somewhere around five years out, it picks back up again.
>
> But most barleywines and similar-strength beers do benefit from
> lounging around a while.

When I've had aged ones, it's really peaked beautifully at around three
years, but five years had more or less faded. I've heard reports that it
gets really good at about ten years, but I've got to wait for a few more
years of cellaring before I can try one that old.
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On Wed, 09 Feb 2005 12:19:19 -0600, Ernest wrote:


>
> To the original poster, I guess I'd suggest buying a case or a half-case
> and trying it at 6-month or 1-year intervals. See at what point the
> cardboard note becomes offensive, if ever.
>

I have some 2000 that tastes like cloyingly sweet Listerine.