Bigfoot Barleywine Style Ale 2010

A few weeks ago I posted an open letter to Bill O'Reilly and Fox News about the ridiculous volume that their commercials have. They really take on a life of their own! Last week, on more than one occasion, I had to turn down the commercial volume then turn the programming volume back up afterward. So so so so soooooooo annoying! So as promised, here are some advertisers from last week to boycott if you feel the same way I do about this situation. Let's send Fox News a message!

Don't buy products from these advertisers: Peachtree Settlement Funding, ADT, Advil, don't see From Paris with Love (John Travolta), Magic Jack, BoosterSeat.gov, Magic Jack (again), IRSTaxAgreements.com. And that's a very small percentage of them, written down when I had a pen and the initiative! Oh, advertisers, tell Fox News what you think about this, too.

This evening I'm drinking Bigfoot Barleywine Style Ale 2010 brewed by Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Chico, California. I reviewed their 2009 version back in March of last year. Let's see how this compares, the beer and my hopefully more skillful review. The label has Bigfoot emerging from the woods while some dumbass inspects his footprints in the mud. His jackass knows better than he does to be frightened!

Very hoppy with some light fruit and sweet honey for an aroma. The flavors start out with a huge hop and pine hit. Very clean, crisp and refreshing flavors to start. Some spicy black pepper rushes in and interrupts that followed by an alcoholic teammate jumping the ropes when the ref isn't paying attention. The alcohol is noticeable and a slight warmer. Medium carbonation is perfect. Along the way you will taste some orange citrus, more pine and a small amount of caramel. The beer is a little thicker and less refreshing toward the end. Bitter is left on your palate for a nice finish.

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January 2010 Top Five

How about for 2010 I try something new? Each month, I'm going to pick the top five beers I drank and rank them. Not sure if it will be easy or hard, but I think it will make quite a nifty little list after a few months and especially after the full year is over. What do you think?

Well, looking back on January, 2010, I already answered one of my questions. This is going to be very difficult, but I'll probably toss in a few honorable mentions since it's an easy way out! Slacker!

I guess I'll limit myself to only two Honorable Mentions, though. Can't list the whole month here!

These are all awesome, but in order, my top five are:

1. Ten FIDY Imperial Stout


2. Founders Harvest Ale


3. B.O.R.I.S. The Crusher Oatmeal-Imperial Stout


4. Racer 5 India Pale Ale


5. Double Bastard Ale


Honorable Mentions: A. duganA IPA and B. Olde School


Here is an archive of all my reviews from January, 2010. Tell me where I'm going wrong or how you'd change things up!

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Super Bowl Sunday. Who's playing? Oh yeah. Peyton Manning and the Colts versus Drew Brees and the Saints. How many times are they going to show Archie Manning and Peyton's little brother on TV? Snore. Brees was spectacular during my fantasy regular season only to screw me over in the fantasy playoffs. At least Brees finally gets to play in Miami!

Don't know who to root for. The game takes place in whatever the hell they call the stadium where the Marlins play now. It's like 4 or 5 miles from my house. I've had to avoid the area altogether for over a week now considering the ever-popular Pro Bowl moved from Hawaii to here this year. Holy shit are the cops out in full force. Blinking the wrong way at a Domino's Pizza in Hialeah will get you tased! OK that didn't really happen. I hope at least the local retailers sell a shitload of booze and beer and get rich and make the local neighborhoods not Hoods.

Anyway, after 36 grueling holes this morning (of mini-golf with my children), it's time to settle in for a nice afternoon of beer and TV. Of course I need to cram a review in here real quick, and balance my checkbook, but I have plenty of time considering I can't stand the non-stop BS analysis that is going on right now. Anyone know what time kick-off is?

Today I'm drinking Garde Dog brewed by Flying Dog Brewery in Frederick, Maryland. According to the label, this seasonal is in the traditional French farmhouse ale style called Biere de Garde. The dog on the label is vicious, the kind you might see keeping sports rioters at bay.

Floral and fruity sweet aroma, with a hint of spice. Citrus and fruity flavors start things out, but in a strange way. You have the sweet apples and melons along with some honey sweetness, but at the same exact time you have a lingering tart sourness. Musty, too. As the beer progresses, there is a definite spiciness. Nice medium carbonation makes all the flavors stand out. Dry finish. This beer was really unlike any that I've had before, and while I won't say I loved it, it did start to grow on me by the end of the bottle. Interesting. Try for yourself!

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