Tough Day calls for a … beer

Today was a tough day. I was spared, but many of my compatriots were not.

A couple of weeks ago I was at one of my favorite grocery stores, PCC co-op, and noticed that they had one of my absolute favorite seasonal beers, Sierra Nevada’s Big foot Barleywine Style Ale. Damn it’s good. Barleywine Ale’s are known for their high alcohol content, and this one is no slouch at 9.6%. The balance of sweetness to hoppy bitterness is divine. Like most high octane beers, it sits on your tongue for quite some time, this one has one of the most pleasant aftertastes. The sweetness if followed by this fantastic fruit taste.

I like big tastes in general; aged Indonesian coffees, Cabernet Sauvignon wines, and big bold beers like IPA’s, barleywine ale’s and winter ales. I also like loud music, motorcycles, and Jackson Pollock paintings; controlled chaos is best.

The other thing I really like about it is it has a lot of alcohol. 9.6% goes a long way.