Bill Benzel wrote:

> :> Of course there's no possibility that SN brewed up a small batch of
> :> Bigfoot just to enter at GABF, is there? Only the little brewpubs do
> :> that -- you know, the guys who never have the beer that won their gold
> :> medal when you seek them out. SN wouldn't do that now, would they?
> :
> : Probably not, no. Nor would they need to, Bigfoot being one of the
> : most
> : consistently drinkable and delicious barleywines every year, your odd
> : opinion notwithstanding.
> :
>
> I didn't offer an opinion on Bigfoot, Jon.

Oops, wrong Bill B! Sorry!

> What I offered was a perception of a possible reality. If that reality
> is unacceptable to you, fine, but the rest of my post, which you
> conveniently snipped, states my personal experience for offeing it as a
> possibility.

Oh, I know it's possible, I've had similar experiences with
medal-winning brewpubs. I just find it very unlikely
that the likes of Sierra Nevada would bother doing it just
for the GABF. More likely it was a fresh batch made for their
Chico pub. Bigfoot really does stand out when it's fresh,
and in a palate fatigue-plagued category like Barleywine,
it's all about standing out.