Avery Hog Heaven

Brewed by Avery Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine
Boulder, Colorado USA

Bomber bottle..Red dominated copper, with a thin beige head...aroma is hops--floral malty grapefruit...very bitter--untraditional barely wine...overbearing with citrus, and much grapefruit....malty and just the characteristics of an IPA...a disappointment for this style...relabel the beer and it may sell better, or at least without disappointment...I gave it a 10 just for the bad marketing....certain guidelines are expected of certain styles, this beer does not apply. I believe the pigs on the label are flying to get away from this odd creation.on a later note...im told this style is ok...I guess not for me...I dont care for hops in my barley wine...so I bumped up overall from a 10 to a 13..and flavor from a 5 to a 6...no offense avery

perky aroma, pink grapefruit, peach, fresh oak, clear deep amber with slim but lasting almost white head, nice heft & strong aromatics in the mouth. hops and malt both strong but intertwined, throughly disguising the alcohol. harsh-ish finish

Pours dark brown; gigantic, light brown head that just never quits; ridiculous foamy lacing. Aroma of dark fruits, caramel, sweet malts, piney hops, and some alcohol. Flavor sweet malty but the piney hops really kill this; caramel; notable alchol in the finish and exhale. Slick, silky mouthfeel; moderately sticky. I typically love this style, but the hops are just -ridiculous-, even having aged this for a year in the cellar.

22oz bottle shared with Illini09 and General66. Slightly translucent amber pour with foamy white head that dissipated quickly. Hoppy, citrus, and toasted caramel aroma. Sweet malt combined with bitter hops that lingers on your palate. Very good barleywine.

I’ve had several chances to buy this beer, but never did. Don’t know why, so one trip to the store and a few dollars lighter...voila. Got the bottle chilled and went to town. I was glad I did, because this was a really nice barleywine. Sweet, hoppy, boozy all at the same time.

The beer pours out a reddish/amber color, mostly transparent with a nice thick off-white head that had some staying power. Aroma was juicy grapefruit/citrusy, piney hops and sweet malts really meld well together. There was just a hint of alcohol in the nose too. Flavor was hops, hops and more hops. Sweet caramel-like hops kept things from going too far overboard, alcohol-like finish with sticky mouthfeel. Very Bigfoot like I thought. Delicious."

22 ounce bottle shared with Illini08 and nimrod. Pours a deep amber color with a small white head that disappears quickly. I let this one warm up quite a bit before smelling it. When I did I was hit with a lot of hops, caramel malts, and some citrus fruits. The taste was dominated by a strong hop character with hints of suggary malts and a bitter aftertaste. Of the barleywines that I have had, this is probably my favorite so far. I am looking forward to trying some of my other BW’s that I have aging...

This is a very thick, sweet bitter brew with a heavy bite. Reminds me of a lesser old guardian

Deep amber with medium off white head. Sweet aroma with caramel, hops and fruits. Sweet and hoppy flavor with caramel, fruits and toasted malt. Ends bitter.