Avery Hog Heaven

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

22oz bottle. Nose of hops, spice and caramel malt. The beer stared off with strong alcohol pressence, but dissipaited as the temp of the beer rose. I love barley wines, this was nothing short of amazing.

THOUGHTS: A nice hoppy barley wine that hid the alcohol wll. A very nice barley wine. Tried this years ago and thought it was OK, but now that I know how to drink beer, I think it is great. It just got better the warmer it got. An incredible beer and a great barley wine. It warmed me up without a harsh alcohol burn. Even a bad barley wine is still pretty good and this one is a good one to begin with so it’s great. But it did get a little overly hoppy when it got really warm. TECHNICAL: Bottle. Poured a medium to dark red with nice carbonation and a large, off-white head that mostly diminished but hug around for a while and left excellent lacing all over the glass. The aroma was moderate caramel malt and light to moderate citrus hops (grapefurit, orange & lemon), along with apple and maybe some cherry. The initial flavor was lightly bitter, while the finish was heavily sweet and moderately bitter with an average duration. The flavor was caramel malt, lots of citrus hops and some fruitiness that was like apples and cherries. The medium to full body was slightly syrupy with fizzy carbonation and a metallic finish.

I’m not good enough to rate this beer. Rather rude, will not purchase again. taste of soap and turpentine. No detectable carbonation. Thick and syrupy. Orange color with a nice creamy retaining head. Mild hop aroma with pine and spruce floral hops. Not as enjoyable as Rock Art Ridge Runner Ale. About on par with Ottos Old Fugget Barleywine and North Country Embalmer or any decent BW.

On draft at the 2007 Pizza Port Strong ale fest, on cask. Dark amber pour with an off white head. The aroma is a beautiful bouquet of hops. The flavor is very hoppy for a barleywine, with a slightly malty finish.
Earlier Rating: 10/13/2002 Total Score: 3.2
Lots of hoppy for a barley wine, but the maltiness comes thru. Nice, but not great

PP Strong Ale Fest 07. Cask, Pours copper with a tan head. Nose is huge, big big big hops. Taste is very hoppy, very nice, big barleywine. Although its in that weird DIPA Barleywine hybrid zone.
Earlier Rating: 1/3/2007 Total Score: 3.6
22 oz bomber. Pours cloudy orange amber with a little white puffy head. The aroma is sweet and more hoppy then I would expect. The taste is very full and sweet and extremely hoppy for a barley wine. I’m not saying thats a bad thing but it is not at all what I expected from this beer. This is like an IPA Barley Wine hybrid, it doesn’t really fit perfectly into either category. Its tasty but strange all at once.

hazy amber/brown color. Aroma is full of hops, and minimal malt with a touch of caramel. Flavour is super hoppy. The alcohol is hidden quite well. Finish is quite bitter. There isnt much malt in here that i can tatse, it’s more of a super hoppy barley wine. This seems to be another beer that blurs the lines between Double IPA, and Barley wine, just like Founders Devil Dancer. Still an excellent beer. For someone who loves hoppy beers, this is a treat. I find it to be very very smooth, and super easy to drink. I’m finding myself take big gulps, something i wouldnt do with a robust barley wine.

Smell nice and fruity,but didn’t care for taste. Too much alcohol taste. Medium head and malty taste

bomber poured a hazy orange amber in color with good carbonation and a one finger white head on the top. aroma of malt, sweetness, hops, and citrus. taste of malt, heavy hops, slightly sweet, and finishes somewhat creamy with some hop bite. knew going in from the 100 ibu’s this was gonna be a good one, not as overpowering as i would have thought, alcohol level is perfect for the brew, and the balance of sweet malt against the hops is fantastic. really a fan of avery but this one puts me in hog heaven.