Avery Hog Heaven

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

On Tap at The Gingerman in NYC. Liquid candy for adults. Beautiful bouqet of hops nestled in thick, sweet malt with sweet spiciness all around. This is big and perfectly balanced. Not sure what this is like in the bottle- but on tap it is heavenly.

Absolute perfection. Nice malty/caramel aroma that lingers. Mouthfeel is full and balanced, thick as a milkshake. Light hoppiness on the finish that reminds you you're still drinking "beer". Overall one of my favorite beers in the world.

For something which is made right down the street...I can only say how thankful I am to live where I do. This is a great bottled beer...available anytime I want. Definitly my favorite in terms of quality balanced with how available it is.

This is a great beer. This seems more like a double IPA rather than a barley wine....BTW this is much better than the Avery DIPA’s they’ve put out (11 and Maharaja). A heavy malt aroma but your hit with a truckload of hop flavor and bittering when you sip this one. A great example of balance between the malt. hops and alcohol...this is a pretty big beer but you’ll find your self taking big satisfying swigs of this one.

Pours a lovely garnet color with a small light amber head. The nose is full of hops.Hops all the way through with some carmel. Great mouthfeel. I think Hog Heaven is best when fresh from a keg, but if your not a hophead it ages nicely!

Nice copper color with a light head. Aroma is intensely hopped giving me high hopes for another highly hopped barleywine. This was the only small flaw here for me; I felt another round of hops would have made this an ideal barleywine. Slick body with oily qualities and great carbonation.

(br-btl pk-lbl flying-hogs, 22oz, 9.2%, dry hopped with Colubus, 100IBUs, $7, 32¢/oz)

lct-cpr, moldy-lasting-head, wavy-lace, full-body, ^co2, smooth.

^sweet-crml ^flowery-hop ^rich aroma.
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^rich-hops (almost roasty), mostly-sweet, ^drinkable.

Style and Glass: BWSA, Snifter ABV, Volume & Calories: 9.2% in 22 fl oz. estimated at 400 C Purchased at: Canal’s Lawrenceville, NJ for $7.19 Aroma: Very nice. Aromatic. Grapes, hay, olive oil. Spices. Flowery. A very inviting scent. Foretells of a certain kind of wallop. Visuals: Beautiful packaging, as with most Avery brews. The reddish slightly hazy body seems angry, ruby, bloody. It is fairly brilliant to start, but gets hazier with pour. Thick off white head and lace are staying, sticky, and wonderful. Taste: Beautifully balanced. The alcohol is well hidden, but there is clearly a lingering burn, mixed with a sweet tea moment. Delicious, bitter, and satisfying, but most surprising of all, it can be tasted. Restrained, and wonderfully so. Nice hop bitterness throughout, but the malt is forefront. On a longer sip, fruits emerge. Cherry, grape, melon, sweetness, but not overly so. Warm, spicy, and simply delightful. Palate: A long lasting flavor of tea, hops, licorice, grapefruit, and cherry. A wonderful warming sensation throughout, clearly due to the ABV, but the usual burn on the palate is missing. That’s killer. Overall: Near the top of my list for Barelywines. I prefer a bit more of a cloying flavor in a BWSA, whereas this is much dryer. I’ll search this out again though. I’d love to pair it with a medium rare steak, some al dente green vegetables with a spicy sauce, or a spicy potato masala dosa. originally posted at: <a href="http://beercritic.wordpress.com/2009/01