Avery Hog Heaven

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

Tap at Roadhouse. Not sure how often I would like to drink this, but there isn’t anything really wrong with it. Mellow sweet nose of malt and sugar. Flavor is quite apple juice similar, with subdued hops. Great favor and balance despite.

On tap at Toronado for Barleywine fest ’09. Nice one, if not a standout among the other awesome offerings. Amber color with a nice off-white head. Aroma of sweet caramel malt, floral hops, and dark fruit. Flavor is the same with brown sugar and more fruitiness. Medium-full on the palate.

An almost copper pour the light white head and lace. Aroma of strong dried fruit, raisins, and dates. Flavor is fruity and a tad dry. Abv is well hidden. Carbonation is smooth and mouthfeel is solid. A very nice bw. If it had been a touch sweeter I would have scored it through the roof. Very nice and could be a sneaky one;)

Well, I wouldn’t call this heaven, but it’s pretty close. This pours a medium amber with lingering head. It actually smells and tastes more like an IPA IMO, but had some slight sweetness on the finish. Nevertheless it is a great beer, and great ending to my pick six singles pack. Cheers!

Bottle. Pours orange with an off white head. Sweet malty aroma, with pint, slmosy spicy hops. The flavor is well balanced, with sweet caramel malt, piny hops and fruity citrus. Very nice.

Pours a copper with a red glow and a lingering off white head. Aroma is very pungent floral and citrus hops. A big presence of plum and other dark fruits. Nice spiciness and some bubble gum and candy sugar sweetness. Flavor starts very sweet with a burst of sugar and licorice along with a zesty burst of grape and pineapple. Finishes with a moderate bitterness from the citrus hops that lingers in the throat. Medium to full body and active carbonation. Very well done and tasty barley wine. Nice balance and only a bit of alcohol comes through despite the abv.

Pours medium copper amber with a tall light tan head that has great retention. Aroma is big on floral and citrus hops, tons of caramel, toffee, pineapple upside-down cake, some pine. Flavor is caramel up front, closely follwed by more pineapple upside-down cake, lemon poppyseed bread, citrus, a little pine and some light floral hops, berry sweetness, a little staw. A little bitter grapefruit comes in toward the finish which turns out to be lots of burnt sugar, citrus a hint of lemon. Body is thick, sweet and sticky as it should be.

Deep copper in color with a generous head. Extreme hoppiness with fruity and floral overtones that lead to the same in the taste. Some alcohol warmth.