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Avery Hog Heaven

Avery Hog Heaven - Barley Wine

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 Percentile 
98
overall
Brewed by Avery Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine

Boulder, Colorado USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
10603.81/5.03.8/5.09.2%87.1Snifter
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Commercial Description:
This dangerously drinkable garnet beauty is a hop lover's delight. The intense dry-hop nose and the alcohol content are perfectly balanced for a caramel candy-like malt finish. This is a serious beer for serious beer afficionados and it only gets better with age. Cellarable for 3 years.
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 gunnfryd (3539), Kristiansand, Norway
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Dec 20, 2008  
Bottle. Copper colour with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, hop, grapefruit. Flavour is sweet, hop, grapefruit, fruit, spices. Nice extreme beer.


 kbjames (242), Utah, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Dec 12, 2008  
A really good solid Barleywine, but a bit thin. Not a top notch barleywine, but certainly a darn good beer.


 MOboy (446), Kansas City, Missouri, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Dec 6, 2008  
Auburn copper. Thick, sticky head with moderate retention. Grapefruit, bready malt in the nose. Big hops, a bit of grass and malt flavor. A full, viscous mouthfeel typical of style. Enjoyable but could use some tweaking, aging maybe?


 Narnad (681), Wonder Lake, Illinois, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/515/20
Dec 4, 2008  
Found this on sale at my local shop for a measily $4.50. Pours a dense brown, with a thin wispy head and med carbonation. Nose is very very sweet sugar with lot of Columbus coming through. Flavor starts off very sweet caramel malt, moves into a nice citrus middle and ends with a bit strong pine/grass hoppiness. The beer has a very dry and taste bud puckering ending to it. Overall a great barely wine for the price and size of the beer! Will definitely pick up a few more next time I am in town at this price.


 daknole (2802), Plantation, Florida, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Nov 30, 2008  
Bottle from total wine. To be honest I am not a fan of hoppy barleywines for the most part. So I will rate this on the merits of the beer and not my personal preference. Brownish pour wtih a big light head. Aroma is very hoppy with some notes of caramel, toffee, and malts. Flavor is full of citrus hops, some pine hops, sweet malt and is carbonated well. A tad expensive, so I dont thing I will be drinking this very much.


ceffalo (38), , Texas, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/104/515/20
Nov 29, 2008  
Room temperature. Poors a red-gold dark brown color with a thick bubbly head. Aroma is intensely hoppy and somewhat sweet. Flavor is nice and hoppy. Well done with a slight roasted maltiness. No sense of the alcohol. Lingers on the palate nicely. A good beer without being great.


 mike mcneil (660), St Augustine, Florida, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Nov 27, 2008  
As expected seems to be a hybrid American DIPA/Barleywine combo style. Pours a slightly hazy amber-orange color producing a fluffy, thick white head. Foam fades out quite a bit leaving a thin coating of swirly islands with some spotty lacing. Nose shows off tons of citrus rind and piney hops with some caramel and toffee notes waffing in the background. Very IPA like in the aroma department here. Palate is full, slick and creamy with a fine carbonation fizz. Flavors are pretty well balanced between the malts and hops for a western US BW. The hoppy citrus and pine flavors do dominate, but there is a nice sweet malty contribution with tastes of melted caramels, toffee and roasted malts. A decent level of warming alcohol comes in at the finish to let you know you’re drinking a hefty brew. Good stuff, but considering the $7.49 price not a great value.


 jimmack34 (560), Lancaster, Ohio, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/518/20
Nov 20, 2008  
Pours hazy amber with soft white head. Smells fruity, malty and tons of floral and piney hops. Tastes strong with rich hops and sweet malts. Hints of fruit, gourmet bread, honey, pine, grass, and flowers balance out into an intensely flavorful brew. Plenty of body that finishes semi dry and leaving you wanting another drink. Warms you up all the way down. Excellent beer.



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