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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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 WesKBob (317), Bethany, Oklahoma, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/518/20
Sep 16, 2008  
Pours a deep copper color with a moderate white head. Aroma and flavor is definitely hoppy by barleywine standards, but not overpowering. Like most Avery beers, the flavor is sweeter than most representatives of the style with sweet maltiness. A little thin but very nice.


 CaryTheDude (1113), Longmont, Colorado, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Sep 16, 2008  
Crushed with Jakebra. Nice nose. Some sweetness and some awesomeness. Finish is surprisingly hoppy. Man, barley wines are so different and complex, I can’t get a good hold on them, but I like em.


 alexsdad06 (1056), Ohio, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Sep 13, 2008  
22 oz. bottle. Pours a clear dark copper color with a smaller off white head. The aroma has some caramel malt, but tends to the hoppy side of things. Orange citrus and fruit are what stand out. The flavor , much like the nose, tends toward the hops more than the malt. Orange citrus, floral hop bitterness, and fruit blend fairly well with the expected caramel malt backbone. I even picked up a slight hint of nuts. The alcohol is warming and adds to the experience. Although I generally like the sweeter, maltier barleywines, this one was solid.


 StFun (535), Indiana, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/518/20
Sep 12, 2008    Updated: Jan 8, 2009
WOAH! What a nice beer. Strong in every way. Lots of malt, tons of carmel, load of hops. All balanced greatly. Aroma, flavor and everything is strong. Aroma is almost like candy. Flavor is all that and more. The hops stand out the most, but the malt and carmel backbone swirl in the background and hold everything together. Totally drinkable, i wanted more, more, more. Nice warmth. Texture is smooth and thick, almost not like drinking beer at all. Not quite Behemoth, but pretty damn close, and less than half the price to boot. Oink Oink.


 kyzr (1119), Belgrade, Montana, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Sep 10, 2008  
Nice copper color with good sized off-white head. Malty sweet nose. Flavor is malt filled with a nice bit of sweetness that has great texture. Good warmth from the alcohol with a bit of a hoppy finish.


 TheShat (131), Lakewood, Ohio, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Sep 2, 2008  
Bottle pours rich amber brown. Frothy head laces nicely. Fantastic aroma that is inviting. Rich malt flavor with a nice amount of sweetness. The finish is nice and dry with some hop kick and alcohol. This is a very good barley wine.


 Nik925 (300), California, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/105/516/20
Sep 2, 2008  
Great appearance and aroma! Nice and dry, especially for a barley wine, which also lends towards the great mouthfeel. Extremely well made, lacks the cloying sweetness found in a lot of barley wines. The best barley wine I have had in a long time.


 moelikebeer (219), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Aug 29, 2008  
Bottle. Clear, light amber pour with a little head. Ton of floral hops in the aroma. Smells more like a IIPA than a barley wine. Plenty of hops in the flavor as well, but also some sweet maltiness and alchol in the finish. By far the hoppiest barley wine I’ve ever head. Still very tasty!



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