Avery Hog Heaven

22 oz bottle, poured a dark cloudy copper color. tangy scent. Juicy hop flavors with loads of citrus, mostly grapefruit... some bitter orange peel, all on top of a rich malty base. Some hints of a light spiciness and some caramel, along with an extremely bitter, but nicely balanced finish. Nice barleywine.

Bottle. Nice aroma of orange rind, grapefruit, on an unusual base that I decided smelled most like tomato juice in character to me. Caramel and toffee in the background as well. Flavor is pretty mellow for the big talk on the label, the hops don’t attack the mouth as advertised, but nothing wrong with it, relaxing fruit flavors. Nice beer, but I’ll always prefer a bolder barleywine, whether from the hops or the barley. 8-4-7-4-14/3.7

Rerate 6/17/08. My early ratings are hilarious. Goodness. Bottle. Aroma at first of lovely citrus notes, grapefruit in particular, but also some tangerine, and some pollen-like notes also coming in there right alongside the citrus, then transforms into rich caramel and toffee with lots of figs and prunes, and a ton of earth as well. Flavor is quite sweet (not that that’s a surprise), but still marvelously balanced by that citrusy, zesty hop character that always pops back to remind you it’s there. Then the finish is once again lovely toffee, caramel, earth with some bitter hops still hanging on. Despite my comments from my early days, this is actually very much my type of barleywine.

Dark amber color with little to no head. Great hops! First barley wine i have ever liked. Thanks Kevin.

nice citrusy hop aroma as soon as the bottle is opened. a little more malty than i usually like, but in nice balance with the hops.

22. Pours copper with a foamy head. Excellent lacing. Hoppy aroma with butterscotch and caramel. This seems like it’s gonna be good... It is! Nice hop flavor. Malt is a bit more subdued than I’d like.

0.65 l bottle at Stockholm Beer Festival 2007. Dark amber color. Fruity-flowery aroma with toffee, vanilla and dry hops. Sweet flowery-lemony flavor with warming alcohols. Bittersweet and fruity finish.

Dark amber color with a very slight head. Super intense resinous hoppy aroma, classic grapefruitiness and some slight grassiness. Juicy hop flavors with loads of citrus, mostly grapefruit... some bitter orange peel, all on top of a rich malty base. Some hints of a light spiciness and some caramel, along with an extremely bitter, but nicely balanced finish. Overall a great beer, well-made and definitely something I’d look forward to in the future.

22 oz. bottle, reddish brown pour with off white head, lots of alcohol but still pretty smooth, hop and caramel flavors, good tasting barleywine