4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours a dark red-brown with a resilient whit head. Aroma is caramel malt, spicy, some citrus and dark fruit. Flavor is dark fruit, caramel, alcohol; very drinkable, no bitter aftertaste. Excellent barleywine.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle; pour is murky dark golden brown with an average off white head in this glass. The nose is resinous hops, caramel, with a certain earthy, mineral feel. The flavor profile is sweet caramel, toffee, earthy notes, and malted barley. This is a terrific value, and an above average barleywine by my estimation.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
22oz bottle in a liter mug - pours opaque amber with thick beige foam and significant lacing. Nose is caramel malts and bready dough. Aroma is toasty caramel, herbal/resin hops, and light coffee. Taste is sweet and provides a lingering dry bitter finish. Medium to full body with a sticky feel. I could see this accompanied with a sweet cigar and cherry tart. Quite tasty but not my cup of tea.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft at Rattle with Streets, Brendan and Baron. Pours a hazy reddish amber body with no head. Medium to thick mouthfeel with sweet, candied malt notes and booze.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Numero 2 of the “Holy Trinity of Ales” from Avery that I have savored! The first (‘The Reverend’) is to be revered. The second (‘Hog Heaven’) makes me want to jump up and yell, “Woo Pig Sooie!!” (Yeah, I’m showing my Arkansas lineage, I know!!) The flavor is complex yet subtle and although it doesn’t show in the taste, the alcohol is there and will sneak up on ya sooner than you’d expect! Can’t wait to try the last ale of the ‘Trinity’, Salvation!!
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
650mL bomber poured a hazy golden-amber color with small off-white head and some spotted lacing. Aroma is floral and citrusy hops and caramel and a hint of alcohol. Taste is big malty sweetness with a bold hop bitterness in the finish. A very hoppy barley wine but still was very enjoyable.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20
Draft at Avery Taphouse. Wow this is the hoppiest barley wine I’ve ever had which means it isn’t really a barley wine at 104 IBU’s. But hey even when Avery falls flat on their face they’re still really interesting.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle at WOB. Cloudy pour with a white head. Fruit esters and caramel malt aromas. Way too hoppy for my taste. Nice caramel malt, muted tropical fruit and vanilla flavors. A year or two in cellar might change my opinion on this barley wine.
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