Avery Hog Heaven

Tasted on cask at the 2007 Pizza Port Strong Ale Festival. This barley wine poured a medium gold color. Medium sized white foamy head. Aroma is floral and grapefruity. A medium bodied barley wine. The malts are fruity and sweet. The hops are grapefruity and citrusy. Lots and lots of grapefruity hops and a bunch of caramel malts, its in that zone between the Imperial India Pale Ale and a Barleywine. Nice balance. Very smooth taste. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly bitter.
Earlier Rating: 5/26/2003 Total Score: 4.1
Dark copper color. Large head. Aroma is malty and a touch grapefruity. A medium bodied Barley wine. Malts are nutty and sweet. Hops are grapefruity and spicy. Big bold barley wine. Touch of orange oils. There is a high alcohol oiliness to this beer. Otherwise a very smooth and no other discernable alcohol bite. Well balanced. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly bitter.

22oz bottle. Nose of hops, spice and caramel malt. The beer stared off with strong alcohol pressence, but dissipaited as the temp of the beer rose. I love barley wines, this was nothing short of amazing.

THOUGHTS: A nice hoppy barley wine that hid the alcohol wll. A very nice barley wine. Tried this years ago and thought it was OK, but now that I know how to drink beer, I think it is great. It just got better the warmer it got. An incredible beer and a great barley wine. It warmed me up without a harsh alcohol burn. Even a bad barley wine is still pretty good and this one is a good one to begin with so it’s great. But it did get a little overly hoppy when it got really warm. TECHNICAL: Bottle. Poured a medium to dark red with nice carbonation and a large, off-white head that mostly diminished but hug around for a while and left excellent lacing all over the glass. The aroma was moderate caramel malt and light to moderate citrus hops (grapefurit, orange & lemon), along with apple and maybe some cherry. The initial flavor was lightly bitter, while the finish was heavily sweet and moderately bitter with an average duration. The flavor was caramel malt, lots of citrus hops and some fruitiness that was like apples and cherries. The medium to full body was slightly syrupy with fizzy carbonation and a metallic finish.

I’m not good enough to rate this beer. Rather rude, will not purchase again. taste of soap and turpentine. No detectable carbonation. Thick and syrupy. Orange color with a nice creamy retaining head. Mild hop aroma with pine and spruce floral hops. Not as enjoyable as Rock Art Ridge Runner Ale. About on par with Ottos Old Fugget Barleywine and North Country Embalmer or any decent BW.

On draft at the 2007 Pizza Port Strong ale fest, on cask. Dark amber pour with an off white head. The aroma is a beautiful bouquet of hops. The flavor is very hoppy for a barleywine, with a slightly malty finish.
Earlier Rating: 10/13/2002 Total Score: 3.2
Lots of hoppy for a barley wine, but the maltiness comes thru. Nice, but not great

PP Strong Ale Fest 07. Cask, Pours copper with a tan head. Nose is huge, big big big hops. Taste is very hoppy, very nice, big barleywine. Although its in that weird DIPA Barleywine hybrid zone.
Earlier Rating: 1/3/2007 Total Score: 3.6
22 oz bomber. Pours cloudy orange amber with a little white puffy head. The aroma is sweet and more hoppy then I would expect. The taste is very full and sweet and extremely hoppy for a barley wine. I’m not saying thats a bad thing but it is not at all what I expected from this beer. This is like an IPA Barley Wine hybrid, it doesn’t really fit perfectly into either category. Its tasty but strange all at once.

hazy amber/brown color. Aroma is full of hops, and minimal malt with a touch of caramel. Flavour is super hoppy. The alcohol is hidden quite well. Finish is quite bitter. There isnt much malt in here that i can tatse, it’s more of a super hoppy barley wine. This seems to be another beer that blurs the lines between Double IPA, and Barley wine, just like Founders Devil Dancer. Still an excellent beer. For someone who loves hoppy beers, this is a treat. I find it to be very very smooth, and super easy to drink. I’m finding myself take big gulps, something i wouldnt do with a robust barley wine.

Smell nice and fruity,but didn’t care for taste. Too much alcohol taste. Medium head and malty taste