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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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10613.81/5.03.8/5.09.2%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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 nearbeer (1833), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 25, 2007    Updated: Aug 26, 2007
650 ml, no date discernable. Deep copper-orange with a large, forever head. Nose of spicy resin and malt- drenched grapefruit. Initial flavor is sweet earthy pine, turning to pine-sweetened grapefruit, then finally bitter pine resin with malt in the aftertaste. Alcohol not evident. Palate is medium-heavy and smooth; surprisingly little tingle for all the hops and alcohol present.


 craftbeerdesign (731), Alpharetta, Georgia, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/519/20
Aug 24, 2007  
bomber - fresh. my first barley wine! and what an experience... this beer is excellent. Thick and full of hops with an IBU rating of over 100. They dry hopped the hell out of this. Only for the true hop lovers. Long hoppy finish... a bit of alcohol as well. Nice deep red color with a big white head that diminished to a small but steady one. Killer beer.


 BlackForestCO (819), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/515/20
Aug 19, 2007    Updated: Mar 7, 2009
Poured from a bomber. Poured a deep copper-orange color bordering on red, with a decent white head. Smelled great with the hops really coming out in the nose. It had a great malt sweetness with some fruit notes that give way to a hoppy finish. It is very well balanced, and i did not notice the alcohol like some others on here have.


 krysztofar (344), belleville, Illinois, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/105/515/20
Aug 19, 2007  
bomber. a dark ruby brown ale with a thin off-white head. nose is primarily caramel sweetness and intense hop pine. big creamy body is thicker than anticipated. loads of malt evolve through different flavors while the potent hop pine fades away. big chewy palate. strong alcohol fortifies the hops to back all the sweetness and lengthen the finish.


 Brix (371), Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/57/103/515/20
Aug 13, 2007  
Tasted 2007-05-07. Fresh bottle. Orange/toffee coloured with big off-white head. Fresh aroma of grass, flowers, hops, bitterness, caramel and a bit of pineapple. Very bitter flavor, that doesn’t quite live up to the aroma. It’s good though!


 Grovlam (3790), Copenhagen, Denmark
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Aug 6, 2007  
Bottle @ Ølbaren. [Huge thanks to Joergen for sharing this one] Large bubbly white head that mostly lasted. Clear flat looking body with a dark amber color. Excellent display of lacework. Nice nose of blended hoppy notes and classic Barley Wine aroma. Bread, caramel, grain. Medium to full bodied with an average carbonation and dry texture. Well balanced bitter and sweet flavor. Light dry and surprisingly bittersweet and somewhat lasting finish.


 Acknud (770), Morganfield, Kentucky, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/56/104/514/20
Aug 5, 2007  
Murky red pour...light amber head Aroma of caramel and floral hops. Taste is medium sweet with a syrupy feel. Finishes with definite alcohol heat.


 mar (1740), Rowlett, Texas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/55/104/515/20
Aug 4, 2007  
whew i could totally taste the hop and the sweet malt in this one. had this after dinner and i’ll say it definitely was a bit too much for me.



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