Avery Hog Heaven

Brewed by Avery Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine
Boulder, Colorado USA

Serve in Snifter

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Color is a glowing deep and clear ruby-brown with a thin light tannish fluffy head, very thin, intricately whisped curtains and ink blot lacing surrounds the glass. Aroma is a bit subdued with an overall malty sweetness of caramel and some nice pine sap and dry hop wood-like variants. Taste withstands some nice sweet tones in its malts touching on some caramel with some very light and dulled dried citrus. Finishes with a good hop dryness of wood and pine, very easy on the bittering scraping up some grassy notes late. Feel is a smidgon under medium bodied lacking some girth, creamyness, smoothness, and nearly everything I desire out of a BW. Hops make for a nice finish, but I needed more out of it. For me, this stuff needs a boost, its missing a thicker volume in both flavor and body; length too. Not bad, more of a mediochre-close-to-good BW. Seems more like a very good Red ale like Bear Republic's Red Rocket then a BW. I do like the flying pigs on the label though.

Bomber pours a cloudy drk orange with a big but vanishing beige head and some lacing. Smells of pine, grass, and alcohol. Aroma is pretty much the same with caramel and light spices I can’t quite identify. Medium to full body without much carbonation. Texture is almost oily. Taste is on the bitter side with a long dry finish. This is perfect for a meal of hot barbecue or other spicy foods.

Pours a deep garnet with a cream colored head and decent lacing. Nose is grapefruit and syrup. Taste is red grapefruit and and rich malt. Extremely drinkable for the abv and pleasantly sweet. A malty hop bomb that doesn’t fail to impress.

Simply the best IPA Ive had in a while, oh wait it says barley wine, im confused! Fine brew , none the less, but none of that sweet creamy taste you may expect from a barley wine. So Hoppy its taste was a 100% IPA to me. would of been disapointed, but this is a fine brew and next time I want a beer with a spicey dish, will reach for this one.

Bottle pours dark orange brown head that goes away fast. Smells and tastes of caramel alchohal pine grass citrus. Malt. The smell and look give this beer higher rating just based in that great beer. Taste on other had is good all flavors mix well just a bit more hoppy then I’d like. Good beer like to try it a bit mellowed out a bit.

(bottle) Very cloudy red-copper body with a medium tan head. Wonderful aroma: sweet caramel malt; pine, and grass hops; lots of fruit, but I can’t really single them out; some spice, including a hint of spicy cinnamon; a touch of alcohol. Medium body, oily texture, medium soft carbonation. Alcohol is pronounced, warming; some spiciness (cinnamon again, and peppers), too. Grass hops, some grapefruit. Underlying caramelized sugar sweetness. But the bitterness and alcohol win out over sweetness. Long, very bitter finish.

Orangish pour with a big off white head. Strong hop aroma. Smooth well balanced good hop flavor ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Bottle from my secret Santa, many thanks. Hazy amber color with medium beige head. Aroma of floral hops, grapefruit, oranges, honey, pines. Taste, grapefruit, mango, caramel, lemon zest, honey. Long strong bitter finish. Strong alcoholic feeling. Nice barley wine.

Delicious hops that combine for a citrus and floral drink. this barley wine will be consumed again.

Pours a dark orange color with an off white head. Aroma of pine and grapefruit. Taste is like a sweet IPA with good balance of sweet malts and hoppy bitterness. A bit syrupy towards the end, but finishes smooth.

Bomber. A big hoppy Barley Wine as advertised. Sweet caramel, citrus, pine and alcohol. Bitter but smooth finish. Tasty.