Avery Samaels Oak-Aged Ale

	Percentile
	91
	overall

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

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	Seasonal	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
630	3.58/5.0	3.57/5.0	Special	15.53%	59.5	Snifter

Commercial Description:
Samael is the prince of demons, the angel of death, accuser and destroyer. Filled with enmity towards man, he planted the vine, the forbidden tree of paradise. Behold his venom and vengeance, both sweet and tempting, enticing you, his spellbound victim, within his wings.

Samael’s Ale is a super-caramelly, oak aged English-style strong ale. Perhaps the least hoppy (sacrilege here at Avery!!) beer we’ve brewed, to accentuate the malt. The oak is very apparent in this rich and high gravity ale, adding additional depth and complexity with a woody and cask-like nose and a pronounced vanilla flavor on the palate. This potent ale is the second installment, along with The Beast, of our “Demons of Ale Series”.

Brewed with Rocky Mountain water, malted barley, turbinado sugar, hops, yeast, and American oak chips.

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uhre (339), Denmark

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	9/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	13/20

Sep 15, 2008

Copper colour no head. The aroma is of dark fruit and alcohol + some oak. The flavor is of dark fruit such as prunes, oak and alcohol - complex beer.

gnoff (3560), Göteborg, Sweden

4.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.4	8/10	3/5	10/10	5/5	18/20

Sep 14, 2008

Bottle at EBF 2008, Friday September 12
Sediment filled copper color, tan head. Oak, vanilla, alcohol, chocolate, almost overwhelming, taste-bud killing taste. Oak and vanilla scent. Smooth nice mouthfeel, medium high bitterness. Wonderful stuff!

BigBang (210), Indiana, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	7/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Sep 12, 2008

This is probably the richest barley wine I’ve tried. It is extremely sweet and fruity, which helps hide the ABV but is still over the top. Interesting to taste but glad I had not picked up a full 12 oz bottle (heavens forbid it is ever sold in a bomber).

moelikebeer (219), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	3/5	8/10	4/5	15/20

Sep 9, 2008

Bottle. 2008 vintage. Clear, light amber pour. No head. Somewhat faint, sweet aroma with some oakiness. Flavor was very oaky, sugary sweet and alcohol in the finish.

thomat (666), Göteborg, Sweden

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Sep 8, 2008

Hazy, pale amber with a small white head. Woody and fruity tones. Alcohol sweetness, malt and fruit. Full body with anice, bittersweet finish.

robinvboyer (1426), Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	9/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	15/20

Sep 7, 2008

batch #3 very dark ruby pour, small off white head, and lots of floaters.The aroma of LOADED with caramel malt, huge notes of oak, and lots of vanilla. This is the perfect example of a beer that realy benefits from the oak, and really brings out the natural vanilla that oak adds. Now for the flavour.........WHOA this is a HUGE beer. This is the definition of extreme beer. Right off the bat you get SMACKED in the face with booze! A huge warm boozy note warms my mouth and throat. After the initial shock, there are some really nice notes of oak, and vanilla finished with some great caramel malt. This is a sipper, and i think will be tough to finish the whole bottle. This beer was bottled in April of 07, but it could still easily benefit from some age. THIS IS EXTREME BEER.

TearsforBeers (173), Ohio, USA

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

Sep 5, 2008 Updated: Jul 12, 2009

Aroma was boozy caramel with a bit of oak. Nearly opaque orange-amber appearance. Flavor is strong strong strong on malt, very sweet. Body is thick, mouthfeel is syrupy. Overall a great powerful, dessert beer.

CaptBier (302), Birmingham, Alabama, USA

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	7/10	5/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Aug 31, 2008

An amber beer with a thin orange head. The aroma is sweet with very strong notes of caramel, but also lesser notes of alcohol and cardamom. The flavor is very sweet and quite strong with a good hop presence as well as strong notes of both cardamom and cinnamon and a huge alcohol warming, leading to a dry spiced and alcohol end. The mouth feel is thick like drinking syrup. One sip of this actually drove my gf crazy, and gag, and thats hard to do.

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