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Avery Samaels Oak-Aged Ale

Avery Samaels Oak-Aged Ale - Barley Wine

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 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 
6293.58/5.03.57/5.0Special15.53%59.9Snifter
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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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 shp555 (1677), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/516/20
Mar 15, 2008  
Pours a deep copper color with a white head. Aroma is sugar, oak, vanilla, and dark fruit. Flavor is sugar, fruit, oak, and alcohol


 DocHop (278), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/517/20
Mar 5, 2008  
Batch 2: Never smelled a beer so caramelly, almost like melted werthers! And man it’s a strong aroma.. Pours a dark enough amber that you can’t see through with a thin but frothy off-white head that lingers. Initial taste is very caramelly and malty, with a creamy texture. Swallowing brings out the strong oak and typical barleywine flavors before it settles in to a nice smooth caramel aftertaste on the tongue. No hops in sight. Warms the stomach for sure though!


 Acknud (770), Morganfield, Kentucky, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/514/20
Mar 5, 2008  
Wow. This is a sipper. Hazy amber pout with very little head. Sweet aroma compounded by alcohol. I think this may be the sweetest beer I have drank. Sweet malt, caramel, figs and raisins. No bitterness.


 Snojerk321 (1914), San Diego, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Mar 4, 2008  
12oz bottle. Virtually no head to speak of. Lots of caramel and candied fruits on the nose. Both aroma and flavor where very powerful. Not something you would drink on a hot summer day, more like a butt ass cold winter night. A very underrated brew.


 daniellerose7 (119), new york, New York, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/56/103/512/20
Mar 4, 2008  
This is a complicated beer to rate. Sometimes a near 5, other times around a 2... It is very sweet and carmelly as advertised. The initial taste is well-balanced and sugary, but it is followed by an unpleasant taste of pure alcohol. The aftertaste is amazing- you really get the oakey flavor here. Very delicious! But, for me (and my drinking mate), the middle taste made this beer almost undrinkable.


 kmeves (1080), Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/514/20
Mar 3, 2008  
Pours a clear amber with a small beige head that quickly dissipates. Aroma is scotch, sweet fruit, alcohol, vanilla and oak. Flavor is over sweet candi sugar, apple, raisin, vanilla, melon, berry, caramel and oak. The alcohol is very evident and burns the side of the mouth on the way down. Very thick body, very little carbonation. Long oaky finish.


 douglas88 (1555), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/515/20
Mar 3, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a light red/brown with a thin beige head. The aroma makes me think about opening a very old wooden cask of brandy. The taste is pretty much oak, vanilla, some really sweet fruit flavored candies and of course a strong alcohol presence. Really not as hot as I had expected, also pretty unusual. Not anywhere near a typical BW.


 bobaidan (358), Farmington, Connecticut, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/517/20
Mar 3, 2008  
Pours light orange/amber with a small head. Aroma is vanilla, oak and alcohol. Flavor is sweet, but not overly so. The sweetness is well banalced by a woody slighly smoky flavor. Alcohol is well hidden in the taste, but felt as it goes down your throught. This is my favorite of the Demons series.



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