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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
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on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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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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 Storm (2685), Amager, Denmark
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/516/20
May 6, 2007  
Bottle. 12 oz. Unclear reddish brown colour with nearly no head. Lovely aroma of sweetness, caramel, alcohol, oak, wood very smooth, strong and complex. Extremely sweet alcohol flavour with notes of oak, caramel and malt. Ends up very candy-like with a warm feeling from the alcohol.


 Skyview (4003), Papoose Jct., Minnesota, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/516/20
May 1, 2007  
Picked up a single bottle at Cellar’s Wine & Spirits in St Paul, MN. Pours a dark hazy caramel brew with a thick off-white head that dissolves to a thick film. Very good lacing on glass side. Aroma of sweet dates, molasses, bourbon whiskey, vanilla and oak. Taste nearly knocked me out of my seat. Thick, chewy, high level of vanilla and bit of cherry cough medicine. Syrupy finish with a tart aftertaste. Then after a few seconds the bourbon whiskey comes back and bites good. Definately an excellent sipping type beer.


 cheeta (858), Langå, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/515/20
May 1, 2007  
Malty aroma. Average frothy off-white initial apperance. Cloudy orange body. Heavy sweet initial flavor and a finish flavor of mabelsirup and a long duration.Medium to full palate.


 fishingnet (1045), Brandon, Florida, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/101/512/20
Apr 29, 2007  
Bottle. Pours a clear amber with a small short lived white head that leaves minimal lacing. Aroma of super sweet syrup, caramel, oak, vanilla, and dark fruits. Taste is way too sweet and cloying with a very harsh note of alcohol. A rather disappointing offering from Avery. This beer proves that bigger isn’t always better.


 saxo (3511), Højbjerg, Aarhus, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Apr 29, 2007  
Bottle. Medium head with short duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are maple syrup. Sweet and powerfull.


 pubbe (493), Højbjerg, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/513/20
Apr 29, 2007  
Bottle. Clear amber colour with mostly diminishing off-white head. Very powerfull aroma of Maple syrup, sweet malt and alcohol. Sweet rather vulgar flavor of syrup, dried fruits and alcohol. Lasting finish dominated by alcohol. Oily on the palate. This is beer on stereoids!


 HenrikSoegaard (4260), Randers, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Apr 28, 2007  
Bottle. Frothy white fair mostly deminishing head. Amber colour. Moderate malty and light hoppy aroma. Powerfull sweet flavor. Moderate bitter long finish. Mabelsirup notes. Syruply palate. nice but too sweet beer.


 hopdog (5525), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Apr 27, 2007  
12oz bottle labeled bottled in 2005. Poured a medium and cloudy amber color with a small sized off white head. Aromas of wood, vanilla, toffee, smoke, and some alcohol. Tastes of vanilla, toffee, caramel, and some wood. Reminded me of sipping on sherry. Sweet and bordering on cloyingly sweet. Lots of alcohol in the finish.



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