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Avery Samaels Oak-Aged Ale

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common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
6303.58/5.03.57/5.0Special15.53%59.5Snifter
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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 JohnnyJ (1307), Carlsbad, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Nov 18, 2006  
My third demons of ale series. Aroma of dark fruit, sweet malt, oak, and alcohol. Appearance is a clear brownish red with off-white head. Intensely sweet flavor of fruit, wood, apple, maple syrup, and some vanilla. Alcohol comes through but not that bad for the abv. Definitely a sipper.


 jazz88 (2236), San Francisco, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Nov 15, 2006  
Bottle. A brown color with a diminished tan head. Strong whisky, wood, ginger, light fruit, green aple and burnt malt flavors. Rating from notes.


 PilsnerPeter (2612), Flushing, New York, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/55/103/512/20
Nov 14, 2006  
Pours an orangey amber with an off white film for head. The aroma is huge and sweet. Fruity touch with peach. Oakey, vanillaish and nutmeg hints. The flavor is dissappointing. Overly sweet. The aroma’s complexity is the best part of this beer, makes it frusturating. Maple syrup, wood flavor, almost like bouron whiskey. Vanilla extract flavor is evident. If it was less sweet than more compexity would come through and make this a much better and more drinkable.


 Skinnyviking (4141), Copenhagen, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/513/20
Nov 14, 2006  
Bottle. High off-white fluffy lasting head. Hazy orange body. Distinct and pleasant malt aroma. Do I smell the oak, maybe. You will not be in doubt about the barley ! Sweet and fruity caramal malt flavor without much bitterness. Long aftertaste. Alcohol hidden by the sweetness.


 ThomasE (5178), Copenhagen, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/515/20
Nov 13, 2006  
Light hazy amber colour with a small tan head. Malty, caramel and alcohol sweet aroma with dark fruit notes and vague hints of the oak. Malty, sweet flavor with a vague oak note. Heavy alcohol sweet finish.


 WeeHeavySD (2960), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/518/20
Nov 11, 2006  
12oz bottle purchased at Holiday Wine Cellar in Escondido, CA. The May 2006 bottling, I know I could have aged it more but it tasted damn good as it is. Amber color with a large white head, not cloudy, thin. The smell is very barleywine, I wasn’t sure if this was a barleywine when I smelled it but the nose is very sweet and quite strong. Taste is sweet strong and potent, hail lord Samael. Has a very nice lingering aftertastse that moves down the tongue into the throat. Yum!


 vyvvy (2034), Hazelwood, Missouri, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/513/20
Nov 10, 2006  
Pour medium / dark amber with a small tan head. The aroma has oak, thick caramel malt, vanilla, alcohol and household cleaner. Thick syrupy cloying body with a slight bit of sharp carbonation on the finish. Starts with cotton candy sweetness and alcohol. There is also very sweet caramel malt. The finish has more alcohol and sweetness. I’m not catching any oak in the flavor. Not bad, but this is a one dimensional sugary alcohol bomb. The other two in this series are significantly better.


 anders37 (4573), Malmö, Sweden
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Nov 8, 2006  
Bottle. Pours a clear amber colour with a small off-white head. Sweet malty aroma with some hints of hops. Sweet malty fruity woody flavor with some caramel hints. Sweet malty oaky finish.



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