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Avery Samaels Oak-Aged Ale

Avery Samaels Oak-Aged Ale

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A Barley Wine brewed by
Avery Brewing Company

Boulder, Colorado USA

bottled
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5243.58/5.03.57/5.0Special15.53%51.2Snifter P  Stats

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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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 Ungstrup (11378), Frederiksberg, Denmark
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/59/105/517/20
Apr 24, 2006  
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 cardemmome. The flavor is very sweet with a good hop presence as well as strong notes of both cardemmome and cinnamon, leading to a dry spiced and alcohol end. The mouthfeel is thick like drinking syrup. Thanks to Papsø for sharing this gem - sure hope it arrives in Denmark soon.


 omhper (10728), Stockholm, Sweden
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/57/102/516/20
Sep 24, 2005  
Bottled. Clear reddish amber. Rich port-like oak character. Sweet, thick, vinous and extremely malty. Despite exessive sweetness and syrupy mouthfeel I thoroughly enjoy the rich port character. Nowhere near balanced, but the flavours are impossible to resist. By far the best new Avery beer I’ve had in years.


 Papsoe (10367), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/57/103/514/20
May 6, 2006  
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Pours a clear, dark amber with a creamy, yellowish beige head. Very vinous aroma with distinct oak. Extremely full-bodied, extremely sweet - almost achingly sugary. Lots of fruit - apricot. Very complex, but simply way to sweet and sticky to score a higher rating from me. 220406


 Oakes (6979), Miami Beach, Florida, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/56/102/511/20
Jan 6, 2008  
Golden-amber colour. Strong plasticy alcohol nose. Very candyish...even a hint of raspberry in there amidst the icing sugar sweetness and copious booze. Far too sweet for me.


 yespr (6889), Copenhagen O, Denmark
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Feb 12, 2008  
12 fl oz bottle. Pours hazy amber with a little off-white to tan head. Dried fruity berry aroma, light wineous, light vanilla. Flavour is dried and cellared wineous with a very solid berry fruity note. Dried fruity with a hint of wood and vanilla. Solid wineous and woody finish. Ends vanilla smooth woody.



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