Hog Heaven
Avery Brewing Company in Boulder, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
7.43
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This dangerously drinkable garnet beauty is a hop lover’s delight. The intense dry-hop nose and the alcohol content are perfectly balanced for a caramel malt backbone. This is a serious beer for serious beer aficionados. Oink!
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6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
earthy, golden, clear, minimal head, medium bitterness, full body, creamy, bitter,
Tried
on 23 Feb 2013
at 09:12
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On draft at the Mad Fox Barley Wine Festival, Falls Church VA. Pours a cloudy amber with an off white head. Hoppy aroma. Hop forward taste with only feint notes of caramel and toffee. mildly bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Feb 2013
at 08:50
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bouteille 650ml, courtoisie de Hogtownharry ou Blankboy. De couleur ambrée-brune et claire. Nez de houblon résineux, légèrement citrique (pamplemousse) et aux notes herbeuses, fruité (agrumes, notes d’abricots), de caramel toffee avec des notes d’alcool ainsi que de faibles traces de chocolat noir. Moyenne-ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen ainsi qu’une texture légèrement crémeuse et huileuse. Goût amer de houblon assez résineux, moyennement citriques avec des notes terreuses (une amertume présente toute la gorgée) et accompagné d’un goût fruité (agrumes sucrées, faibles rnotes d’abricots) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût malté de caramel toffee doux et sucré avec de faibles traces de sucre bonbon puis en finale, l’on retrouve une amertume asséchante de houblon plus herbeux ainsi qu’un léger goût d’alcool réchauffant. Post-goût long et un peu sec, amer de houblon résineux, moyennement citrique, légèrement herbeux et aux faibles notes terreuses avec un léger goût d’alcool et des notes fruitées (zest d’agrumes).
Tried
on 10 Feb 2013
at 20:36
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Draught at Pizza Port Ocean Beach. 2010 vintage. Almost clear, deep amber liquid with medium off-white head. Aroma of sweet caramel, citrus, pine, raisins and biscuit. Taste is light to medium sweet and medium to high bitter with notes of raisins, caramel and pine. Medium to full bodied with medium carbonation.
Tried
on 19 Jul 2012
at 18:58
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Truly one of the easiest to drink barleywines out there. Beautiful maroon pour with an off white head that lasted a short while. Aroma is of butterscotch, dark fruit, and dank hops. Taste is similar to the aroma with the addition of a salty flavor.
Tried
on 04 Jul 2012
at 19:37
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
19th March 2010
Clear dark red - amber beer. Decent off white head. Light, soft and semi dry palate. Toffee caramel malt - well salted! The hops kick in towards the end - a little spicy bitter orange. Tongue tingling finish. Not bad - just a little rough edged.
Clear dark red - amber beer. Decent off white head. Light, soft and semi dry palate. Toffee caramel malt - well salted! The hops kick in towards the end - a little spicy bitter orange. Tongue tingling finish. Not bad - just a little rough edged.
Tried
on 09 Jun 2012
at 10:48
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Bottle from my secret Santa, many thanks. Hazy amber color with medium beige head. Aroma of floral hops, grapefruit, oranges, honey, pines. Taste, grapefruit, mango, caramel, lemon zest, honey. Long strong bitter finish. Strong alcoholic feeling. Nice barley wine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Apr 2012
at 11:58
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Keg at Brouwerij Lane with Seth. Part of a barley wine tasting. Pours bright ruby, mostly clear, with a fine, creamy head. Piney hops in the nose, some sweat and caramel. Medium to big sweet flavor, pine, toast, sweet bread, caramel and toffee. Medium to full in body with fine to average carbonation. Some grassy bitterness in the finish, very sweet, with lingering pine and caramel. Almost like a very sweet DIPA. Nice.
Tried
on 21 Feb 2012
at 15:26
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
I’m pretty certain I had this one back in 2005 or 2006, but haven’t had the chance (or memory) to buy it again until now. Poured a slightly cloudy dark orange/light brown color (relatively translucent, even with the cloudy body). Aroma was so heavy on the pine I was almost certain this couldn’t have been the beer that they described on the bottle. This one is hopped about like I like my beers - the malt wasn’t overpowering, and it was not sickly sweet like I find a ton of barleywines to be. May make it into my semi-normal rotation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jan 2012
at 09:49
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft courtesy of the Churchkey crew, thanks! Cloudy golden brown color, decent lacing. Shocking pine aroma, a pleasant surprise when I was expecting a barleywine. Taste is bittersweet. Nice variation on a theme.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Dec 2011
at 08:03