Samael's Oak-Aged Ale
Avery Brewing Company in Boulder, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
7.37
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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.
2011 - 15.53%
2014 - 14.2%
2015 - 14.6%
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.
2011 - 15.53%
2014 - 14.2%
2015 - 14.6%
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Oxidized nose of caramel, raisins, booze, vanilla. Flavor is treacly caramel, booze, vanilla, bourbon, raisins. Bitter finish. Rather English in character. Good but a bit syrupy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Mar 2016
at 20:38
10/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 10
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 10
Aroma: caramel, raisin, oak Appearance: clear amber, tan head Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, oak Palate: full body, sticky, soft carbonation, long finish, Superb
Tried
on 24 Oct 2015
at 09:46
10/10
Tried
on 14 Jul 2015
at 06:18
2/10
Tried
on 01 Jun 2015
at 21:43
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Whole Foods... NY cons 2015-05-27 Duved Labeled 14,2% ABC - assuming 2014 vintage AR: loaded with caramel, figs, rasins, and dough AP: amber/rubt, thick stouty steady cream caramel colored lid F: heavy warming feeling, sugar on my teeth, figs rasins pruns and swedish sugar cake, bourbon vanilla, white oak, old butter, full body very long and lingering flavours, great brew! Extra bonus for the nice label ;)
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 May 2015
at 15:37
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Bottle. Pours clear burnt umber, medium beige head, dissipates fairly quickly, good lacing. Aroma is vanilla, dark sugars, oak. Flavor is sweet and fully bitter, oak, vanilla, apples(?), pine. Medium body. Quite a harsh bitterness coupled with a weird apple thing means that this one just isnt doing it for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 May 2015
at 02:17
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Amber with a white head - Sweet malt, dark fruits and wood - Sweet malt body with more sweetness from wood and vanilla, and alcohol - sweet finish with vanilla and alcohol - This was nice, but to hot from alcohol
Tried
on 20 Apr 2015
at 12:44
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
1000th Rating! Wanted to do something at least a little bit cool for this one time event, so I decided to grab a beer that I have tasted, and enjoyed the hell out of, and do a little compare and contrast. Visiting the brewery a few years ago, I give this brewery/beer a lot of the credit for getting me towards my love for craft beer. 2007 and 2014 bottles enjoyed side by side. The difference in color between the two years was quite surprising. 2014 edition: lighter amber color with short foam head. Brown sugar and graham cracker, sweet malt aroma. Flavor is much more of the same. Finishes on a boozy note with a ton of sweet caramel and brown sugar. 2007 edition: Much smoother. Vanilla. Brown sugar flavor and aroma. Not nearly the amount of booziness here. Nice, oaky cinnamon finish. Fun beer. Awesome barleywine. Hope these guys keep doing what they do.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2015
at 00:08
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
Lots of barrel in this. Maroon pour with decent head and lacing. Light sweet finish. Very syrupy. Lots of caramel malt. Not the kind of barley wine I prefer. Bottle pour at Churchkey event.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Dec 2014
at 11:40
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
on tap-Thin lt tan dk amber. A-sweet caramel med malt, spice. T -sweet caramel med malt, spice.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Dec 2014
at 16:26