Double Dry-Hopped Hog Heaven
Avery Brewing Company

 

Excellent! I rate this among the best of the American Barley Wines I've had. As good as some barrel-aged BWs.

Very nice and deep bitterness, with some sweet and mostly bitter hoppy flavors. Poured from 22oz bottle to small Teku. I noticed a lot of sediment at the bottom of the bottle when I took it from the cellar where it had been standing vertically for 5 months. I shook bottle up to mix-out the sediment, let it stand for a couple minutes to disperse the bubbles (so it wouldn't spritz when I opened it), then opened it. I have learned that, for beer, the sediment adds considerable bitter flavors, which are desirable in beer, unlike wine where you sometimes filter-out sediment. Result is somewhat cloudy. Not a lot of aroma, really, but flavor is magnificent. Sort of half way between an American Strong Ale and a traditional ABW. Good BWs always demand to be paired with fine food. Many things are possible. This time, I had some high end chevre cheese and crackers, with some olive oil butter as well. All I can say is, we sure eat well around here!

Price was around $7 for the large bottle, so an easy best buy. World class, regardless of the price, really.

Now, if they ever tried to barrel-age this, OMG!