Avery Brewing Company Hog Heaven
What the brewers say
“This dangerously drinkable garnet beauty is a hops lover’s delight. The intense dry-hop nose and the alcohol content are perfectly balanced for a caramel candy-like malt backbone. This is a serious beer for serious beer aficionados.”
What our panel thought
Aroma: “Nice bright citrus fruity notes of orange, lemon, and some grapefruit layered atop a bready malt sweetness with hints of pine and peppercorn. Hops are light and earthy, moderate nutty, and notes of light banana plus a touch of pear and light caramel drive the nose.”
Flavor: “Malt sweetness carries through the beer with slight caramel in the back. Hops-driven juicy orange, grapefruit, and lemon flavors are all evident, but the resiny earthy hops bitterness helps to balance some of the sweetness, leading to a well-integrated finish with just a bit of lingering grapefruit sweet bitterness. Slight alcohol warmth aftertaste.“
Overall: “Juicy and sweet. The hops worked well with the malt in this beer. A very well balanced beer, nice piney bitterness in the finish. Good sweetness with assertive hops. A bit of a drier barleywine.”
