Name – Avery Hog Heaven Barley Wine
Country – United States
Type – American Barley Wine

Appearance – A clear copper color with a big frothy, white head.

Smell – Very big hoppy and sweet malt smell.

Taste – A sweet malty taste at first turns to a big hoppy hit on your taste buds.  Plus you do taste the alcohol in this one.

I’ve heard so much about barley wines from other people that I felt like I had to try it.  I really had no idea what I was in for.  This one was strong, I mean real strong.  It’s 9.2% ABV will hit you hard if you aren’t expecting it.  This is also a slow drinker.  You want to take your time with this or you might end up to drunk early or maybe even sick.  I look forward to trying an actual Belgian one at some point but this wasn’t bad.

Overall Grade – B-