Monday, December 17, 2012

Samael's

This was beer advent day 14

Oak aged ale
Avery brewing, Boulder Colorado
14.9% abv, 12 oz bottle

Pours brown, cloudy, with a tiny head.

Aroma is alcohol, port/sherry like oxidation, and kind of a weird date-like fruit thing with a hint of unpleasant vegetation.

Flavor is too sweet, with big notes of raisins.  Very remniscent of prune juice.

Mouthfeel is thick and super sweet, but finishes with a bit of bitterness that helps a little.

Overall not something I like at all.  Maybe 5 more years in the bottle would help, but I'm not particularly optimistic.  Disappointing, since I've had aged Avery beers that were great.

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