Avery Andy’s Baby

Formerly brewed at Avery Brewing Company
Style: Sour Ale/Wild Ale
Boulder, Colorado USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

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On tap. Poured a muddled burnt orange color with a thin off-white head that faded to a ring. Aroma of moderate berry fruitiness, soft caramel sweetness, some barnyard yeast, wood, and mild lactic acid. Smooth, lightly sweet entry with some light brown sugar/caramel sweetness and soft berry that leads into a lightly tart citric fruitiness paired with some lightly bitter, soft hops that lead into a lightly boozy finish. Moderate carbonation and slightly heavy mouth feel. Overall, it had some solid elements that showed promise, but the pieces didn’t form a coherent whole. Perhaps giving it a little longer to mature would help? I don’t know.

Avery Sour Ale Fest. Liked this one a lot. Light and crisp. Very tasty and enjoyable. At least it was more sour than the majority of brews at the fest, which was a bonus.

UPDATED: MAY 4, 2010 corn syrup and sugar nose. minor notes of herbs/basil soured grains/bread, mild cherry, some light wood, more heavy caramel chewiness. very messy, seemingly trying to do five things at once. mild to moderate acidity. somewhat thin finish. likely a shot in the dark blend rather than something carefully achieved through slow experimentation. at least it tastes like that.

Draught from Avery Sour Fest. Orange/red with thin white head. Earthy dirt and big orange maybe clementine citrus in nose over champagne acidic bubbliness. Very carbonated. Very sweet to sour. Not too puckering but dry. A better brew of the fest.

On tap at Avery Sour Fest poured a cloudy orange amber with a small lasting light amber head. Aromas of horseblanket, leather and light barnyard. Palate was light bodied and crisp with a lingering lightlt dry tart finish. Flavors of leather, spice and barnyard funk with a crisp dry lingering tart funky finish.