Avery Anniversary Eleven

Formerly brewed at Avery Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Boulder, Colorado USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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Wonderful aroma! This really set the pace for my review. Nice hoppy palate with some malt present. Sweet and flavorful with the right amount of head. A nice double IPA and well worth SERIOUS TESTING!

Citrus flavor. Very hoppy, but it doesn’t kill you. There’s some maltiness there. It has body, not just a lot of hops. I taste a little alcohol burn. Overall, this is an extremely satisfying Double Hopped IPA from an incredible brewery. Avery rules!

does it get much better? this is death by hops, and i am in my grave. thank you adam; i will spread the word as much as possible.

One of the best IPAs. It’s too bad it was an anniversary bottling that we may never see again.

The IIPA fails on all fronts. It is very muddy looking and probably needs to be aged in the fridge for a couple of weeks to be able to be poured and still leave the yeast in the bottle. Aroma is ok, very citrusy and oragey, but not all that pleasant. The hop character is almost sweet, all that citrus really gives a sensation of sweetness. Combine that with an already sweet malt flavor and the hop presence is almost lost. Bitterness is almost non-existent for the style. Too sweet, not enough bitterness, and a hopelessly lost hop presence make this beer a disappointment on all fronts. It’s a beer that couldn’t decide whether it was a double IPA or a barleywine, then failed at both.