Avery Anniversary Eleven

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

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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Bottle, literally bought right off of the bottling line ... couldn't have gotten any fresher. Beautiful rusty-orange clarity with a frothy, lasting head and intricate, fingery lace. Love at first whiff? I think so. Mouthfeel was smooth, soft and thickish, with an assertive presence that lets you know it's there. Wonderful blend of hops provides equal amounts of flavor, bitterness and aroma. Dry-hopped hops really fill the olfactory senses and contribute to the beer's complexity. Notes of sappy pine, sweet orange, grapefruit, tart tangerine, chewy dried apricot, and fresh-cut grass. Nice malt backbone (sweet cookie dough and some toast), with a 9 percent spinal cord. Alcohol was masked by the big hops, and it seemed to meld well ... though it is definitely noticeable (not necessarily a bad thing). Finish and aftertaste were really nice, with lingering malt and hop flavors. Hops built up in the back of the throat and continued to complement the lingering bitterness, well after swallowing. Overall: a hophead dream come true.

bottle thanks to lumpy. poured an amber/gold with a white head and some lacing. aroma of caramel, brown sugar, and alcohol. flavor was the same. medium body and no carb. i really enjoyed this one. thanks lumpy.

Bottle thanks to Lumpy. The smell is cardboard, definetly past its prime, also hops, pine, and citrus. The look is clear, with a white head, and golden in color. The taste is malts, low bitterness, sort of blah. You can tell the bones might have been there but the meat fell off.

Bottle thanks to Lumpy. Pours a nice amber orange color with a small canvas colored head. Nose is wet paper, fruit, and earth. Taste is same with lots of sweetness. Sticky mouthfeel and medium finish that drops off quickly which shows its age.

Bottle thanks to lumpy. Copper in color with a medium sized beige head. Aroma is of caramel, malt and maple. Taste is of malt, a faint hint of hops, and caramel.

bottle thanks to lumpy, dark golden orange color, some foam, aroma of pumpernickel bread and IHOP syrup, flavor of butterscotch, citrus with metallic finish

2004 bottle thanks to lumpy. Obviously past its hop prime, but who makes a DIPA as an anniversary beer to age? Pours with a hazy orange body and a large head that fades and leaves good lace. Aroma is barley wine, malty, maple aroma, cardboard, fruits, dirt and no real hops. Similar malt profile to the Maharajah. Taste is sweet with cardboard, orange, caramel and light alcohol. Lively bubbles.

Bottle thanks to Lumpy. Pours a hazy amber with off-white head. Aroma is malty, hoppy, some pine. Flavor has malt, brown sugar, cardboard, some grapefruit. Mouthfeel is heavy body with low-medium carbonation. Overall, this beer was pretty old when I had it tonight.....Has survived the years ok....

Amber pour slightly over carbonated. Grapefruit and piney hops on the nose, which in my opinion is all this beer has to offer. I bet it was a great beer fresh. I wasn’t sure if I should rate this, but since it was still somewhat enjoyable im gonna go for it. Very sweet flavor profile that was no longer very well balanced.

Bottle. Pours amber orange with a small off white head. Aroma is citrus, grapefruit, and harsh hoppiness. Flavor is overpowered hoppiness with little malt coming through. Feels like metalic copper twine as you bite back on liquid hop flower. Ou this is hoppy yet somehow redeeming and enjoyable.

Pours a hazy orange, with a thin head that dissipates. Fairly sweet beer, which explains the minimal head, but maximum lacing. Aroma is sweet, but not extremely hoppy. More fruity. Flavor is good, there is a strong hop bite to it, with a lot of different hop flavors. A little too sweet for me, but these double IPAs can sometimes be that way. Liked it a LOT more than the 120 minute Dogfishhead I had last night.